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Bennigsen, A. P., graf

Papers of Adam Pavlovich Benningsen and his wife Feofanii︠a︡ Vladimirovna Benningsen. This collection contains a substantial number of letters which Adam Benningsen wrote to his wife while serving with the White armies in South Russia during 1919-1921. The bulk of the collection consists of manuscripts by Adam Benningsen: a lengthy memoir of his service in the Tsar's army in World War I and in the White armies in the Civil War; diaries and draft memoirs relating to the same period; memoirs of the fall of France in 1940 and of his own imprisonment, apparently by the Germans, during World War II; and two short manuscripts containing theological reflections. A short memoir of the Revolution by Feofanii︠a︡ Benningsen ("Iz zapisok grafini F. V. Benningsen," 1917)., a collection of White Army poems and songs, and a hand-produced satirical journal emanating from the White Army's camp at Gallipoli (1921) complete the collection. Correspondence: Series of letters from A. P. Benningsen to F. V. Benningsen (1919-1920) and other letters from A. P. Benningsen to F. V. Benningsen (1919-1921). Manuscripts: Diary of Adam P. Benningsen (22 July-4 September, 1914; "Iz zapisok grafini F. V. Benningsen" (1917); Prison diary of A. P. Benningsen (1943); "Razvei gore v golom pole", No. 15, (Gallipoli, 16 June, 1921); Religious reflections of Adam P. Benningsen. Notebooks: Memoirs of Adam P. Benningsen (1914-1921?), 4 notebooks, continuous pagination; Drafts of memoirs and diaries by Adam P. Benningsen; Memoirs of the fall of France by Adam P. Benningsen ("May 1940"); Theological reflections by Adam P. Benningsen. Songs and poems of the White army

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Golit︠s︡yn, Aleksandr Dmitrīevich, kni︠a︡zʹ, 1874-1957

The memoirs are in two series: Golit︠s︡yn's typescript "Vospominanii︠a︡" (453 p. in 17 notebooks), which cover his childhood and youth, his "period of social and political service (1900-1917)", in World War I, and the Revolution and Civil War; and a manuscript in two notebooks entitled "Vtoroĭ god Russkoĭ Revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii: Bolśhevizm na Ukraine; Getmanskiĭ perevot; Petli︠u︡rovshchina" (410 p.), which discusses the Civil War in the Ukraine.

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Bogaevskiĭ, A. P. (Afrikan Petrovich), 1873-1934

Correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, and printed materials of Afrikan P. Bogaevskiĭ. The bulk of the collection concerns emigre Cossacks in Europe, but there are also materials from the Civil War. There are letters from such White Generals as Petr Krasnov, Aleksandr Kutepov, and Petr Wrangel, and many letters from various persons to Bogaevskiĭ's widow after his death. Manuscripts include Bogaevskiĭ's addresses ("obrashchenii︠a︡") to the emigre Cossacks and his memoirs about the Cuban campaign of 1918. Subject files concern the Civil War, emigre Cossacks and related matters. Printed materials touch on Bogaevskiĭ's death and funeral.

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Stakhovich, A.A (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich)

Manuscripts and printed material of Stakhovich. The manuscripts include Stakhovich's memoirs as well as miscellaneous notes and copies of military circulars; the printed material is comprised of clippings, broadsides and booklets. The bulk of the documentation pertains to White Army activities in Siberia and the Far East.

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Volzhanin-Nizhegorodet︠s︡, A. A. (Aleksandr Alekseevich), 1896-

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and printed materials of Volzhanin. The correspondence includes two letters from Aleksandra Tolstai︠a︡. The manuscripts are all by Volzhanin himself, and include memoirs describing his World War I military service, his service in the White Army in Siberia, his arrest and imprisonment until about 1937, his service with the Germans during World War II, and his eventual emigration to the United States. Other manuscripts deal with noted figures in Russian history, the emigre press, and literature. There are a few photographs of Volzhanin and a number of clippings.

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Bolʹto, Aleksandr Gvidonovich, 1896?-1972

Papers that largely consist of Bol' to's memoirs, entitled "Puti i pereput'ia" (ca. 500 p.), which discuss his childhood on an estate near Vilnius, education, World War I, the Revolution and Civil War, and the emigration in Europe and Africa up to 1937. Also included are photocopies of a number of his personal documents, and a typescript of various reminiscences entitled "Takaia byla starina.".

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Makhonin, Aleksandr Ivanovich, 1889-

The collection contains a manuscript (10 p.) entitled"Velikai︠a︡ kni︠a︡gini︠a︡ Anastasii︠a︡" and a memoir (54 p.) that deals with Makhonin's education at the Naval Engineering Academy in Kronstadt, Makhonin's service in the navy during World War I, his mission to England to inspect the production of war materials for Russia, his service in the Volunteer Army in the south of Russia during the Civil War, his work with the American Red Cross in Crimea, and information on General Krasnov's Cossack Army, which collaborated with the Germans during World War II.

