Yaropolk Mikheev papers, 1919-2004

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Creators:: Mikheev, Yaropolk
Abstract:: Born in Kosovska Mitrica, Yugoslavia, 29 April 1939. Most of this collection, with the exception of a few documents of a personal character, deals with the final fate of the Russian All-Military Union, founded by General Peter Vrangel in 1924.
Extent:: 2 manuscript boxes (0.2 Linear Feet)
Language:: In Russian and English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Yaropolk Mikheev papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Most of this collection, with the exception of a few documents of a personal character, deals with the final fate of the Russian All-Military Union, founded by General Peter Vrangel in 1924. By the late 1990s the organization was in a moribund state due to the deaths of most of its original members. The membership at this time consisted primarily of military school cadets born in emigration. They decided to open up membership to post-Soviet citizens in the Russian Federation; the branch there was headed by Igor Ivanov. Ultimately, the emigre branch decided to shutter the whole organization, but Ivanov balked. Most of the documentation concerns these events, the struggle around the organization and its demise.
Biographical / historical:: Yaropolk (Iaropolk) Leonidovich Mikheev was a civil engineer and active member of numerous Russian émigré organizations in the United States, including the Congress of Russian Americans and the Russian All-Military Union (ROVS) abroad. He was elected Ataman of the Don Cossack Voisko Abroad in 2004. Mikheev was born in Kosovska Mitrica, Yugoslavia, on April 29, 1939. He immigrated to the United States in 1949. He died in 2019.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2021.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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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.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Yaropolk Mikheev papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

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