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Tukholka, S

Memoirs of Tukholka. Tukholka discusses his twenty-year service in the Imperial Russian consular service in Turkey, including his positions in Constantinople (1898), Jedetheh (1901), Prizren (1902), Mitrovica (1907) and Üsküp (1913). The memoirs also describe Turkish history and culture, the persecution of Armenians and Greeks, the role of women in Turkish society, and various political figures, notably Alexander Karageorgevich. The 103-page English typescript is accompanied by a 22-page partial Russian translation.

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Dawletschin, Tamurbek, 1904-1983

There are two separate memoirs: the first written under the name I. Idelev and entitled"Li︠u︡di vne zakona (zapiski sovetskogo voennoplennogo v Germaniĭ)" (215 p.); the second is entitled "O sebe i o drugikh. Avtobiograficheskie zapiski. Chast' l: 1904-1942" (266 p.). There is also a bibliography of Dawletschin's writings.

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Totomiant︠s︡, Vakhan F. (Vakhan Fomich), 1875-1964

Typescript memoirs of Totomi︠a︡nt︠s︡. The longest piece "Iz moikh vospominaniĭ" (156 p.), is a copy of Totomi︠a︡nt︠s︡'s memoirs under the same title (Sofia, Bulgaria, 1943). It discusses his studies in Western Europe; his years as a journalist in Russia around the turn of the century; his work with the cooperative movement in Russia and Europe; and his years in emigration after the 1917 revolution. Also included is a short essay entitled "Kooperativnaia poezdka v Rumynii︠u︡" and four other brief pieces on major economists and scholars whom he knew: Werner Sombart, Luigi Luzzatt, Charles Gide, and Aleksandr A. Chuprov. There is a clipping of an article from a French periodical about Totomi︠a︡nt︠s︡.

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Zubov, V. P. (Valentin Platonovich), graf, 1884-1969

The collection includes V. P. Zubov's memoirs "Souvenirs de la revolution russe (1917-1925)"; Zubov's biography of Paul I "La fin de l'Empereur Paul". There is also the original manuscript of "Istoriia zhizni Ivana Iakubovskago" (ca. 1850) by Ivan Iakubovskii, and Zubov's foreword, comments and name index prepared for publication of the manuscript. There are two books and one offprint by Zubov in the collection: Zar Paul I: Mensch un Schicksal; Karlik favorita: Istoriia zhizni Ivana Iakubovskogo; and a portion of Zubov's memoirs about the Institut istorii iskusstv, from almanac "Mosty".

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Semenov-Ti︠a︡nʹ-Shanskīĭ, Valerīĭ Petrovich, 1871-approximately 1966

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, photographs and printed materials, primarily booklets and clippings. The correspondents include Ivan and Vera Bunin, Mark Slonim and Petr Struve. Also included are photocopies of letters by Ivan A. Goncharov. By far the largest part of the collection is in the form of memoirs written by Valeriĭ P. Semenov-Ti︠a︡nʹ-Shanskiĭ, in which he dwells in detail on his ancestors, on the social and political life in Russian during the second half of the 19th century and on his public life in the emigration. The subject files deal primarily with Russian emigre organizations in Finland.

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Butenko, Vasiliĭ Fedoseevich, 1894-1976

The papers of Vasiliĭ F. Butenko (1894-1976), Russian émigré socialist and political activist, include correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs,and printed materials. The bulk of the collection relates to various émigré political organizations in which Butenko was involved: the Labor Peasant Party (Trudovai︠a︡ krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡), the Russian Consolidated Mutual Aid Society in America (Russkoe obʺedinennoe obshchestvo vzaimopomoshchi v Amerike), the Anti-Bolshevik Struggle Coordinating Center (Koordinettsionnyi Tsentr Antibol'shevistskoi Bor'by or KTsAB), and others.

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Mikhaĭlov, Vasiliĭ Aleksandrovich, approximately 1892-

The manuscript memoirs (in all 248 p.) discuss Mikhaĭlov's education in Nezhin and at Kiev University; and the Revolution and Civil War in Siberia, particularly Orenburg in 1917 and later with Admiral Kolchak. Also included are third-person memoirs, prepared by Mikhaĭlov, of a police agent, E.F. Mishchuk (touching on the Belis case), and of General P.K. Popov (on Nicholas II). Printed materials include Russian picture postcards; a photograph book"Vidy Kryma" (Stockholm, n.d.); and K.I. Zaĭtsev, ed."Pushkin i ego vremi︠a︡" (Harbin, 1938).