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Nikolaev, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich, 1876-1967

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, memoirs, diaries, notes, subject files, documents, photographs, and printed materials. Most of the material in the collection concerns Nikolaev's tenure as military attachʹe at the Russian embassy in Washington. Cataloged correspondents include Mikhail T. Florinsky and Geroid T. Robinson. There is a typescript by Vasiliĭ O. Kli︠u︡chevskiĭ, "Kratkoe posobie po russkoĭ istorii." Among the correspondence are cablegrams and official communications to the Russian embassy during World War I and the revolutionary period. Manuscripts, mostly by Nikolaev, concern contemporary and historical military topics. Diaries and memoirs deal with Nikolaev's travels to Europe during World War I and his activities as military attachʹe. Among orders granted to Nikolaev is the "Order of the Sacred Treasure," signed and sealed by the Japanese Emperor Meiji (1911). Printed materials include many articles by Nikolaev.

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Iskander, Aleksandr Nikolaevich, 1889-1957

The collection consists mostly of Iskander's memoirs, including a typescript entitled "Videnii︠a︡ proshlogo" (457 p.), which discusses his years in Turkestan during the Civil War. There are also several notebooks containing other memoirs by Iskander. In addition, there are clippings about him, and several photographs, including one of Iskander's father.

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Bragin, Aleksandr Pavlovich, 1878-

The collection consists primarily of manuscripts by Bragin, including his memoirs, which describe his military service during the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the 1917 Revolution and the Civil War. The documents and subject file relate to his service as head of the White military mission to Iran in 1920. Printed materials are largely clippings from and copies of emigre periodicals, with articles by Bragin.

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Lukin, Aleksandr Petrovich

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, military reports and clippings. The majority of the collection consists of clippings from the emigre newspapers "Poslednie Novosti" and "Illi︠u︡strovannai︠a︡ Rossii︠a︡," and mostly contain Lukin's memoirs about his service in the Black Sea Fleet. The manuscripts are largely comprised of Lukin's memoirs and include a manuscript (20 p.) on the Krondstadt uprising, "Vo vlasti Kronshtadtskikh matrosov." There is also a manuscript (28 p.) by the widow of Admiral Viren entitled "O sobytii︠a︡kh v Kronshtadte."

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Spasskii-Odynets, Aleksei Aleksandrovich

"Gosudar* Imperator Nikolai Il-oi, graf S. Witte, Manifest 17-go Oktiabriai gody pervoi revoliutsii," 1905, pages 1-70. "Prodolzhenie vospominanii A.A. Spasskago," pages 71-129. "Graf Witte, Karatelfnye otriady - ekspeditsii i ego, Witte, Otvetstvennost1," pages 130-205. "Vozvrashchenie: A.I. Guehkov i ego fGolos Moskvy1," pages 206-350."Chetyre reki i odno more; vospominaniia, obnimaiushchiia vremia s1883-go goda (s piatiletniago vozrasta) po noiabr' 1920-go goda(Tom Chetvertyi)," pages 351-510

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Brusilov, Alekseĭ Alekseevich, 1853-1926

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of General Aleksiei Alekseevich Brusilov and his wife Nadezhda Vladimirovna. The correspondence is largely copies of their letters from 1914-1918 and her correspondence after his death. The manuscripts include part of his memoirs and several of her minor manuscripts, including an incomplete memoir. There are family photographs as well as photographs of Brusilov in military dress. Printed materials relate to Brusilov's career in the Imperial and Red armies and his rehabilitation by the Soviets in the Khrushchev era.

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Gering, Alekseĭ Alekseevich

The collection is composed almost exclusively of manuscripts submitted to Gering for publication in "Voennai︠a︡ Byl"́. These are mostly short memoirs of battles and campaigns, of life in military school, or of peacetime garrison life, by former tsarist officers. These naturally relate chiefly to the last few decades of the tsarist regime, and to the period of the Revolution and Civil War. Some contributions are more scholarly in tone; these include articles on the earlier history of the Russian army and of individual regiments, etc. Few of the manuscripts are more than 40 pages long; most are 1-20 pages. Not all of these manuscripts were published in "Voennai︠a︡ Byl"́; those that were not formed part of Gering's "archive" and have been arranged separately.

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Litvinov, Alekseĭ Alekseevich, 1890-1972?

The collection consists of manuscripts and documents. It includes a manuscript (16 p.) by Litvinov on the Civil War in Kiev in 1918; and a handwritten autobiography (36 p.) by Aleksandr Narkizovich Litvinov, a colonel in the Imperial Guard Izmailov Regiment (Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskiĭ Polk). Documents mostly concern Litvinov family history and span the years 1794-1918. Cataloged materials consist of two documents signed by Alexander I (1802, 1808), and one signed by Nicholas I (1834).

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Girs, A. F. (Alekseĭ Fedorovich), 1871-1958

One letter, manuscripts, and printed materials of Aleksei Fedorovich Girs and of his wife, Liubov' Aleksandrovna Girs. The letter, dated 1914, when Girs was governor of Minsk, is addressed to N. A. Maklakov. Aleksei Gir's memoirs cover such topics as his service in Estland; Petr Stolypin; the "Jewish question;" Tsar Nicholas II; and independent Estonia, where he lived in 1918-1924. There are also two reports by Girs from the time of his service in Minsk. ́Liubov Girs is represented chiefly by diaries from 1901-1918, particularly on Odessa in 1905-1906; Stolypin's murder in 1911; and Nizhny Novgorod in 1917. Among the printed materials are announcements of Gir's accession to the Minsk governorship in 1914-1915.

