Description
Correspondence, memoirs, and notes, relating to the Russian Revolution and political events in Russia and abroad. Correspondents
include V. A. Maklakov, P. N. Miliukov, Ekaterina Kuskova, Vera Figner and other leading Russian political figures.
Background
Ekaterina Murav'eva was the wife of Nikolai Murav'ev, member of a group of progressive lawyers (including Vasilii Maklakov),
active in the defense of radical political causes in pre-revolutionary Russia. After the February revolution he was appointed
chairman of the committee investigating officials of the Imperial government. Between 1917 and 1922, both he and his wife
were active in the Politicheskii Krasnyi Krest (Political Red Cross). In 1923, Ekaterina Murav'eva emigrated to Paris where
she lived until her death in 1948. Nikolai Murav'ev remained in the Soviet Union.
Extent
5 manuscript boxes
(2.0 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
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.