Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev papers, 1954-1967

Summary

Creators:

Alekseev, V. I. (Vasiliĭ Ivanovich), 1906-2002

Abstract:

These papers reflect the writings and research interests of Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev, a historian, writer, and professor in emigration. Among his writings are works related to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union under the German occupation.

Extent:

1 microfilm reel (0.15 Linear Feet)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

These papers reflect the writings and research interests of Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev, a historian, writer, and professor in emigration. Among his writings are works related to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union under the German occupation. The Speeches and writings and Subject file include notes and copied archival documents, relating to Alekseev's dissertation, and research interests.

Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Holy Trinity Seminary. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the Holy Trinity Seminary Archives as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is appended to this register. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
1906 October 6	Born, Vladimir, Russia
1930	Arrested and sentenced to five years in prison camp Graduated, Moscow State University
1934	Released from prison camp
1941	Drafted
1942	POW camp, Germany
1951	Arrived in the United States
1952	Author, Nevidimaia Rossiia
1954	Author, Rossiia soldatskaia
1955-1975	Taught Russian history, University of Minnesota
1955	Author, The foreign policy of the Moscow Patriarchate, 1939-1953: materials for the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in the U.S.S.R.
1962	Author, The two Russian revolutions of 1917
1967	Defended Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota
1976	Author, The great revival: the Russian Church under German occupation
1990	Author, Rol' tserkvi v sozdanii russkoi gosudarstva: period ot nashestviia tatar do Ivana III
2002 October 8	Died, Minneapolis, MN

Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev was born in Vladimir, Russia, on October 6, 1906. He graduated from Moscow University in 1930 and fell victim to the repressions of the Soviet government the same year, being arrested and sentenced to five years of labor in a prison camp. In 1941 he was drafted; by 1942 he was in a German POW camp. Fleeing repatriation to the Soviet Union, Alekseev managed to immigrate to the United States, where he arrived in 1951.

In the United States, Alekseev begins his career as writer and historian, publishing numerous books on Russian history, such as Nevidimaia Rossiia, Rossiia soldatskaia, The Foreign Policy of the Moscow Patriarchate, 1939–1945, The Two Russian Revolutions of 1917, The Great Revival: the Russian Church under German Occupation, and Rol' Tserkvi v sozdanii russkogo gosudarstva.

Alekseev taught Russian history at the University of Minnesota from 1955 to1975 and defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the same institution in 1967.

He died on October 8, 2002, in Minneapolis, MN.

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2008

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Speeches and writings, and Subject file

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

V. I Alekseev Papers, T.C. Anderson library, University of Minnesota

Alternative form available:

A portion of the collection is available on Microfilm

Location of originals:

Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York. The subject file, from boxes 2-4, were not microfilmed and exist only at Holy Trinity. The content of these boxes include Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov' history, Soviet Union history, and the Soviet Union German occupation of 1941-1944.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union

Names:

Russkai͡a pravoslavnai͡a t͡serkovʹ

Places:

Soviet Union -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944

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], Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

Contact:

(650) 723-3563

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