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Wardwell, Allen, 1873-1953

Papers of Wardwell. These papers chiefly concern the 1917-1918 American Red Cross Mission to Russia, in which Wardwell served, and his involvement in efforts to support trade with and aid to Russia in 1919-1924; he was chairman of the Russian Famine Fund in that period. There are a few items concerning the 1941 W.A. Harriman-Lord Beaverbrook mission to Russia, in which Wardwell participated. Materials on the Red Cross Mission are chiefly from May-October 1918, when Wardwell commanded it; they consist of correspondence, reports, documents, many photographs, and transcribed excerpts from Wardwell's diary and letters home. Major correspondents include Georgiĭ Chicherin, Lev Trot︠s︡kiĭ, and Raymond Robins. Records of Wardwell's efforts in regard to Russia in 1919-1924 consist of extensive correspondence files with prominent Americans, such as Robins and Herbert Hoover, manuscripts, related printed materials, and Wardwell's diary of his trip to Russia in the fall of 1922.

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Mikhaĭlov, A.M

Two typescript memoirs (in all 14 p.) - "Poezdka Grafa Palena..v Amu-Darínskiĭ otdel i Khivinskoe Khanstvo" and "Vremennoe Pravitelśtvo i ego vysochestvo Emir Seid-Alim Bukhary Blagorodnoĭ" (concerns a visit by representatives of the Provisonal government to the Emir of Bukhara in April 1917).

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Stegman, Andrea-Aleksandra, 1897-

Her memoirs recount her childhood and education in Russia as a member of a Baltic-German family, her life in Finland after the February Revolution, her service as a nurse in St. Petersburg during World War I, and as a member of a Red Cross mission charged with caring for prisoners of war in Kiev and Moscow during the Civil War. She also describes her arrest and imprisonment in 1919 as well as her brother's experiences in Li︠u︡bi︠a︡nka prison during World War II. The memoirs (416p.) are in the form of a carbon copy typescript and are accompanied by original photographs. Also included in the collection are reprints of several articles published by her husband, Helmuth Stegman, in the 1960's.

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Sukhanina, Anna Matveevna, 1870-

The memoirs, in 6 folders, primarily describe her life in Bessarabia up to 1919, and were written under her pseudonym, Ivan Ivanov. Printed materials consist of French and Russian newspapers and magazines with information on the Soviet Union in the 1950's. Also included are copies of letters from Roger Sarret, who had been a French consular official in Bessarabia at the time of the revolution.

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Borel', Mikhail K., -1974

The collection includes correspondence and manuscripts, as well as copies of documents. The correspondence of General Alekseev is represented by extracts from letters of the periord of the Russo-Japanese War, and by copies of both official and personal correspondence from 1917-1918. Also included are a few letters to K. V. Denikina answering requests for information about General Alekseev; these include 2 from his daughter V. M. Borel'. The largest part of the collection comprises manuscripts by M. K. Borel'; a lengthy memoir of the Civil War entitled "Za veru i vernost'". Other Civil War memoirs, a number of brief historical anecdotes and stories of an account of the battle of Mukden by a British journalist named Atteridge, and a memoir of 1917 Soviet Russia by Sergeĭ Novikov called "Konets rodnogo polka" complete the collection.

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Baĭkov, Boris Lʹvovich

Memoirs of Boris L'vovich Baikov. Included are: a manuscript memoir entitled "Skitaniia russkogo intelligenta v Persii", about his adventures there in 1920; an English translation of that work, entitled "My Adventures in Persia"; Baikov's published memoirs of the Civil War in the Transcaucasus "Vospominaniia o revoliutsii v Zakavkaz'i" (n.p., 1922?. Cataloged and removed from the collection: SEEC 2252 Folio); and a typescript by him entitled "The Aspirants for the Throne of the Tsars in the Russia of the Future."

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Levenet︠s︡, Boris N., b. ca. 1870

Papers of Boris N. Levenet︠s︡, and of his wife E.N. Levenet︠s︡. Included is a typescript copy of Boris' diary of military action in Romania in the fall of 1916; a folder of copies of military telegrams and documents concerning the surrender of the Tallinn (Reval or Revel)́ fortress to the Germans in February 1918 (one of the telegrams, dated 20 February, is signed by Lenin and Trotsky); and E. N. Levenet︠s︡ memoirs, which are mostly typed and in French. The memoirs deal with her youth, World War I, the Civil War, and emigration in Egypt.

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Björkelund, Boris, 1893-1976

The collection primarily consists of a typescript (477 p.) that covers B. V. B'erkelund (Björklund) prison camp experiences in the Butyrskii, Lefortovo and Intinskii prisons from 1945-1955. The memoir includes related diagrams and printed items. Also included is a typescript memoir (140 p.) on B'erkelund's service in the Imperial Navy and the early years of the Revolution (1917-1919).

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Daragan, Dmitriĭ Iosifovich, 1884-

Collection includes correspondence of family and personal letters from 1902-1973, including typed excerpts of letters written by Daragan to his wife from the Murmansk-Arkhangelśk region during 1919-20. The remainder of the correspondence deals with Daragan's business and naval and religious topics. Manuscripts consist primarily of Daragan's memoirs of his youth, family and naval experiences in northern Russia. There are family documents, the earliest of which dates from 1762, and family financial records. Other printed materials include two pre-World War I theater programs from St. Petersburg and Moscow. There are also photographs of the Daragan family, dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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De-Vitt, Dmitriĭ L., approximately 1890-

Typescript memoirs are "Chechenskai︠a︡ konnai︠a︡ divizii︠a︡ 1919 god;" "Mini︠a︡ti︠u︡ry proshlago: Leĭb-Draguny;" "Tridt︠s︡at ́piat ́let tomu nazad;" and translations into French of two poems by Aleksandr Pushkin. Also included is a mimeographed collection of pieces on the history of the Pskov Corps of Cadets, entitled "Dosug kadeta pskovicha.".

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Maĭdelʹ, Ekaterina Ippolitovna, 1890-1971

Papers include corespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, a subject file, and printed materials. Correspondence includes a letter by Frank A. Golder. Manuscripts consist chiefly of extensive memoirs by Maĭdel,́ with many related documents, photographs, and other items appended. Her memoirs discuss her life up to 1919 in detail, with a great deal of coverage of her education. She studied at the Kronshtadskai︠a︡ Aleksandrinskai︠a︡ Zhenskai︠a︡ Gimnazii︠a︡, and then at the Imperatorskiĭ Zhenskiĭ Pedagogicheskiĭ Institut in St. Petersburg. Another memoir discusses her experiences in Petrozavodsk in 1941-44. There is a subject file concerning the Helsinki Aleksandrovskai︠a︡ Gimnazii︠a︡, with which Maĭdel ́was associated, in 1917-23. Printed materials include a book by E. Eĭkhgolt́s, "Ti︠u︡remnyĭ vrach i ego pat︠s︡ienty" (1916).

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Lakier, Elena (Elena Ivanovna), 1899-

Fragmentary typescript copy of a diary (34 p.) by Lakier covering the years 1917-1920 in Odessa and Sevastopol. Also included in the collection is a typescript copy of a memoir (20 p.) by Lakier's grandmother, Sofii︠a︡ Aleksandrovna Sushchinskai︠a︡, entitled "1920-i god. Begstvo iz Odessy v Sevastopol ́i evakuatsii︠a︡ iz Rossii v Egipet.".

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Mitrofanova, Elisaveta Evgenévna

Mitrofanova's manuscripts consist of four bound typescripts: memoirs about her son, Oleg P. Mitrofanov, and the Preobrazhenskiĭ Regiment in World War I; and two essays on the White Cross, entitled "Beloe dvizhenie i Belyĭ Krest"́ and "Belyĭ Krest ́v izgnanii." Also included is Oleg Mitrofanov's diary, which covers his service in the Preobrazhenskiĭ guard in January-July 1917.

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Miller, Elizaveta Leonidovna, -1970

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, subject files and printed materials. Correspondence consists mostly of letters to Elizaveta Miller. Memoirs and manuscripts are mostly by Miller and cover topics ranging from her childhood in St. Petersburg to her emigration to South Africa. Subject files include materials concerning her brother, Grigoriĭ Lozinskiĭ, a poet, translator and literary critic. Documents and photographs concern the Lozinskiĭ and Miller families. Printed materials consist of books, clippings, periodicals, and pamphlets; included is an "Almanach de St. Petersburg" (1911), with directories and a listing of names.

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Chevdar, Ėrast

Typescript memoirs: "Donbass" (59 p.) concerns the Civil War in south Russia; "Moi berlinskie vpechatleniia. Aprel' 1945-iiul 1946" (74 p.) with Germany at the end of and after the World War II. There is also an open letter (6 p.) by Chevdar to the leaders of the Russian-American Aid Society (Russko-Amerikanskii Soiuz Pomoshchi).

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Messner, Evgeniĭ Ėduardovich, 1891-1975

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts by Messner and others, memoirs by Messner, photographs and printed materials. Manuscripts by Messner include a typescript (275 p.) entitled "Nekotorye prichiny porazhenii︠a︡ Germanii v voĭnu 1939-1945 g.g." Messner's memoirs (3293 p. and 350 p.) cover the years 1914-1973. Included among them are clippings, photographs, mimeographed materials and pamphlets. The majority of his memoirs concern World War I and the Civil War. Photographs are mostly copies. Printed materials consist mostly of clippings of articles by Messner in South American monarchist periodicals.

