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Vasilii Nikolaevich Kasatkin Memoirs, 1960
1 itemThe memoirs, which seem incomplete, cover Kasatkin's military education, World War I, the Revolution, and the Civil War on the Siberian Front. A large section of the memoirs concerns China and the Far East, where Kasatkin lived and worked as a trade officer in 1919-1959.
Vasilii Pavlovich Stetsenko Manuscripts, 1965-1970
11 itemsThe manuscripts include four brief essays on military themes by an unknown author, presumably either Stetsenko or I︠U︡. A. Reĭngardt, and four manuscripts by Stetsenko himself. Stetsenko's Civil War chronicle"Deviz Markovtsev: 'Smertʹ ili Slava'" details the campaigns of the Markov Division during 1918-1920 and includes a photographic montage (with photographs of Generals Kornilov, Kutepov and Wrangel) as well as lists of campaigns and members. In "Sobrano, zapisano i sokhraneno" Stetsenko presents a series of lyrics and poems dedicated to the Markov encampment in Gallipoli, 1920-1921. The collection also includes a 1916 photograph of the Tatar Tuzem Regiment in Orinin, Austrian Galicia and a pair of epaulettes.
Vasilii Semenovich Yanovskii papers, 1933-1989
19 linear feetThe collection includes correspondence with publishers and literary figures; Yanovskii's diaries; drafts, manuscripts and typescripts of literary works by Yanovsky and others, subject files, photographs, records of interviews, and printed materials.
Vasilii Vasil'evich Rozanov Letters, 1918
11 itemsRozanov wrote these 5 letters in the fall of 1918 to Sergeĭ P. Kablukov. Included are typed copies of the letters.
Vasilii Vasil'evich Tulintsev Memoirs, 1971-1975
125 itemsMemoirs of Tulint︠s︡ev. The handwritten memoirs were written during the 1971-1976 period and are primarily in the form of letters addressed to Lev Magerovsky. Along with general remarks about Russian history and culture, Tulint︠s︡ev discusses his military education, religious and folk customs, and his travels through the Caucasus and Siberia.
Vasilii Vasil'evich Vorontsov-Vel'iaminov Papers, 1917-1950
15 itemsManuscripts, a document, photographs and printed material of Voront︠s︡ev-Veli︠́a︡minov. The memoirs cover the 1917-1920 period, including his work in armament factories, his travels throughout Russia, and his eventual emigration to Serbia. There is a detailed curriculum vitae dated 1924, a number of photographs of Belgium, and several clippings and handwritten excerpts from newspaper articles.
Vasilii Vasil'evich Zen'kovskii Memoirs, 1951-1963
10 itemsTypescript memoirs of Zenḱovskiĭ. This collection consists of ten memoirs by Zenḱovskiĭ. In them he discusses such topics as his participation in the 1918 Ukrainian government; his participation in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe from the 1920's to the 1960's; and his participation in the Russian Christian Student Movement.
V Boiakh za Rodinu I Za Stalina, 1951
362 pagesTypescript memoirs by an unknown author (ca. 1915-) about the Soviet Union during World War II. The author discusses life in the Soviet Union in 1939-1941 and his experiences in the Red Army in 1942-1943. The memoirs end with his desertion from the Red Army after reading a "vlasovskai︠a︡ listovka" (Vlasov leaflet).
Vera Aleksandrovna Popova Memoirs, 1960-1969
2 itemsPopova's disjointed memoirs "Popovskaia khronika" discuss her family and ancestors, artistic and cultural life in pre-revolutionary Moscow, and the emigration in France. Among the people who appear in these memors are Sergei Diagilev, Savva Mamontov, Maksim Gorky, Serafim Sud'binin, Mikhail Larionov, and Nataliia Goncharova. Also included is a typescript biography (29 p.) of her cousin, Pavel S. Popov (1892-1964), by an unidentified Soviet author. Popov, who married a granddaughter of Lev Tolstoi, was the author of "Istoriia logiki novogo vremeni" (1960), and taught philosophy at Moscow University. This manuscript touches on his family, education, professional career in the Soviet Union, and, in great detail, his family troubles in the last years of his life.
Vera Blackwell papers, 1960-1990
15 linear feetThis collection consist of the papers, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, audiotapes, and photographs of Vera Blackwell. The collection relates both to her translations, as well as to her writing, poetry, TV/radio scripts, and personal travels. There is a significant amount of personal correspondence and photographs.