Boris Vladimirovich B'erkelund Memoirs, 1955-1959

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BA#0044
Bib ID:
4078326 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Björkelund, Boris, 1893-1976
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
2 items (1 box)
Language(s):
Russian .
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.

Description

Summary

The collection primarily consists of a typescript (477 p.) that covers B. V. B'erkelund (Björklund) prison camp experiences in the Butyrskii, Lefortovo and Intinskii prisons from 1945-1955. The memoir includes related diagrams and printed items. Also included is a typescript memoir (140 p.) on B'erkelund's service in the Imperial Navy and the early years of the Revolution (1917-1919).

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); Boris Vladimirovich B'erkelund Memoirs; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials

Boris Berin-Bei Memoirs

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1961.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1963.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1965.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1960.

Memoirs Accessioned 1961.

Memoirs Accessioned 1963.

Memoirs Accessioned 1965.

Memoirs Processed 01/--/80.

Revision Description

2021-07-21 PDF removed, notes revised, updated and expanded, authority updated, bio note written and added. KSD

Biographical sketch

Boris Vladimirovich B'erkelund (Bjorkelund), 1893-1976, Russian naval officer, memoir writer, antiques dealer. Veteran of the World War I. Witnessed events of February revolution in St. Petersburg where he was wounded in the head by rebellious sailors. Not accepting the revolution, nevertheless, B. V. Bjorkelund did not join the White movement. In 1921 moved to Finland. In 1945 B'erkelund became one of the twenty "prisoners of Leino". The Allied Control Commission accused this group of 22 men of being anti-Soviet terrorists. The Commission ordered the then Minister of the Interior, Yrjö Leino, to arrange for their arrest and extradition to the Soviet Union. Two members of the group managed to avoid arrest. More than half of the detainees were Finnish citizens. B'erkelund was arrested and spent 10 years in Soviet prison camps. In November 1955 he was released and returned to Finland. He died in 1976 in Otalampi (Finland).

Subject Headings

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