Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Georgii Alekseevich Polianskii Papers
Poli︠a︡nskiĭ, Georgiĭ Alekseevich, 1889-1961
Shakhovskai︠a︡, Varvara
4077909
BAR Ms Coll/Poli︠a︡nskiĭ
Russian
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2500 items
8 boxes
1918-1961
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1962.
Biographical sketch
A former lieutenant colonel of the Cuirassiers and, since 1920 living in exile in France.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1962.
Processing Information
Papers Processed 08/--/81.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, personal documents, subject files and printed materials. Almost half the correspondence is from Varvara (Vali︠a︡) Shakhovskai︠a︡, his wife, from whom he was divorced in 1932 but whose friendship he enjoyed until his death in 1961. A large portion of the manuscripts is in the form of a diary which, for the years 1919-1920, relates the activities of the Cuirassiers during the Civil War. The subject files deal exclusively with the Cuirassier Regiment and its veterans' organization in emigration. They include minutes, official mailings, regiment songs and poems and copies of the regiment publication, "Vestnik," for the period 1928-1931.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is located on-site.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- France -- 20th century
Russians -- France
Russia -- History, Military -- 1801-1917
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Diaries
Letters (correspondence)
minutes (administrative records)
Poems
Periodicals
Songs
Series I: CorrespondenceA-Z & unidentified1Babchenko, N.1Baumgarten, A.A.1Filonenko, M.1Gavrishev, L.1Kulferg, N.1Odintsov, Gleb1Polianskaia, T. (daughter)1Polianskii,Georgii A. to Baumgarten, A.A.1Polianskii, Georgii A. to Shakhovskaia, V.A. (wife) 2 folders1Polianskii, Georgii A. to various persons1Shakhovskaia, Princess (mother-in-law)1Taube, F. (4 folders)1Veliaminov, A.1Shakhovskaia, V.A.,1920-193010 folders2Shakhovskaia, V.A.,1931-19399 folders3Shakhovskaia, V.A.,1940-19616 folders4Series II: Manuscripts"Avtomaticheskoe protivoaeroplannoe orudie"5Diary1889-19195Diary1919-19205Diary4 folders1938-19455Diary -- Personal accounts1929-19405Miscellaneous Notes2 folders6"Pamiatka Kirasir eia Velichestva za vremia grazhdanskoi voiny…"6Poetry (various authors)6"Le raffinage du plomb..."6Translations of technical papers from German into French3 folders6"Voennoe Delo"6Personal Documents7Series III: Subject FilesThe cuirassiersForm letters sent7Military manuals7Minutes of meetings7Official announcements, invitations, circulars7Poems, songs, parodies7Vestnik (1928-1931)7Series IV: Printed MateiralBooks & booklets8Clippings (French language)8Clippings (Russian language) 3 folders8Miscellaneous8