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Pavlov, Vasiliĭ Efimovich, 1895-

Pavlov's manuscript memoirs, in two notebooks, discuss such topics as his family, childhood, and the evacuation from the Crimea at the end of the Civil War. Also included are issues of a mimeographed emigre veterans' periodical"Svi︠a︡z ́po ʹt︠s︡epiʹ markovt︠s︡ev" (1966-73), which was edited by Pavlov.

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Klementév, Vasiliĭ Fedorovich, b. 189?

The bulk of the papers consists of Klementév's manuscript memoirs (250 p.), which deal with such topics as the Civil War, Boris Savinkov and the Soi︠u︡z Zashchity from the 1920s, Flegont Klepikov and Leonid Shesheni︠a︡ (with a photograph of the latter); and a volume of essays on the Soviet secret police, entitled "Che-Ka" published by the Russian Socialist Revolutionaries in 1922.

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Kamenskiĭ, Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials. Catalogued correspondence consists of 2 letters from Georgiĭ Florovskiĭ. The manuscripts include a 668 page memoir mostly concerning the Orthodox Church in America during the 1950s and 1960s. The printed materials, many of which supplement the memoir, largely concern Orthodox organizations in the United States.

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Tulint︠s︡ev, Vasiliĭ Vasilévich

Memoirs of Tulint︠s︡ev. The handwritten memoirs were written during the 1971-1976 period and are primarily in the form of letters addressed to Lev Magerovsky. Along with general remarks about Russian history and culture, Tulint︠s︡ev discusses his military education, religious and folk customs, and his travels through the Caucasus and Siberia.

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Manuscripts, a document, photographs and printed material of Voront︠s︡ev-Veli︠́a︡minov. The memoirs cover the 1917-1920 period, including his work in armament factories, his travels throughout Russia, and his eventual emigration to Serbia. There is a detailed curriculum vitae dated 1924, a number of photographs of Belgium, and several clippings and handwritten excerpts from newspaper articles.

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Zenʹkovskiĭ, V. V. (Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich), 1881-1962

Typescript memoirs of Zenḱovskiĭ. This collection consists of ten memoirs by Zenḱovskiĭ. In them he discusses such topics as his participation in the 1918 Ukrainian government; his participation in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe from the 1920's to the 1960's; and his participation in the Russian Christian Student Movement.

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Typescript memoirs by an unknown author (ca. 1915-) about the Soviet Union during World War II. The author discusses life in the Soviet Union in 1939-1941 and his experiences in the Red Army in 1942-1943. The memoirs end with his desertion from the Red Army after reading a "vlasovskai︠a︡ listovka" (Vlasov leaflet).

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Kugusheva, Vera Georgievna

Collection includes Kugusheva's memoirs, discussing her family and youth; excerpts from her diaries, touching on in particular Vladivostok in 1920; transcription of the memories of Vera Al'tovskaia about Alesha Prokof'ev, a revolutionary; manuscripts about the banker Vladimir Isakovich; and a copy of a letter from Kugusheva to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, offering to help in his research.

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Bogrova, Vera Mitrofanovna, ca. 1890-

Included are Bogrova's manuscript memoirs, which deal with such topics as her childhood, the Bogrov family, the Russian revolutionary movement, and the "Jewish Question" in Russia (the memoirs are also available on microfilm MN#: 2003-7005). There are also three documents relating to Grigorii Grigor'evich Bogrov, Bogrova's father-in-law and the father of Dmitrii Bogrov.

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Pavlova, Vera Nikolaevna, b. 1874

The typescript memoirs "Vospominaniia: Zhizn' i rabota v Khudozhestvennom Teatre" discuss her childhood, education, theatrical career, personal life, the 1917 Revolution and the Civil War, and the emigration in Germany in the 1920s. Persons appearing more or less briefly in the memoirs include Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Konstantin Stanislavskii-Alekseev, Sergei Diagilev, Savva Morozov, Mstislav Dobuzhinskii, and Ol'ga Knipper. However, the memoirs are chiefly personal in nature, and provide relatively little information on Pavlova's theatrical career or the Khudozhestvennyi Teatr in particular. A sizeable part concerns the period of the Civil War and its immediate aftermath (1918-22) in the Ukraine and the Crimea.

