Law Student Life in Moscow
The letters and course notes of John N. Hazard, 1934-1939
Collection consists of two parts: (1) the letters written by John N. Hazard in the period 1934-1939 to the Institute of Current World Affairs during his sojourn in the Soviet Union, first as a law student, and in 1939 as a visitor; and (2) the notebooks containing the notes from lectures and seminars that Hazard attended while a law student in Moscow. The subject matter of the letters, which are held in the Harvard Law School Library, concerns life at the Institute of Soviet Law, sketches of prominent personalities at the Institute, reactions to life in Moscow, tutorial sessions with Professor Korovin, etc. The lecture and seminar notes (held in the archives of Columbia University), record the substance of Soviet law as taught from 1934-1937 at the Moscow Juridical Institute.
