Eduard Kriger Papers, 1925

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
4078555 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Kriger, Eduard, 1864-1928?
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
143 pages (1 folder)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Kriger's memoirs "Zapiski inzhenera" describe his childhood, education and work as director of the railways of Southern Russia. They include a brief history of railways and their importance in Russia, concentrating on the period before the Revolution. Kriger also gives his opinion of why the tsarist government fell, citing a number of geographical, ethnographical and historical factors.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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This collection is located on-site.

Accruals

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Ownership and Custodial History

Anonymous gift, 1988.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Source of acquisition--Anonymous. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--03/01/88. Accession number--B-89-1-24.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Processed ejs 04/--/88.

Revision Description

2020-04-15 PDF removed. jg

Biographical sketch

Eduard Kriger was the Assistant Minister of Transportation under Tsar Nicholas II. He later became a white army officer under General Wrangel during the Russian Civil War. Kriger changed his last name to Voĭnovskiĭ during World War I.

Subject Headings

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Subject
Railroads -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID