Petr Suvchinskii papers, 1920-1940, bulk 1920-01-01-1940-01-01

Collection context

Creator:
Suvchinskiĭ, Petr Petrovich, 1892-1985
Extent:
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, writings and printed materials pertaining primarily to the activities of the Eurasianists - a political movement in the Russian emigre community in the 1920s. Suvchinskii was one of the key leaders of the movement, along with Prince Nikolai Trubetzkoy, P.N. Savitsky, D. S. Mirsky, S. Efron, and, initially, philosopher Georges Florovsky. Eurasianism (known in Russian as "evraziistvo") posited that Russian civilization does not belong in the "European" category, and that the Soviet regime was capable of evolving into a new national, non-European Orthodox Christian government, shedding the initial mask of proletarian internationalism and militant atheism (which the Eurasianists were strongly opposed to). The collection includes correspondence and a number of the movement's publications.

Biographical / historical:

Petr (Piotr) Petrovich Suvchinskii, later known as Pierre Souvtchinsky (October 5, 1892, St-Petersburg - January 24, 1985, Paris), was a Russian artistic patron and writer on music. Suvchinsky emigrated from Russia in 1922 and lived in Berlin and Sofia, where he founded the Russian-Bulgarian Publishing House; then in Paris, where he remained for the rest of his life.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Suvchinskii Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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