Aleksei Alekseevich and Nadezhda Vladimirovna Brusilov papers, 1880-1940
Collection context
- Creator:
- Brusilov, Alekseĭ Alekseevich, 1853-1926 and Brusilova, N. V. (Nadezhda Vladimirovna), 1864-1938
- Extent:
- 300 items 1 box
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of General Aleksiei Alekseevich Brusilov and his wife Nadezhda Vladimirovna. The correspondence is largely copies of their letters from 1914-1918 and her correspondence after his death. The manuscripts include part of his memoirs and several of her minor manuscripts, including an incomplete memoir. There are family photographs as well as photographs of Brusilov in military dress. Printed materials relate to Brusilov's career in the Imperial and Red armies and his rehabilitation by the Soviets in the Khrushchev era.
- Biographical / historical:
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Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov (1853-1926), Imperial General during World War I. In 1920 joined the Red army. Died in Moscow from pneumonia. Nadezhda Vladimirovna Brusilova-Zhelikhovskaia (1864—1938), writer, Brusilov's second wife. In 1930 she left for Czechoslovakia for treatment and remained in exile.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Terms of access:
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aleksei Alekseevich and Nadezhda Vladimirovna Brusilov Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
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- Contact:
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