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Title: Russkii Obshche-voinskii soiuz (ROVS) records
Date (inclusive): 1919-1986
Collection Number: 2008C86
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
18 microfilm reels
(2.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: These records consist of select documents of the Russkii obshche-voinskii soiuz, (ROVS), the Russian All-Military Union. Formed
by General Petr N. Vrangel' in 1924, ROVS managed to preserve the military structure of the demilitarized White Army in exile,
while integrating its members into civilian life. ROVS played an important role in redefining the White Army's ideology, and
provided essential support to its members in emigration. These records include detailed lists of ROVS members, correspondence,
circulars, orders, and reports.
Creator:
Russkiĭ obshche-voinskiĭ soi͡uz
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2008
[Identification of item], ROVS Records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
The entire collection is available on Microfilm
Location of Original Materials
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York
Scope and Content of Collection
These records consist of select documents of the Russkii obshche-voinskii soiuz, ROVS, the Russian All-military union. Formed
by General Petr N. Vrangel' in 1924, ROVS managed to preserve the military structure of the demilitarized White Army in exile,
while integrating its members into civilian life. ROVS played an important role in redefining the White Army's ideology, and
provided essential support to its members in emigration.
These records include detailed lists of ROVS members, correspondence, circulars, orders, and reports.
Included are documents that predate the formation of the Russkii obshche-voinskii soiuz, such as circulars and orders of the
White Army under General A. I. Denikin, and orders of the Russian Army under General P. N. Vrangel's command.
Of particular importance is a collection of eight boxes of index cards, dating to 1924-1925, which provides personal information
of members of the Gallipoli veteran's association, included the numbers of distributed commemorative Gallipoli crosses.
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.
The collection is organized into one series: Office file
V. K. Abdank-Kossovskii Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Sviatoslav Varlaamovich Denisov Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
ROVS Records, Bakhmeteff Archives, Columbia University
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Armii͡a