Not to be published or quoted without permission of Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡ (Marie Wolkonsky).
This collection is located on-site.
Most of the letters are to Lunin's sister, from Siberia in 1838-1840; in addition there is an essay by him"Coup dʹoeil sur les affaires de Pologne" drawing on his service with Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich in Congress Poland in the 1820s. Also included are two brief essays by Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡ on Lunin and his letters. This copy of Lunin's letterbook was prepared by Volkonskai︠a︡.
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Not to be published or quoted without permission of Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡ (Marie Wolkonsky).
This collection is located on-site.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Letterbook: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Letterbook Accessioned 1960.
Letterbook Processed 11/--/79.
2020-04-24 PDF removed. jg
Lunin was a Decembrist.
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