Valentin Iosifovich Lekhno Memoirs, 1940-1957
Collection context
- Creator:
- Lekhno, Valentin Iosifovich, d. 1973
- Extent:
- 23 items (23 items)
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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The memoirs discuss Lekhno's experiences in the Soviet Union, Europe and Latin America. Also included are printed ephemera from Yugoslavia and Brazil.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lekhno worked as a lawyer in KharkĖov in 1915-1921. He then emigrated to Poland, and from there in the late 1920s to Yugoslavia, where he stayed until the latter part of World War II. In both Poland and Yugoslavia he continued his legal practice. In 1944-45 he was in Germany, working for a German firm, and as a civilian attached to General Vlasov's organization. In 1949, with other displaced persons, he went to Brazil.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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