| Repository | Lambeth Palace Library |
| Level | File |
| Alt Ref No | CFR LRC 112/1 |
| Extent | 34 ff. |
| Title | Russia: Contacts: President Jakov Zhidkov |
| Date | 23 Dec 1957-5 Nov 1966 |
| Description | Correspondence and exchange of greetings with President of the Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, Jakov Zhidkov, primarily consisting of Christmas and Easter greetings between Geoffrey Fisher and Michael Ramsey- Archbishops of Canterbury and Zhidkov, Dec 1957-Apr 1966.
Also contains a letter commending Rev Harold Wilson, Secretary of the Adult Education Council, leading a delegation of youth leaders and educationalists to Moscow and Leningrad to Zhidkov, 9 Jun 1960; a letter of congratulations from Zhidkov to Michael Ramsey on his appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury, 27 Jun 1961; an appeal by the All-Union Council of Evangelical Christian-Baptists concerning the Vietnam war, 7 Oct 1966; telegram of sympathy from Ramsey on the death of Zhidkov, 5 Nov 1966.
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| Code | Name | Dates |
| 12 | Fisher; Geoffrey Francis (1887-1972); Archbishop of Canterbury | 1887-1972 |
| 11 | Ramsey; (Arthur) Michael (1904-1988); Baron Ramsey of Canterbury; Archbishop of Canterbury | 1904-1988 |