Eduard Kriger Papers, 1925
Collection context
- Creator:
- Kriger, Eduard, 1864-1928?
- Extent:
- 143 pages (1 folder)
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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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:
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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:
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