Register of the I. V. Gessen papers
Finding aid prepared by Ronald Bulatoff
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: I. V. Gessen papers
Date (inclusive): 1919-1920
Collection Number: 38005
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Russian and English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, letters, and leaflets relating to the White Army in the Russian Civil War. Includes two translations of I. V. Gessen's
memoirs,
V Dvukh Vekakh, one entitled
Reminiscences, translated into English from the Russian by E. Varneck, and a second entitled
Legality versus Autocracy, edited and annotated by Ladis K. D. Kristof.
Reminiscences also available on microfilm (1 reel).
Creator:
Varneck, Elena, 1891-1976
Creator:
Gessen, I. V. (Iosif Vladimirovich), 1866-1943
Creator:
Kristof, Ladis K. D.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1938.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], I. V. Gessen papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alternate Forms Available
Reminiscences translation, (box 3 folder 5 and box 4 folder 1) also available on microfilm (1 reel).
Biographical Note
1866 |
Born, Odessa, Russia |
1885 |
Arrested and imprisoned in St. Petersburg, Russia |
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Exiled to Vologda Province, Russia |
1896-1905 |
Attorney at the Russian Ministry of Justice |
1905 |
Member, Kadet Central Committee |
1919 |
Left Russia |
1920s-1930s |
Leading émigré figure in Berlin |
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Editor,
Rul' (Berlin)
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Editor,
Rech' (Berlin)
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1921-1937 |
Editor,
Arkhiv Russkoi Revoliutsii (Berlin)
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1937 |
Author,
V Dvukh Vekakh, Berlin
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1943 |
Died, New York City |
Scope and Content of Collection
Reports, letters, and leaflets relating to the White Army in the Russian Civil War. Includes two translations of I. V. Gessen's
memoirs,
V Dvukh Vekakh, one entitled
Reminiscences, translated into English from the Russian by E. Varneck, and a second entitled
Legality versus Autocracy, edited and annotated by Ladis K. D. Kristof.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Konstitut͡sionno-demokraticheskai͡a partii͡a
V Dvukh Vekakh
Scope and Contents note
Typewritten English translations by Ladis K. D. Kristof and Elena Varneck of the book by I. V. Gessen originally published
in Russian.
box 2, folder 5
Legality Versus Authority - The Memoirs of I. V. Gessen, translated and edited by Ladis K. D. Kristof
box 3, folder 1-4
Legality Versus Authority - The Memoirs of I. V. Gessen, translated and edited by Ladis K. D. Kristof
box 3, folder 5
Reminiscences, translated by Elena Varneck
box 4, folder 1
Reminiscences, translated by Elena Varneck
box 4, folder 2
Miscellany
1919-1920
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous reports, correspondence, leaflets, and other material relating to the operations of the White Russian Army during
the Russian Civil War in South Russia.