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Gagarin, Evgeniĭ Nikolaevich

Papers consist of manuscripts and printed materials. Manuscripts include a typescript memoir by Gagarin about Simferopol in 1917-18, two brief essays by Gagarin on the rivers Neva and Volga, and a typed copy of a letter from a soldier in World War I to a nurse. Printed materials include scattered issues of and clippings from "Russkoe Slovo" one issue of "Sei︠a︡teĺ" two issues of "Chasovoĭ" three issues of "Russkiĭ Invalid" and twenty-one issues of "Osvedomitel ́Leĭb-Egereĭ" and a copy of "Epizody proshlogo. Rasskazy iz zhizni avtora i izbrannye stikhotvorenii︠a︡" (Buenos Aires, 1972), a collection of poems and brief memoiristic essays, manuscripts of some which are among Gagarin's papers.

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Maslovskīĭ, E. V. (Evgenīĭ Vasilʹevich), 1877-approximately 1965

The papers of Maslovskiĭ consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and subject files. Among the correspondents are Mark Aldanov, General Nikolaĭ I︠U︡denich, and many former Russian officers. Manuscripts consist largely of Maslovskiĭ's bound typescript memoirs"Nekotorye stranit︠s︡y moeĭ zhizni" (ca. 2,200 p.); the manuscript version of the first six volumes of the memoirs is also included, as is a memoir about his service in Persia in 1909-1914. Subject files include correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials about his research on World War I, his book, General I︠U︡denich, and other topics.

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Kirkhgof, Fedor F., b. ca. 1890

Memoirs of Fedor F. Kirkhgof and of his wife, Vera V. Fedor's typescript memoirs (in all 220 p.) are in six parts, entitled: "Vospominanii︠a︡ adʺi︠u︡tanta komendanta glavnoĭ kvartiry shtaba verkhovnogo glavnokomandui︠u︡shchego"; "Pokhod Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskogo Polka 1914-1918"; "Posledniĭ period Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskogo Polka"; "Moe vozvrashchenie s voĭny"; "Moi︠a︡ zhizn ́v Petrograde v 1918 i 1919 godakh i komandirovka osobogo naznachenii︠a︡ v Berlin v 1918 godu"; and "Moi︠a︡ zhizn ́na Ukraine v 1919 godu." The typescript memoirs of Vera Kirkhgof, entitled "Moi︠a︡ shkola" (16.), mostly discuss her education at the Shaffe girls' gymnasium in St. Petersburg.

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Palit︠s︡yn, F. F. (Fedor Fedorovich), 1851-1923

These memoirs, a copy prepared by Palit︠s︡yn's wife, cover the period 1916-1921. Appended to the end of them are copies of reports by Palit︠s︡yn that he wrote for general Mikhail Alekseev and others, chiefly in January-May 1917. This typescript is only part 2 of Palit︠s︡yn's memoirs.

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Kosatkin-Rostovskīĭ, F., kni︠a︡zʹ (Fedor), 1875-1940

The papers consist primarily of the Kosatkin-Rostovskiĭ's memoirs. His manuscript memoirs (150 p.) discuss his life up to 1906. Her typescript memoirs (440 p.) discuss her childhood, career as an actress in St. Petersburg, 1917-1918 in Petrograd, and the emigration in France. Also included are his diary for June-July 1940; a few letters written to him; clippings of his newspaper articles (many signed with the pseudonym "Antar"); and a book with his poetry and with essays dedicated to him; "Krestnym putem k voskresenii︠u︡" (Paris, 1948).

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Tkachenko, Fedor, 1892-

Typescript memoirs, in two volumes, of Tkachenko. The memoirs are written under the pseudonym St. Chemer, and are entitled: "Dvadt︠s︡at ́pi︠a︡t ́let pod serpom i molotom" (429 p.), and "Dva lata pod znakom svastiki" (76 p.). There are also clippings of three memoiristic articles by Tkachenko.

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Vigand, Galina Leonidovna

Correspondence and memoirs of Vigand. The correspondence dates from 1925 to 1937 and primarily consists of letters from her daughter and other relatives and friends in the Soviet Union. The memoirs describe Vigand's life in the Soviet Union from 1920-1925 during which time she lived in the Northern Caucasus and in Novorossiĭsk. The memoirs end with her emigration to France in 1925.

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Orlov, Georgiĭ Aleksandrovich, 1895-1964

The collection consists of correspondence, a diary, manuscripts, memoirs, notes, a subject file, photographs and printed materials. Correspondence is primarilly addressed to Orlov and his wife. Manuscripts and memoirs, chiefly by Orlov, deal with Civil War topics. Orlov's diary covers the years 1918-1921. Notes are on World War II, and the subject file concerns the death of Orlov. Photographs include a group picture of a Gallipoli Society meeting in Prague. Printed materials include clippings, mimeographed materials, pamphlets and copies of periodicals, all relating to the Gallipoli Society.

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Tanutrov, Georgiĭ Ferdinandovich, 1888-approximately 1970

Memoirs of Tanutrov and his wife, I︠A︡dviga Iosipovna Tanutrova. Tanutrova's memoirs"Na polśkoĭ zemle" (63 p. handwritten) describe her early life in Poland. Tanutrov's memoirs"Ot Tiflisa do Parizha" (348 p. typed) discuss his growing up in the Dagestan Region, his military training in Tbilisi and his career during World War I and the Civil War. The manuscript includes historical material relating to nineteenth-century military events in the Caucasus. The related materials consist of an essay by V.N. Speranskiĭ about Tanutrova's literary work and a clipping of an article she wrote for "Russkai︠a︡ mysl"́ in 1956"V osazhdennii Varshave.".

