S. Tukholka Memoirs, 1914
Collection context
- Creator:
- Tukholka, S
- Extent:
- 2 items 2 items
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Memoirs of Tukholka. Tukholka discusses his twenty-year service in the Imperial Russian consular service in Turkey, including his positions in Constantinople (1898), Jedetheh (1901), Prizren (1902), Mitrovica (1907) and Üsküp (1913). The memoirs also describe Turkish history and culture, the persecution of Armenians and Greeks, the role of women in Turkish society, and various political figures, notably Alexander Karageorgevich. The 103-page English typescript is accompanied by a 22-page partial Russian translation.
- Biographical / historical:
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Russian consul in Turkey.
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