Aleksandr Alekseevich Volzhanin Papers, ca. 1950-1979.

ArchivalResource

Aleksandr Alekseevich Volzhanin Papers, ca. 1950-1979.

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and printed materials of Volzhanin. The correspondence includes two letters from Aleksandra Tolstai︠a︡. The manuscripts are all by Volzhanin himself, and include memoirs describing his World War I military service, his service in the White Army in Siberia, his arrest and imprisonment until about 1937, his service with the Germans during World War II, and his eventual emigration to the United States. Other manuscripts deal with noted figures in Russian history, the emigre press, and literature. There are a few photographs of Volzhanin and a number of clippings.

ca. 500 (5 boxes).

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Tolstoy, Alexandra, 1884-1979

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p66bk4 (person)

Countess Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya, also Alexandra Tolstoy, also Sasha Tolstaya (b. June 18, 1884, Yasnaya Polyana, Russia-d. September 26, 1979, Valley Cottage, New York), youngest daughter and secretary of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy....

Volzhanin, Aleksandr Alekseevich, 1896- .

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64j3w0g (person)

White Army officer who wrote under the pseudonyms "Nizhegorodet︠s︡" and "Russkiĭ Patriot." From the description of Aleksandr Alekseevich Volzhanin Papers, ca. 1950-1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 320410228 ...