Vladimir A. Kamenskii Memoirs, 1920-1974
Collection context
- Creator:
- Kamenskiĭ, Vladimir A., 1891-1974
- Extent:
- 10 items 1 box
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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Member of the Imperial Corps of Pages before World War I and officer in the Jaeger Life Guard Regiment (Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Egerskiĭ Polk) during the war.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Location of this collection:
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