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Title: Boris V. Prianishnikov papers
Date (inclusive): 1921-1980
Collection Number: 80156
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Russian
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Contains documents relating to the disappearance of émigré Russian generals A. P. Kutepov (1930) and E. K. Miller (1937) from
Paris, Russian émigré anti-communist groups and Soviet penetration of them, the Narodno-Trudovoi Soiuz organization, White
forces during the Russian Revolution, and Russian displaced persons after World War II. Consists of writings, correspondence,
reports, and printed matter.
Creator:
Pri͡anishnikov, B.
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 1980.
[Identification of item], Boris V. Prianishnikov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1902 | Born, Don Cossack territory, Russia |
| 1913 | Entered the Emperor Alexander III Don Cadet School in Novocherkassk |
| 1917-1920 | Participated in the Russian Civil War |
| 1925 | Immigrated to France |
| 1933 | Joined the Narodno-Trudovoi Soiuz (NTS) |
| 1937 | Author, Vnutrenniaia liniia |
| 1938 | Worked in Germany and Romania in various capacities, including writing, printing, and distributing NTS leaflets, brochures, and periodicals |
| 1945 | Established and became the first editor of Posev, the official organ of NTS |
| 1947 | Became the chief editor of Ekho (Regensburg, Germany) |
| 1949 | Emigrated to the United States |
| 1949 | Organized a New York section of NTS |
| 1979 | Author, Nezrimaia pautina |
| 1986 | Author, Novopokolentsy |
Scope and Content of Collection
Upon immigration to the U.S. in 1949, Boris Vital'evich Prianishnikov became an American journalist and writer. His papers
consist of selected research material collected for his two major books:
Nezrimaia pautina (on Soviet infiltration of émigré organizations) and
Novopokolentsy (on NTS).
The collection was arranged in 30 files by Boris Prianishnikov, and his folder titles and numeric filing system for research
material has been retained. A typical file contains articles, clippings, notes, correspondents, and memoirs.
Boris I. Nicolaevsky collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Sergei L. Voitsekhovskii papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Petr Panteleimonovich Savin papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Narodno-trudovoĭ soiuz samizdat collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Russkiĭ obshche-voinskiĭ soiuz records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Constantin W. Boldyreff papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Refugees
Anti-communist movements -- Germany
Propaganda, Anti-communist
Espionage, Russian -- France
Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Armii͡a
Miller, Evgeniĭ Karlovich, 1867-1939
Kutepov, Aleksandr Pavlovich, 1882-1930
Narodno-trudovoĭ soi͡uz