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Title: A. V. (Anton Vasil'evich) Turkul papers
Date (inclusive): 1911-1908
Collection Number: 2007C51
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian and English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(2.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The bulk of the papers of Turkel, a Major general in the White Russian army and commanding general of the Drozdovska´i`a strelkova´i`a
divizi´i`a consist of correspondence with former comrades-in-arms relating to memories of the Civil War, as well as to émigré
politics in the 1950s. The papers also include writings, printed matter, and photographs.
Creator:
Turkul, A. V. (Anton Vasilʹevich)
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2007. This collection was loaned for microfilming,
with the originals returned to the donor.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], A. V. (Anton Vasil'evich) Turkul papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives
Processing Information
Original documents from the collection were loaned to be microfilmed and returned to Boris Parr in 2007. The original microfilmed
materials (formally box 1) from the collection were returned from the donor in 2019 with additional collection materials.
The collection was fully reprocessed with new description in 2022. The original container list for the microfilm can be served
upon request.
Biographical Chronology
1892 December 11 |
Born, Russia |
1910 February 9 |
Entered military service, 56th Zhitomir Regiment |
1914 October 20 |
Promoted to ensign |
1916 September 19 |
Promoted to lieutenant |
1918 January 8 |
Joins Col. M. G. Drozdovskii's unit in Romania |
1919 May 14 |
Promoted to captain |
1919 July 4 |
Promoted to colonel |
1920 April 3 |
Promoted to major general |
1920 August 7 |
Appointed commander of the Drozdovskii Division |
1957 |
Died, Munich, Germany |
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection of papers contains the service records of General Anton Vasil'evich Turkul covering the period of the Russian
Civil War, in which Turkul commanded the Drozdovskii Division. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence with former
comrades-in-arms relating to memories of the Civil War, as well as to émigré politics in the 1950s. As editor of the journals
Vlasovets and
Dobrovolets, Turkul played a role in some of the political battles that took place among various groups, both military and civilian,
in the emigration at that time (c. 1950-1957). Also of interest are materials relating to the construction of the monument
"Дроздовский мемориал" at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery, Paris, France. The collection also includes thirty-eight
prints of various scenes, from members of the Drozdovskii Division football club on Gallipoli in 1921 to anniversary banquets
held in the 1930s-1960s. Some photographs are marked with names of participants on the reverse.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series: Biographical File, Family File, Correspondence, Subject File, and Photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Officers
Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Armii͡a
Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Dobrovolʹcheskai͡a armii͡a. Drozdovskai͡a strelkovai͡a divizii͡a