Eduard Kriger Papers4078555Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Source of acquisition--Anonymous. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--03/01/88. Accession number--B-89-1-24.

 Biographical sketch

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.

 Ownership and Custodial History

Anonymous gift, 1988.

 Processing Information

Memoirs Processed ejs 04/--/88.

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 Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 Railroads -- Soviet Union