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Shavelʹskīĭ, Georgīĭ Ioannovich, 1871-1951

The collection primarily consists of unpublished manuscripts by Shavelśkiĭ. There are also letters from Shavelśkiĭ to his daughter (Marii︠a︡ Novit︠s︡kai︠a︡), several photographs of Shavelśkiĭ, clippings and miscellaneous printed items. Shavelśkiĭ's manuscripts include his memoirs (1920) which describe church affairs in Russia, World War I, the Imperial family and the 1917 Revolution; "Nabroski s natury" (1947), a series of brief essays and stories; "Pokhod protiv Rasputina" (n.d.); "Russkai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkov ́pred revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ieĭ" (1937); and "V dobrovolćheskoĭ armii" (1943), which describes Shavelśkiĭ's service as an army chaplain. Other manuscripts include brief sketches of Shavelśkiĭ by Feodor Bokach and N.N. Glubokovskiĭ.

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Kefeli, I︠A︡kov Iosifovich, 1875-

Typescript memoirs that cover Kefeli's student years in Paris around the turn of the century, World War I in the Caucasus region, the 1917 revolution in Petrograd, and the revolution and Civil War in Odessa. Also included is a collective memoir of the siege of Port Arthur, compiled by Kefeli and other veterans of that seige.

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Solomonovskiĭ, Igor ́Konstantinovich, 1901-

Papers of Solomonovskiĭ, consisting primarily of his manuscript memoirs (ca. 300 p.). The memoirs mostly concern his experiences during World War II, but also touch on the Civil War and emigration. Also included are clippings and correspondence from 1964-1971 which concern various controversies relating to the ROA and World War II.

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Cherkasskiĭ, Igorʹ Mikhaĭlovich, 1895-

The collection consists of Cherkasskii's memoirs of World War I and the Civil War; brief memoirs by his father, Mikhail Alekseevich Cherkasskii, who served in the Imperial central government and as governor of Simbirsk before the 1917 Revolution; and manuscripts by other people, particularly G. N. Odintsov. There are also documents of I. M. Cherkasskii and photographs.

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Savchenko, Ilʹi︠a︡ Grigorʹevich, 1889-

The papers of Il'ia Grigor'evich Savchenko (1889-1961). The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, caricatures, and materials relating to a number of Russian émigré organizations. The materials relating to émigré organizations include correspondence, financial records, and mimeographed textbooks prepared by the professors of the Russkii iuridicheskii fakul'tet v Prage (Russian Juridical Institute in Prague), and correspondence and printed materials of the Soiuz ob"edinenii russkikh okonchivshikh vysshie uchebnye asvedeniia (OROVUZ; Union of Societies of Russians Who Have Graduated from Institutes of Higher Education), which Savchenko headed. In addition, there are materials relating to other émigré groups in Europe and the United States with which Savchenko was associated.

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T︠S︡ereteli, I. G. (Irakliĭ Georgievich), 1881-1959

Memoirs of T︠S︡ereteli. The collection contains six chapters of T︠S︡ereteli's memoirs"Vospominanii︠a︡ o fevralśkoĭ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii" published by Mouton & Co., Paris (in collaboration with Harvard and Columbia) in 1953. The chapters in the collection are numbered ten through fifteen and correspond to chapters one through six in part two of the published work. The chapters in the collection primarily deal with the February Revolution, the domestic and foreign policy of the Provisional Government and the nationality question. There are also four issues of "The Russian Review" (1955-1956) in which sections from chapter ten were published. Included as well are typed copies of related supporting materials from 1917-1920, such as copies of Bolshevik and Menshevik documents and press articles.

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Kutyrina, I︠U︡lii︠a︡ Aleksandrovna, 1891-1979

The papers, which primarily concern Shmelev, consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials. The correspondence includes photocopies of letters from Petr Struve to Ivan Shmelev, and of letters from Shmelev to one Aleksandr Ivanovich. Manuscripts consist of Kutyrina's memoirs and essays about Shmelev; these draw heavily on correspondence of Shmelev, Ivan Bunin, Konstantin Balḿont, and Thomas Mann. Also included are Kutyrina's memoirs about the October 1917 Revolution in Moscow. Printed materials consist of books by Kutyrina's husband, the writer Ivan Novgorod-Severskiĭ.

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Reĭngardt, I︠U︡. A

Reingardt's memoirs are in the form of twenty-one brief essays devoted chiefly to Civil War events in the area of Ekaterinodar. He discusses general Kant︠s︡erov and the Markov Division (with which he fought) and also includes excerpts from the memoirs of fellow officers (notably V. P. Stet︠s︡enko) and contemporary newspaper accounts. In addition, there are brief descriptions of historical military events and nineteenth century military figures. The essay entitled "Vospominanii︠a︡ uchastnikov o Gen. Kant︠s︡erove" includes several photographs of Markov Division parades, training and encampments.

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Lodyzhenskiĭ, I︠U︡riĭ Ilʹich

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, and printed materials. The majority of the collection consists of anti-communist printed materials, primarily on religious persecution in the U.S.S.R. Among the printed materials there is a memoir by Lodyzhenskiĭ on Gorkiĭ, Korolenko and Shmelev in the almanac, "Sbornik literaturno-istoricheskogo kruzhka v San Paulo (1951-61)." Manuscripts include a typescript by Lodyzhenskiĭ, "Pro-Christo: Povest"́ (227 p.), his memoirs, "Zapiski vracha (iz epokhi rossiĭskogo smutnogo vremeni)" (66 p.) and a manuscript on the emigre anti-communist movement, "Mezhdunarodnoe anti-kommunisticheskoe dvizhenie (1924-1950)" (255 p.). There is also a letter by Dmitriĭ Merezhkovskiĭ.

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Grigorovich, I. K. (Ivan Konstantinovich), 1853-1930

Manuscript of Grigorovich's memoirs (ca. 250 pages) which begin with his childhood in St. Petersburg and conclude with his emigration to France in 1923. He primarily discusses his military experiences in the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, and the 1917 Revolution. He also describes his travels to the United States, England, and the Far East on various naval vessels and his service as naval attache in London from 1896-1898. The related materials include an essay about Grigorovich by A. de Loukine, two letters discussing the Grigorovich and Loukine manuscripts and an unsigned essay entitled "LʹOubli" which concerns Grigorovich.

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Manukhin, Ivan Ivanovich, 1882-1958

Manukhin's papers consists of correspondence, manuscripts, printed materials, and a photograph. The bulk of the papers are manuscripts, in particular Manukhin's memoirs and a medical work, "Auto-Dʹefense de lʹOrganisme." The memoirs deal with Manukhin's medical studies at the Military-Medical Academy in St. Petersburg (Voenno-Medit︠s︡inskai︠a︡ Akademii︠a︡); his medical practice (among his patients was Maksim Gorḱiĭ); the period of the Revolution and Civil War in Petrograd; and his emigration to France. Printed materials consist of works by Manukhin. Manukhin's wife, Tatʹi︠a︡na, was editor of Metropolitan Evlogiĭ's memoirs ("Puti moeĭ zhizni"), and some of the correspondence touches on that work.

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Russia. Armii︠a︡ . Leĭb-gvardii Izmaĭlovskiĭ polk

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, and printed materials concerning the Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskiĭ Polk (the Izmaĭlov Regiment of the Imperial Guard), and of its emigre veterans' association, the Soi︠u︡z Izmaĭlovt︠s︡ev (Union of "Izmaĭlovt︠s︡y"). There are materials concerning the War of 1812, the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, World War I, the Civil War, and the emigration. Most memoirs by veterans of the regiment cover World War I and the Civil War. There are biographical notes on members of the regiment from its formation in the 1700s into the 20th century, and also photographs and engravings. Printed materials include histories of the regiment, the oldest dating from 1830, and 14 bound volumes of the "Izmaĭlovskai︠a︡ Starina" (1930-40).

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Miller, Karl Karlovich

The papers consist of correspondence, a report, and subject files. Correspondence includes requests for financial aid from Russian citizens; there is a report on credit operations of the Russian government in Japan; and subject files on the Russian Red Cross in the Far East and on closing down of the Russian Embassy and consulates in China.

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Khagondokov, Konstantin Nikolaevich, 1871-

The memoirs are both in manuscript (68 notebooks, over 3,800 pages), and in a typescript copy (944 p.). They cover Khagondokov's youth and military education; service in the Far East and in Central Asia; service in World War I, mostly on the Caucasian front; his experiences during 1917 in the Far East and Petrograd (where he met with A.I. Guchkov and other members of the Provisional Government); and the Civil War in the Caucasus region, Georgia, and Azerbaidzhan.

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Nikolaev, Konstantin Nikolaevich, 1889-1963

Nikolaev's memoirs discuss his service in the White Army, the Russian Defense Corps, and the camp in Kellerberg, Austria after World War II. Another manuscript is entitled"Deĭstvii︠a︡ Russkago Okrannago Korpusa v Serbii, 1941-45 gg." Manuscripts and memoirs by others largely concern General Lavr Kornilov. There is a subject file on the "Sodruzhestvo Lient︠s︡" (Lienz agreement). Printed materials include a mimeographed pamphlet"Kratkiĭ obzor zhizni i dei︠a︡telńosti russkoĭ gruppy v lagere Kellerberg.".

