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Memoirs of Tukholka. Tukholka discusses his twenty-year service in the Imperial Russian consular service in Turkey, including his positions in Constantinople (1898), Jedetheh (1901), Prizren (1902), Mitrovica (1907) and Üsküp (1913). The memoirs also describe Turkish history and culture, the persecution of Armenians and Greeks, the role of women in Turkish society, and various political figures, notably Alexander Karageorgevich. The 103-page English typescript is accompanied by a 22-page partial Russian translation.
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Memoirs: Date of acquisition--12/--/81.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1976.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Memoirs Accessioned 12/--/81.
Memoirs Processed 12/--/81.
2020-05-13 PDF removed. jg
Russian consul in Turkey.
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