Petr Petrovich Dmitrenko Memoirs, 1950-1964

Collection context

Creator:
Dmitrenko, Petr Petrovich, 1877-1965
Extent:
8 items 1 box
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Memoirs consist of a continuously-paginated manuscript (326 p.), and two typescript and five manuscript essays. His memoirs cover from the 1890s to 1918, and concern primarly his professional activities. Political events dealt with include the 1905 and 1917 Revolutions (with particular attention paid to the participation of railway personnel), and Dmitrenko's work as an active member of the Constitutional Democratic (Kadet) Party in 1905-1906.

Biographical / historical:

Engineer in the Ministry of Communications in Russia, who took particular interest in the modernization of Russian railroads, electrification, and water transport.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

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