Nikolai Nikolaevich Nikolaev Papers, 1918-1957

Collection context

Creator:
Nikolaev, Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich, 1872-1957
Extent:
400 items (1 box)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The papers consist of correspondence, minor and fragmentary manuscripts, and clippings. The bulk of the collection consists of manuscripts and fragments, including a brief autobiography and manuscripts on the Kadets, the Civil War, and ROOVA.

Biographical / historical:

A lawyer who claimed that his father was the illegitimate son of revolutionary Mikhail Bakunin. Nikolaev was a Kadet deputy in the 4th State Duma, served in the White Army, and in the White Kuban ́Rada. He came to the United States in 1923, where he was a prominent member of the United Russian Mutual Aid Society in America (Russkoe Obʺedinennoe Obshchestvo Vzaimopomoshchi v Amerike, ROOVA).

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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