Vasilii Nikolaevich Birkin Memoirs, 1950-1951

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BA#0700
Bib ID:
4077717 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Birkin, Vasilii Nikolaevich
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1 item (1 folder)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Typescript memoir, entitled "Kornilovskii pokhod," of V. N. Birkin. The memoir, which is part 7 of a longer work entitled "Povesti minuvshkikh let" discusses Birkin's experiences in the first part of the Civil War.

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.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Vasilii Nikolaevich Birkin Memoirs; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1951.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1951.

Memoirs Processed 11/--/79.

Formerly part of Bakhmeteff (BAR) General Ms Collection with Coll No. BAR Gen Ms Coll/Birkin.

Revision Description

2020-02-27 PDF removed. jg

2021-07-26 authorities revised, notes revised and expanded, bio note added. ksd

Biographical / Historical

Vasilii Nikolaevich Birkin (1880? – after 1939), Russian military officer, Colonel, author of memoirs and pedagogical works. In 1918 joined the Volunteer Army (Dobrovol'cheskaia armiia), with the Don Cadet Corps was evacuated to Egypt, then moved to Germany. In 1929 published two books in Berlin - "Molodye ofitsery" and "1904-1905 gody."

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID