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Title: Vladimir Nikolaevich Bashkirov papers
Date (inclusive): 1909-1928
Collection Number: 2002C26
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Russian
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Collection consists of correspondence, reports, and financial records, relating to Russian-American trade, and to Russian
procurement of supplies in the United States during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
Creator:
Bashkirov, Vladimir Nikolaevich, 1886-1969
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2002.
[Identification of item], Vladimir Nikolaevich Bashkirov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Vladimir Nikolaevich Bashkirov, a Russian-American businessman, was born in Samara, Russia. He started his career as a grain
broker and developed into a successful industrialist. He was appointed Deputy Minister of the Provisional Government of the
Russian Republic formed immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. There he focused on the Imperial Russian
government's efforts to procure much-needed military supplies in the American market before and after America's entry into
World War I. After the collapse of Russia's Imperial and Provisional governments in 1917, Bashkirov went into exile in the
United States and lived in New York. Bashkirov worked in the Division of Supplies of the Russian Embassy, where he coordinated
and supervised purchases. Bashkirov was also a philanthropist, donating to the Tolstoy Foundation, the Literary Fund, and
other Russian organizations.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of correspondence, reports, and financial records relating to Russian-American trade and to Russian
procurement of supplies in the United States during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
The bulk of the materials were gathered by Vladimir Nikolaevich Bashkirov during his time as a Deputy Minister of the Provisional
Government of Russia and later in the Division of Supplies of the Russian Embassy in New York. Includes a substantial amount
of correspondence with Boris Bakhmeteff (Bakhmet'ev), who was the only ambassador of the Russian Provisional Government to
the United States.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russians -- United States
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
World War, 1914-1918 -- Russia
World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects
Soviet Union -- Commerce -- United States
United States -- Commerce -- Soviet Union
Russia -- Commerce -- United States
United States -- Commerce -- Russia