Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo records, 1918-1920

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Summary

Title:
Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo records
Dates:
1918-1920
Creators:
Krymskoe kraevoe pravitel'stvo (1918-1919)
Abstract:
The Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo records consist of administrative files of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Internal Affairs concerning the relations of the Crimean Regional Government and the Constitutional Democratic Party with the Russian Volunteer Army and with the Allies.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo records consist of administrative files of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Minister of Justice Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, the father of Russian-American writer Vladimir Nabokov. The records include government reports, manuals, and other publications; news dispatches; clippings; and correspondence relating to activities of the Crimean Regional Government, as well as decisions concerning relations of the Constitutional Democratic Party with the Russian Volunteer Army and with the Allies.

Biographical / historical:

Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo (Crimean Regional Government) refers to two regimes in the Crimean Peninsula during the years 1918 and 1919. After the Russian October Revolution in 1917, an ethnic Tatar government proclaimed the Crimean People's Republic. The first Crimean Regional Government was established on 25 June 1918 under German protection with Lipka Tatar General Maciej (Suleyman) Sulkiewicz as prime minister and minister of interior and military affairs.

After the withdrawal of German troops from Crimea, Sulkiewicz was succeeded by Crimean Karaite politician and former Kadet member Solomon Krym. This liberal, anti-Bolshevik regime included fellow former Kadet member Maxim Vinaver as foreign minister and Vladimir D. Nabokov as minister of justice. The collapse of the World War I Central Powers and the withdrawal of the Allies had made Crimea fully dependent on Russia again. The Crimean Regional Government began to crumble in early 1919.

On 2 April 1919, the Soviet Red Army occupied Simferopol and the second Crimean Regional Government was dissolved. The Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic was then established only to be retaken by White forces in June 1919. The Whites, under Anton Denikin and later Petr Wrangel, held Crimea until November 1920.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Arrangement:

All series, organizational hierarchies, and folders maintain their original order and title when possible. Handwritten notes by collector found in various folders also detail the scope of the material.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Ronald Bulatoff, revised by Lyalya Kharitonova
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-09 13:44:10.012122

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], Krymskoe Kraevoe Pravitel'stvo records, [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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