Eduard Kriger Papers, 1925

Collection context

Creator:
Kriger, Eduard, 1864-1928?
Extent:
143 pages (1 folder)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Kriger's memoirs "Zapiski inzhenera" describe his childhood, education and work as director of the railways of Southern Russia. They include a brief history of railways and their importance in Russia, concentrating on the period before the Revolution. Kriger also gives his opinion of why the tsarist government fell, citing a number of geographical, ethnographical and historical factors.

Biographical / historical:

Eduard Kriger was the Assistant Minister of Transportation under Tsar Nicholas II. He later became a white army officer under General Wrangel during the Russian Civil War. Kriger changed his last name to Voĭnovskiĭ during World War I.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
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