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Rozen, Konstantin Nikolaevich, 1883-approximately 1950

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and memoirs, documents, minutes of meetings, financial records, photographs, maps, and printed materials. Cataloged correspondents include Grand Duke Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich and General Petr Wrangel. Manuscripts include memoirs by Konstantin Rozen on his military service from 1902-1917, and a memoir by F. N. Bui︠a︡k entitled "Vospominanii︠a︡ starogo kavalergarda 1885-1902." Subject files are on Kadry Voĭsk Ofit︠s︡erov (Cadres of Military Officers) in Belgrade and Soi︠u︡z Russkikh Ofit︠s︡erov (Union of Russian Officers), emigre Russian military organizations. Documents concern Rozen's family and estate in Vitebsk province. Minutes of meetings concern the Kavalergardskai︠a︡ Semi︠́a︡ (Cavalry Guard Family). Financial records cover the fundraising activities of Soi︠u︡z Russkikh Ofit︠s︡erov and the estate. Photographs are of the estate, and maps are of the Vitebsk region and the estate grounds. Printed materials concern the estate and the above mentioned military organizations, and include copies of the news bulletin"Vestnik Kavalergardskoĭ Semí.".

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Semchevskiĭ, Konstantin Vasilʹevich, 1894-1978

The collection includes cataloged photographs (Nicholas II, Grigoriĭ Semenov) and arranged correspondence to both Semchevskiĭ and his wife. The main item in the collection is Semchevskiĭ's eight-part memoir which describes his childhood in Tbilisi, his service as kamer-pazh (page of the bedchamber) to Nicholas II and his military career in World War I and the Civil War. It also describes Semchevskiĭ's life as an emigre in Berlin, where he ran a bookstore, in England, where he manufactured motorcycles, in Austria, where he worked at an oil refinery, and eventually in the United States. There are also documents (such as military records and passports) and a photograph of Semchevskiĭ and his wife taken in 1921.

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Koshko family

Memoirs of the Koshko family, specifically Ivan Frantsevich, his brother Arkadiĭ, his son Boris, and his daughter Olǵa. Almost all of the memoirs are in the hand of Olǵa Koshko. Ivan's memoirs (partially published) touch on his government service in Samara, Novgorod, Penza, and Perḿ and his experiences during the 1917 Revolution and Civil War. The excerpt from Arkadiĭ's memoirs concern the Beilis ritual murder case. Boris Koshko's memoirs concern his experiences as an Imperial and Provisional government official during World War I. Olǵa Koshko's memoirs deal with her father and with life in the emigration in Europe.

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Sabaneev, Leonid Leonidovich, 1881-1968

The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, books and periodicals. There are two letters from Aleksandr Glazunov and one each from Aleksandr Grechaninov and Nikolaĭ Metner. The manuscripts deal with both cultural affairs and the Russian Revolution. Among the cultural topics are essays on music, Isadora Duncan, Maksim Gorḱiĭ and literary affairs. There are articles about general aspects of the Revolution and about such individuals as Lenin, Stalin, Chicherin, Dzerzhinskiĭ and Kamenev. Many of the articles are memoiristic in nature, particularly those about life in Moscow and in the provinces during the Revolution, Dzerzhinskiĭ and Kamenev. There are clippings of articles written by Sabaneev and a number of books and periodicals either written by Sabaneev or containing articles by him.

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Sukachev, Lev Petrovich, 1905-1974

The memoirs, which recount L. P. Sukachev's military career from 1917 through 1947, are recorded in two versions: an abbreviated typescript text, mounted in the form of a scrapbook and interspersed with original photographs; and an amplified mimeographed version clipped from the Russian-American emigre publication "Vestnik Pervopokhodnika" (Los Angeles) where it was serialized during the 1960's. Incorporated into Sukachev's memoirs is an account by a fellow officer, Colonel Vladimir Vladimirovich Berestovskii, entitled "Russkii Otriad v Albanskoi Armii."

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Neustroeva, Li︠a︡ I

Neustroeva's typescript memoirs describe her life in Petersburg until her emigration to the United States following the 1917 Revolution. The memoirs include reminiscences of Neustroeva's travels throughout Europe with her family, and the 1917 Revolution and its aftermath. Her husband graduated from the Petersburg music conservatory under the direction of Anton Rubinstein.

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Michael, Louis Guy, 1877-1967

The bound memoirs "Russian Experience 1910-1917" discuss Michael's adventures in Russia in 1910-1917. In 1910 he was hired by the Bessarabian provincial zemstvo to help landlords and peasants in that province improve their corn yields; he stayed there until 1916, when he returned to the United States. The first half of the memoirs covers these years, including extensive commentary on Bessarabian peasants, gentry, zemstvo politics, and some information on World War I. In 1917 he returned on a mission to study the Russian grain trade. He sailed across the Pacific with the American Red Cross Mission, spent August in Petrograd, and then travelled around Russia's Black Sea ports in September-November. In early November, he returned to Petrograd, and finally left Russia by the Trans-Siberian railroad in December. While the first half of these memoirs includes much first-hand information, the second half, on 1917, is more derivative in nature.

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Bocharnikova, M. (Marii︠a︡)

Collection consists largely of Bocharnikova's memoirs (typescript with holograph notes), which deal with World War I, the Revolution and Civil War, and her participation in the "Women's Death Battalion." There are also printed materials on female soldiers and sailors in World War I ("Voennaia byl'" - publication of the Obshche-Kadetskoe Ob'edinenie, No. 95, Jan. 1969; clippings from "Niva", 1917), personal photographs (1932, 1933), and picture postcards with 1917 scenes.