Aleksandr Abramovich Poliakov Correspondence, 1931-1969

Collection context

Creator:
Poli︠a︡kov, Aleksandr Abramovich, 1879-1970?, Adamovich, Georgiĭ, Aldanov, Mark Aleksandrovich, 1886-1957, Balʹmont, Konstantin Dmitrievich, 1867-1942, Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960, Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957, Mili︠u︡kov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-1943, T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941, and Shpoli︠a︡nskiĭ, Aminad Petrovich, approximately 1888-1957
Extent:
459 items 2 boxes
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

There are letters from Mark Aldanov, Konstantin Balḿont, Aleksandr Benois, Pavel Mili︠u︡kov, Alekseĭ Remizov, Marina T︠S︡vetaeva, and many others. Also included are two poems by Aminad Shpoli︠a︡nskiĭ (Dom-Aminado; one of the poems is incomplete), and poems by Konstantin Balḿont and Georgiĭ Adamovich; the latter two both concern "Poslednie Novosti.".

Biographical / historical:

Emigre journalist who worked for "Poslednie Novosti" in Paris and "Novoe Russkoe Slovo" in New York.

Access and use

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