Vasilii Nikolaevich Kasatkin Memoirs, 1960

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Gen Ms Coll/Kasatkin
Bib ID:
4077659 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Kasatkin, Vasiliì† Nikolaevich, b. 1885
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1 item (1 item)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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Description

Summary

The 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.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1961.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1960.

Memoirs Processed 09/--/79.

Memoirs Accessioned 1961.

Revision Description

2020-04-13 PDF removed. jg

Biographical sketch

A staff general in General Kolchak's army.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Russian Far East (Russia) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Emigration and immigration -- China -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID