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Martynov's typescript memoirs (in all 1000 p.) discuss the Civil War and his life in China in 1923-1948. There are also Martynov's diaries from the early 1950s. Printed materials include issues of emigre periodicals published in China in the 1930s ("Parus," "Rubezh"), and issues of "Chasovoĭ" from the 1950s.
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This collection is located on-site.
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Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1957.
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1963.
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Papers Accessioned 1957.
Papers Accessioned 1960.
Papers Accessioned 1963.
Papers Processed 01/--/80.
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Martynov served in the White Army during the Civil War in Siberia, and then emigrated to Manchuria, where he continued in anti-Soviet activities, including guerilla actions.