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Sproge, V. Ė. (Vasiliĭ Ėmilʹevich)

Sproge's memoirs are in the form of a 215 page bound manuscript, "Zapiski inzhenera," which is dated Zurich 1963. In his memoirs, Sproge discusses the 1913-1941 period, beginning with his training as a communications engineer. He describes the 1917 Revolution, his post-Revolutionary life in Kharḱov, and his travels through the Crimea. Sproge chronicles his experiences in the White Army with which he traveled to Rostov, Ekaterinodar and Novorossiĭsk. He then describes economic development during the twenties in the Ukraine, notably his association with electrification and water-power plants. The memoirs conclude with a description of Central Asia and Leningrad during the 1930's and Sproge's emigration in 1941.

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Zambrzhit︠s︡kiĭ, V. A. (Viktor Aleksandrovich), 1880-1960

Manuscripts of Zambrzhitskiĭ. The manuscripts primarily are studies of World War II, including events in North Africa, France, the Balkans and Finland. Also discussed is the psychological preparation of the Soviet Army and the image of World War II as a world revolution. In addition, there are two brief memoirs on World War I ("Ocherki bylogo") and on an army mutiny in Kiev in 1907 ("Sapernyĭ bunt").

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Oks, Viktor Borisovich, 1879-1954

Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials. Correspondents include Nadezhda Teffi and Pierre Fresnay. There are manuscripts of stories, novels, plays, scenarios, and memoirs by Oks. Oks' memoirs touch on his legal career in Russia and meetings with Sarah Bernhardt and Fedor Shali︠a︡pin; the memoirs of his wife, Lidii︠a︡ Borshch, concern the period of the Revolution and Civil War in Russia and meetings with Maksim Gorḱiĭ in Italy in the 1920s. Among the printed materials are the first issue of the emigre literary journal "Chisla," theatrical newspapers from Petrograd in 1914-16, and issues of French periodicals with Oks' memoirs about his legal career in Russia, including contacts with Lenin and Trotsky.

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Kamenskiĭ, Vladimir A., 1891-1974

Manuscript and typescript memoirs (in all 600 p.) that deal chiefly with Kamenskiĭ's military education, the imperial court, his service during World War I, his service as General Petr Wrangel's diplomatic courier in 1921-24, and the emigration in France. Part of the manuscripts on World War I consists of copies of his diary. Some hand-drawn maps, photographs, and six copies of the bulletin of the organization of veterans of the Jaeger Regiment complete the collection.

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Vereshchagin, Vladimir, 1888-

Correspondence and memoirs of Vereshchagin. Correspondence includes letters from a number of major emigre cultural figures, such as Ivan Bunin, Matild́a Ksheshinskai︠a︡, Vasiliĭ Nemirovich-Danchenko; there are also poems by Nemirovich-Danchenko and by Nadezhda Teffi. In addition, there are letters by members of the Imperial family in exile, particularly Grand Prince Vladimir Kirillovich. Vereshchagin's memoirs touch on such subjects as his childhood and family, the Imperial Corps of Pages, cultural life in St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and the early 1920's in Petrograd and Moscow. In addition, there is a pamphlet of poems by Vereshchagin"Stikhi" (1955).

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Kozli︠a︡ninov, V. Ḟ. (Vladimīr Ḟeodorovich), 1881-1959

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and diaries (of Vladimir Kozli︠a︡ninov's brother Boris), documents, photographs and printed materials. The collection primarily concerns the monarchist movement in France and the history of the Imperial Horse Guard. Correspondents include Pavel Skoropadskiĭ and members of the Imperial family in emigration. There is a document signed by Anatoliĭ Lunacharskiĭ dated 1918, and a photostat of a decree by Catherine II granting the title of count to the Orlovs (1762). Printed material primarily concerns the monarchist movement in emigration. Included also is a copy of a book by V.F. Kozli︠a︡ninov, "Manuel Commʹemortatif de la Garde a Cheval" (1931).

