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Svetozar Pribicevic Microfilms, 1895-1944
6 itemsThe documents in this collection span the inter-war years but cluster around the 1930-1936 period when Pribičeviʹc was living in exile in France and Czechoslovakia. They consist primarily of correspondence, police reports, foreign mission dossiers, clippings and speeches and shed light on Pribičeviʹc's public life. These materials are part of the holdings of the archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the National Museum and the Office of the President of the Republic, and were microfilmed in 1967 at the request of Stoyan Pribichevich, the son of Svetozar Pribičeviʹc.
Pavel Nikolaevich Chizhov Papers, 1910-1959
21 itemsThe bulk of the collection consists of memoirs and manuscripts on historical military themes by Pavel Nikolaevich Chizhov. The memoirs deal with such topics as Chizhov's military education, his military service (garrison duty in Warsaw, the Far East, World War I, and the Civil War in the south), and his life in the emigration.
Vasilii Mikhailovich Pronin Papers, 1914-1955
15 itemsThe papers consist of manuscripts and printed materials. The manuscripts include an autobiographical essay, Pronin's memoirs about Generals Kornilov and Brusilov, an essay about an attempt to murder Trot︠s︡kiĭ and articles on the Russian emigration in Yugoslavia and Brazil. The printed materials include copies of the journal "Vera i vernost,́" Pronin's pamphlet "Krymskai︠a︡ voĭna -- Oborona Sevastopoli︠a︡" and "Vo imi︠a︡ pravdy -- O belom dvizhenii i ego vozhdi︠a︡kh," to which Pronin and others contributed.
Il'ia Rostislavovich Markov Papers, 1919-1950
125 itemsCorrespondence, subject files, and printed materials of Ili︠́a︡ Markov, who emigrated to France after the Civil War. The correspondence includes letters for Alekseĭ Remizov, and there is a photograph of Aleksandr Kuprin. Subject files concern the Civil War (including the attempts of a Captain Muravév to form "revolutionary shock battalions" in 1917); Leonid Menshchikov, at one time an agent of the Imperial secret police; and Russian refugees in Serbia, in 1920.
Ksenia Grund Papers, 1920-1960
150 itemsThe papers include Grundt's memoirs, a play, and correspondence. The memoirs are in two series: "Baletnye vospominanii︠a︡ (4 notebooks, 392 p.), and "Moi︠a︡ anekdoticheskai︠a︡ zhizn"́ (3 notebooks, 288 p.). The memoirs deal with her career in the ballet in Russia and, after she emigrated in 1920, in Yugoslavia and France; emigre cultural life in Europe; and her personal life. Also included are two poems and two stories by Nikolaĭ D. Rudich, which he sent to Grundt.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vetlits Papers, 1920-1971
53 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, printed materials and photographs of Vetlit︠s︡. The correspondence includes letter drafts by Vetlit︠s︡, and letters from R. Shubovich. The collection consists primarily of Vetlit︠s︡'s manuscripts pertaining to horse breeding and horse-racing in Russia, Yugoslavia, the First and Second World Wars, and the 1917 revolution in Russia. Some of the manuscripts describe Vetlit︠s︡'s childhood and family, and his memoirs are included in the form of a letter. The printed materials consist of clippings of articles by Vetlit︠s︡.
Konstantin Nikolaevich Nikolaev Papers, 1928-1960
45 itemsNikolaev'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.".
Valentin Iosifovich Lekhno Memoirs, 1940-1957
23 itemsThe memoirs discuss Lekhno's experiences in the Soviet Union, Europe and Latin America. Also included are printed ephemera from Yugoslavia and Brazil.
Mariia Andreevna Slivinskaia Memoirs, 1947
2 itemsThe Slivinskai︠a︡ memoir consists of a bound volume (ca. 100p.) covering the 1917-1947 period. Slivinskai︠a︡ describes her life in emigration--primarily in Yugoslavia--as well as that of several relatives living in France. She also mentions some Civil War events and discusses her cousin, Marii︠a︡ Tarnovskai︠a︡, née Countess O'Rourke. There is also a 1938 clipping from "Nedeli︠a︡" relating to Slivinskai︠a︡'s family.
Konstantin Arsen'evich Katin Memoir, 1950
84 pagesKatin's memoirs are in a series of letters to Ksenii︠a︡ Denikina. The memoir covers Katin's experiences in World War I and in the Civil War in the Ukraine, and his emigration to Yugoslavia.