Nikolai Vasil'evich Zheleznov Memoirs4078276Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-02 20:51:42 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.aapm Rare Book and Manuscript Library Nikolai Vasil'evich Zheleznov Memoirs Zheleznov, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, approximately 1890-1957 4078276 BAR Ms Coll/Zheleznov Russian /repositories/2/resources/2114 11 items 1 box 1936-1937 Summary

Memoirs of Zheleznov. The memoirs, in ten handwritten notebooks and one typed copy, cover the years 1915-1918, and give a detailed account of the formation of the 13th army during World War I, as well as a description of the commanders in charge at that time. Other issues described include : the situation at the Northern Front in the fall of 1915 (Riga-Dvinsk), the Romanian front, the formation of Latvian units in the 13th army, and the army's disintegration in 1917. The memoirs end with the author's participation in the White Army movement in South Russia.

 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--1958.

 Biographical sketch

Officer in the Imperial Army.

 Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1958.

 Processing Information

Memoirs Processed 04/--/82.

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 World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 Memoirs Nikolai Vasil'evich Zheleznov Memoirs/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677731