Larissa Dmitrievna Zvereva Memoirs, 1913-1976
Collection context
- Creator:
- Zvereva, Larissa Dmitrievna, 1893-
- Extent:
- 4 items 4 items
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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Two typed memoirs of Zvereva. The larger (49 p.) discusses her family, childhood, and youth up to the time she emigrated. She discusses in some detail rural life around the turn of the century, including her father's estate and the 1905 revolution in the area. The shorter memoir (6 p.) concerns the aftermath of the murder of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in 1934. Also included are a handdrawn diagram and a photograph of Zvereva's father's house.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born into a gentry family which owned an estate in Saratov province, emigrated after the 1917 revolution to Yugoslavia, and later to France.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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