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Malinin, Vladimir Fedorovich, b. 1874

Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, a photograph, and printed materials. The correspondence is primarily made up of letters written by M.V. Chelnokov, mayor of Moscow up until the 1917 Revolution. The letters were written to Malinin in the early 1930s. The manuscripts consist of Malinin's memoirs of the 1905 Revolution, of Prince A.P. Old́enburgskiĭ, and of Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna; there is also a photograph of the latter.

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Maĭborodov, Vladimir, approximately 1880-approximately 1960

The collection consists of manuscripts, memoirs and a printed item. Manuscripts consist of poems by Maĭborodov, including a typescript of a poema entitled "Bogdan Khmelńit︠s︡kiĭ." The memoirs primarily concern the years 1900-1938 and include Maĭborodov's reminiscences as a student at St. Petersburg University (1900-1904) and his reminiscences of his service as a zemstvo chief in the Volyni︠a︡n, Podoli︠a︡n, Bessarabian and Kherson provinces from 1904-1916. The printed item is an off-print (61 p.) of a memoir entitled "S frant︠s︡uzami," which was published in "Arkhiv Russkoĭ Revoli︠u︡tsii." In the collection it is part of the memoir "Vo vremi︠a︡ smuty (pri vremennom pravitelśtve) [1917-1920]."

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I︠U︡rkevich, Vladimir Ivanovich, 1885-1964

The papers include correspondence, manuscripts, documents, printed materials, and photographs. Much of the correspondence concerns "Reka Vremen." Cataloged correspondents are Georgiĭ Adamovich, George Kennan, Vasiliĭ Maklakov, I︠U︡liĭ Margolin, Sofii︠a︡ Pregeĺ Harrison Salisbury, I︠U︡riĭ Terapi︠a︡no, Nikolaĭ Uli︠́a︡nov, and Edmund Wilson. There are manuscripts of several stories by Olǵa, and of her biography of Vladimir; also included are the memoirs of N.N. Savvin about the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute. Printed materials include articles about Vladimir and his obituaries. There is a photograph of the "Normandie" coming into an American port in the 1930s.

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Poli︠a︡kov, Vladimir Ivanovich, 1883-approximately 1968

The papers consist of correspondence, memoirs and photographs. The correspondence chiefly concerns resettlement programs in the Near East as well as aid to Cossack emigres. Poli︠a︡kov's memoirs span 1900-1961. There are approximately 40 photographs taken in the Near East (1921-1959).

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Chicherin, Boris Nikolaevich, 1828-1904

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, a subject file, and printed materials. Much of the collection consists of manuscripts and memoirs by V. M. Andreevskii: his memoirs up to 1917; memoirs of a trip to Palestine in 1881; and his diary for 1919-1931. Also included is a typescript copy of the memoirs of historian Boris Chicherin, entitled "N.I. Krivtsov." Many of the printed materials concern the Orthodox Church in emigration. Another item, dated 1885, is: "Spravochnaia kniga (instruktsiia) dlia rukovodstva gorodovym i voobshche nizhnim politseiskim sluzhiteliam."

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Dreier, Vladimir Nikolaevich von, 187?-

Typescript memoirs entitled "Dela davno minuvshikh dneĭ" (357 p.). The memoirs begin with von Dreier's childhood in Turkestan; follow his military service up to World War I (he was assigned at various times to Tripoli and the Balkans); his service during World War I; and his experiences in Moscow and with the White armies during the Civil War.

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Salatko, Vladimir Nikolaevich

Two almost identical typescripts entitled "Zapiski sovet︠s︡kago advokata" (120 and 126 p.), either by Vladimir N. Salatko, or obtained by him from Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kalishevskiĭ. These memoirs describe the author's experiences on the Board of Counsels in the Kuban region from 1923 to 1945. They discuss various aspects of the criminal law code, laws regarding marriages and guardianship and the basic aspects of the Soviet legal system at the time.

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Smirnov, Vladimir Nikolaevich

The collection consists of manuscripts, photographic postcards and a copy of "Russkie otri︠a︡dy na frant︠s︡uzskom i makedonskom frontakh, 1916-1918 gg." by I︠U︡. N. Danilov (Paris, 1933). The manuscripts--both by Smirnov--are Smirnov's memoirs dealing with the Russian expeditionary force on the Salonika front in World War I (parts of which were published in "Vozrozhdenie" 1959) and "Vernye dolgu" about the Russian legion in France in 1918. The five photographic postcards concern the Russian expeditionary force and the Russian military cemetery at Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand.