Register of the David Chubov papers
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Title: David Chubov papers
Date (inclusive): 1905-1963
Collection Number: 2000C17
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
2 microfilm reels
(0.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to resettlement of White Russian veterans and displaced
persons after the Russian Civil War, and to Russian émigré affairs and activities of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad.
Creator:
Chubov, David, 1878-1956
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1999.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David Chubov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biography
Fr. David Chubov was born on 24 June 1878. In 1901 he completed a course of studies at the Stavropol' Seminary, and in 1902
was ordained a priest, serving at a village church in Novoshcherbinovskaia stanitsa of the Kuban' Cossack region from 1904
to 1915. From January of that year until late 1917, he served as a chaplain on the Caucasus Front, primarily as the regimental
priest of the 22nd Caucasus Rifles.
Witnessing the ensuing Civil War on the Kuban', Chubov was evacuated from Novorossiisk to Serbia with the departing White
Army in March 1920. After a brief final return to the Crimea later that year, he was once again evacuated to Bulgaria, where
from 1921 to 1932 he served as a priest in Sliven. From 1932 to 1936, Chubov served in various parishes in France and Brussels,
until being assigned to the Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Zürich, Switzerland, where he remained until his
death. During and after the Second World War, he extended aid to Russian displaced persons, Ostarbeiters and POWs, helping
many to emigrate to South America. Chubov died in Zürich on 14 August 1956.
Biographical Note
1878 June 24 |
Born, Staroshcherbinovskaia stanitsa, Kubanskaia oblast', Russia |
1901 |
Graduated, Stavropol'skaia Dukhovnaia Seminariia |
1904 |
Priest, Novoshcherbinovskaia stanitsa, Kubanskaia oblast' |
1915 |
Priest, 1st Opolchenie brigade |
1916 |
Priest, 22nd Kavkazskii strelkovyi regiment |
1921 |
Archpriest, Sliven, Bulgaria |
1932 |
Archpriest, Annecy, France |
1936 |
Archpriest, Zürich, Switzerland |
1956 August 14 |
Died, Zürich, Switzerland |
Scope and Content
This collection consists largely of the correspondence of Rev. David Chubov, as well as of collected materials relating to
anti-communist propaganda and activities and to Church affairs (1920s-1950s). The correspondence relating to the resettlement
of Russian displaced persons and the interned troops of Gen. B. A. Khol'mston-Smyslovskii's anti-Soviet military force (1946-1948)
is particularly significant, as are many of the rare brochures and leaflets issued by various Russian émigré organizations.
The collection includes some additional material donated by Chubov's secretary, Sofia Izler, after his death.
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 Museum of Russian Culture. The grant also
provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials and copyright to
them (with some exceptions) are the property of the Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco. A transfer table indicating
corresponding box and reel numbers is available at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The Hoover Institution assumes all responsibility for notifying users that they must comply with the copyright law of the
United States (Title 17 United States Code) and Hoover Rules for the Use and Reproduction of Archival Materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Refugees
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Refugees
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Veterans
Russkai͡a pravoslavnai͡a t͡serkovʹ
Biographical File
1905-1963
reel 1
Autobiography
1956
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/folder 1 : 1
reel 1
Correspondence
1956-1963
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/folder 1 : 2. Mainly correspondence of A. S. Loukashkin with Rev. M. Pol'skii, Rev. D. Chubov,
and his secretary, Sofia Andreevna Izler, regarding the disposition of Chubov's archive
reel 1
Identity paper
1905
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/folder 1 : 3.
reel 1
Inventory of archival materials
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/folder 1 : 4.
reel 1
Programs
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/folder 1 : 5.
Correspondence
1923-1953
General note
See also BIOGRAPHICAL FILE/Correspondence
"Perepiska s podsovetskimi liud'mi v Evrope"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 6. Consists of correspondence of various unidentified individuals. Includes cover
letter by Chubov addressed to Iakov Iakovlevich
"Pereselenie v Argentinu"
Scope and Contents note
Concerns Chubov's involvement in the resettlement of Russian refugees, soldiers, and officers of Gen. B. A. Khol'mston-Smyslovskii's
detachment from Liechtenstein to Argentina. Includes correspondence with numerous Russians and foreign officials, lists of
candidates for resettlement, and other related documents
reel 1
1946
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 7
reel 1
1946-1947
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 8.
reel 1
1947-1948
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 9.
reel 2
Untitled bound file of correspondence
1923-1949
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 10. Correspondence involves N. E. Markov, Dowager Empress Mariia Feodorovna (signed
by her secretary Pr. Dolgorukii), Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Grand Duchess Anastasiia, Metropolitan Antonii, Prince N.
L. Obolenskii, A. P. Kutepov, A. F. Trepov, B. Serafimov, P. N. Krasnov, Ivan S. Shmelev, A. Kartashev, Also includes documents
relating to the support of the Russian community in Sliven for anti-communist activities, 1923-1928
reel 2
Boris III, King of Bulgaria
1924
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 12
reel 2
Bardygin, Nikolai Mikhailovich
1953
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 11
reel 2
Sitnikova, Olimpiada Semenovna, et al.
1943
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 13.
reel 2
Surguchev, Il'ia D.
1953
undated
Scope and Contents note
Russiam Museum of Culture box/folder 1 : 14.
reel 2
"Za kem my poidem?"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 1. Typescript, attributed to Chubov by A. S. Loukashkin
reel 2
"Pravda o masonstve," 1946.
1947 March
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 2. Typescript. Includes negative photostat of article by Iu. F. Semenov, "Vlast'
nad dushami,"
Rossiia, and note on Semenov's and M. M. Fedorov's affiliation to freemasonry
Writings By Others
1936-1963
General note
Contains primarily unpublished holographs and typescripts, with some mimeographed texts
reel 2
Eike, Vera Borisovna von. "Ekh, brattsy!" Typescript
undated
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 3.
reel 2
Kostanda, Apostol Aleksandrovich. "Istoriia ikony Blagoveshcheniia, pozhertvovannoi Khramu-Pamiatniku Imperatora Nikolaia
II v Briussele," Includes correspondence and related texts
[1953].
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 4.
reel 2
Kotliarevskii, N. M. Speech about Nicholas II, Typescript
1936 February 2
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 5.
reel 2
Shmelev, Ivan S. Letter to S. A. Izler
1963
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 6.
reel 2
Unidentified. "Iudin grekh," Typescript
undated
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 7
reel 2
Unidentified [D. Slavskii?]. "Malen'kaia russkaia istoriia," ]. Holograph
[1944 April]
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 8
reel 2
Unidentified. "Sovetskii Soiuz - ne Rossiia," Typescript
1947 October
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 9
reel 2
Unidentified. "Zakat khristianstva: Episkop Damaskin, ego zhizn' I bor'ba za pravoslavie," Typescript
1944 December.
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 10
Subject File
1926-1955
General note
Includes brochures, leaflets and other printed matter
Propaganda, Anti-communist. Materials published by various groups opposed to communism
reel 2
Bratstvo russkoi pravdy
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 16
reel 2
Fond spaseniia Rossii
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 17
reel 2
Unidentified organization
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 18
reel 2
Miscellany
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 19
reel 2
Displaced persons
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 11
reel 2
Eastern Orthodox Church
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 12
reel 2
Gogol', Nikolai
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 13
reel 2
Monarchism
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 14
reel 2
Orlov, Sergei
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 15
reel 2
Miscellany
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 20
Photographs
1945-1950
undated
reel 2
One photograph
1945-1946
Scope and Contents note
Russian Museum of Culture Box/folder 2 : 21. Photograph depicts Chubov's parents in the Kuban' region (n.d., probably pre-Revolutionary),
one small photograph of Russian Orthodox Church hierarchs, six photographs depicting Gen. B. A. Khol'mston-Smyslovskii and
Chubov performing religious services for the former's troops interned in Liechtenstein one photograph depicting cadets of
the Versailles Cadet School, one photograph depicting N. Vorob'eva's farm in Buenos Aires (1950) and two postcards depicting
Nicholas II and Alexander III