Rafail Rafailovich Petrov Memoirs4077931Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-07-10 19:19:30 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.aapm2020-04-28PDF removed. jg Rare Book and Manuscript Library Rafail Rafailovich Petrov Memoirs Petrov, Rafail Rafaĭlovich, 1895?- 4077931 BAR Gen Ms Coll/Petrov Russian . /repositories/2/resources/1766 407 pages 407 pages 1949 Summary

The memoirs "Shest' let voiny" deal mainly with Petrov's military experiences.

 Location of Originals Note

Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1956.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1958.

 Biographical sketch

Petrov was an officer in the Imperial and White armies during World War I and the Civil War. He served in the so-called "Wild Division" (Dikai︠a︡ Divizii︠a︡) of Caucasian mountaineers during the World War. During the Civil War he was in White units in the Caucasus, the northern Caspian and Ural River regions, and the Crimea in 1918-20.

 Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1956.

 Processing Information

Memoirs Processed 11/--/80.

 Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1958.

 Restrictions on Access

This collection is located on-site.

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 World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 Memoirs