DOCUMENTING COMMUNISM: The Hoover Project to Microfilm and Publish the Soviet Archives

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 presented a rare opportunity: a new regime ready to unlock the secret archives of the former Soviet Communist Party and State. The Hoover Institution, whose own archives document a century of war, revolution, and peace, worked quickly to seize the moment. Palm led efforts to microfilm and publish 10 million pages. 16 pages of photos, some in color.