Iuliia Aleksandrovna Kutyrina Papers on Ivan Shmelev, 1923-1961

Collection context

Creator:
Kutyrina, I︠U︡lii︠a︡ Aleksandrovna, 1891-1979, Struve, Petr Berngardovich, 1870-1944, Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953, Balʹmont, Konstantin Dmitrievich, 1867-1942, Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955, and Novgorod-Severskiĭ, Ivan
Extent:
21 items 1 box
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The papers, which primarily concern Shmelev, consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials. The correspondence includes photocopies of letters from Petr Struve to Ivan Shmelev, and of letters from Shmelev to one Aleksandr Ivanovich. Manuscripts consist of Kutyrina's memoirs and essays about Shmelev; these draw heavily on correspondence of Shmelev, Ivan Bunin, Konstantin Balḿont, and Thomas Mann. Also included are Kutyrina's memoirs about the October 1917 Revolution in Moscow. Printed materials consist of books by Kutyrina's husband, the writer Ivan Novgorod-Severskiĭ.

Biographical / historical:

Niece of the writer Ivan Shmelev.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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