Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov papers, 1884-1973

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Krasnov, P. N. (Petr Nikolaevich), 1869-1947
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, military documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian participation in World War I, the Russian Civil War, the Don Cossacks, and Russian émigré affairs.
Extent:
1 folder, 5 microfilm reels (0.9 Linear Feet)
Language:
Mainly in Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], P. N. Krasnov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

These papers reflect the literary activities of General Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov, Don Cossack Ataman, writer and historian. Most of his writings in emigration focus on the events leading up to the Russian revolution, as well as on the revolution and its aftermath themselves. Krasnov also focused on the history of the Don Cossacks. His writings have been published in translation in English, German and other languages. This collection consists of detailed correspondence mainly related to his writings and personal matters, and also reviews of his published works. The Speeches and Writings file consists mainly of correspondence related to and reviews of his writings.

The Subject File consists of various materials on the Don Cossacks, including minutes of meetings, reports, official documents and publications, dating from 1917 to 1944.

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
1869 September 22
Born, St. Petersburg, Russia
1888
Graduated, Pavlovskoe voennoe uchilishche
1903
Author, Po Azii. Putevye ocherki Manchzhurii, Dalniago Vostoka, Kitaia, Iaponii i Indii
1910
Colonel, commanding officer, 1st Siberian Cossack regiment
1913
Commanding officer, 10th Don Cossack regiment
1914
Major General, commanding officer, 1st Don division
1917
Commanding officer, 3rd Cavalry corps
1918
Retired
Elected ataman of Don Cossacks
1921
Author, Ot dvuglavogo orla k krasnomu znameni, 1894-1921
1922
Author, Vsevelikoe voisko donskoe
1923
Author, Poniat'-prostit': roman v 4 chastiakh
1927
Author, Dusha armii: ocherki o voennoi psikhologii
1931
Author, Vypash
1937
Author, Nakanunie voiny: iz zhizni pogranichnogo garnizona
1943
Head of Cossack units within the German Army
1945
Turned over by the British Army to Soviet authorities, along with thousands of Cossacks at Lienz, Austria
1947 January 16
Executed, Moscow (?), USSR

Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov was born into a Cossack military family: his father was a lieutenant-general, his grandfather, a general. Krasnov graduated from the Pavlovskoe voennoe uchilishche in 1888. He began his literary career early, authoring a log of his travels in the Far East in 1903. In 1910, Krasnov served as colonel and commanding officer of the First Siberian Cossack regiment. By 1914, Krasnov had risen to the rank of major general of the First Don division. Fleeing to the Don region to escape the Russian revolution, Krasnov was elected ataman of the Don Cossacks in 1918, after which he ousted the Soviets from the Don region and headed up the Don Cossack uprising. After suffering the ensuing defeat, Krasnov immigrated to Germany, retired from military life, and devoted himself to his literary career. Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov

During his retirement, General Krasnov published numerous books, many of which were translated into German, English, and other languages. He came out of his military retirement in 1943 to organize and lead Cossack units in the German Army. After Germany's defeat, General Krasnov was turned over to the Soviet authorities by the British Army. He was hung in Moscow in 1947.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2008
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into six series: Biographical File, Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, Don Cossack File, Printed Matter, and Photographs

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
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:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], P. N. Krasnov 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:
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