Ekaterina Ivanovna Murav'eva papers, 1916-1948

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Summary

Creators:
Murav'eva, Ekaterina Ivanovna, -1948, Figner, Vera, 1852-1942, Kuskova, Ekaterina Dmitrievna, 1869-, Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957, and Mili͡ukov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-1943
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoirs, and notes, relating to the Russian Revolution and political events in Russia and abroad. Correspondents include V. A. Maklakov, P. N. Miliukov, Ekaterina Kuskova, Vera Figner and other leading Russian political figures.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ekaterina Ivanovna Murav'eva papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists mainly of Ekaterina Murav'eva's private correspondence. Of special interest is Ekaterina Murav'eva's correspondence with colleagues and friends from the pre-revolutionary period, both in the emigration and the Soviet Union, including politically prominent figures such as Vera Figner, Ekaterina Kuskova and Vasilii Maklakov and representatives of culture such as the artist Konstantin Somov. Also of interest is the extensive correspondence from Moscow, of her daughter Tatiana Volkova, a literary scholar and author of several works on Leo Tolstoy and his literary circle.

Biographical / historical:

Ekaterina Murav'eva was the wife of Nikolai Murav'ev, member of a group of progressive lawyers (including Vasilii Maklakov), active in the defense of radical political causes in pre-revolutionary Russia. After the February revolution he was appointed chairman of the committee investigating officials of the Imperial government. Between 1917 and 1922, both he and his wife were active in the Politicheskii Krasnyi Krest (Political Red Cross). In 1923, Ekaterina Murav'eva emigrated to Paris where she lived until her death in 1948. Nikolai Murav'ev remained in the Soviet Union.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ekaterina Ivanovna Murav'eva papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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