Tatiana Aleksandrovna Protopopova Memoirs, 1977

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Gen Ms Coll/Protopopova
Bib ID:
4077962 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Protopopova, Tati︠́a︡na Aleksandrovna, b. ca. 1895
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
170 pages (170 pages)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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Description

Summary

The memoirs cover 1912-1922, but concentrate on 1918-1920.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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This collection is located on-site.

Accruals

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Source of acquisition--T. A. Protopopova. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1977.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1977.

Memoirs Processed 11/--/80.

Revision Description

2021-09-02 PDF duplicative, link removed.

Biographical sketch

Protopopova, nʹee Varnek, was a military nurse in World War I and the Civil War. She took the Kaufman nursing course before the war, and served as a nurse on several fronts, in hospitals, and on hospital trains during World War I. In 1918 she left the service and returned to her family estate near Tuapse in the north Caucasus region. There she and her family had to contend with local peasants, Reds, and "Greens." In November 1918 Protopopova joined the White Army medical service, and served in the eastern Ukraine, Rostov-na-Donu, and north Caucasus regions. She returned to Tuapse in early 1920, which subsequently was taken by the Reds. She was evacuated by a French ship to the Crimea in March 1920 and rejoined the White medical service. She was evacuated from the Crimea to Istanbul in late 1920, and, eventually, to Bulgaria.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Emigration and immigration -- Istanbul -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID