Mikhail Vasil'evich Karkhanin Papers, 1915-1959

Collection context

Creator:
Karkhanin, Mikhail Vasilʹevich, 1875-1958
Extent:
750 items (2 boxes)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Papers include materials relating to the Russian forces in France (correspondence, reports, orders) in 1915-1918, and documents relating to Dutov's army in 1919-1920. Also included are three manuscripts by Karkhanin. Two are memoirs, on Dutov's army in 1919-1920 and its retreat to China in 1920; the third is about the Russian corps in France in World War I. There are also issues of "Russkai︠a︡ Mysl"́ with Karkharin's articles about the Russian forces in Macedonia and France in World War I, and a brief biography of Karkhanin by his wife.

Biographical / historical:

Served on the staff of the Russian Expeditionary Corps in France during World War I, and later on the staff of General Dutov's White Army in the Orenburg region during the Civil War.

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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