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Boris Viktorovič Savinkov Papers

Period  (1904-1905) 1917-1924
Total size   0.75 m.
Consultation Not restricted

Biography

Full name: Boris Viktorovič Savinkov; pseudonym: V. Ropšin; born in Charkiv, Russia 1879, died in Lubjanka Prison, Moscow 1925; one of the leaders of the Partija Socialistov-Revoljucionerov (PSR); writer; studied law in St. Petersburg; became a member of the PSR Battle Organization in 1903; joined the French army as a volunteer in the First World War; returned to Russia in April 1917 and made a rapid military career, becoming Assistant War Minister under A.F. Kerenskij; was expelled from the PSR because of his role in the L. Kornilov uprising; organized various uprisings against the Bolsheviks; formed in 1921 together with his friend Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal the Narodnyj sojuz zaščity rodiny i svobody, based in Paris; was arrested at the Russian border in 1924 and committed suicide under obscure circumstances.

Content

Collection relating to the Russian Civil War and Savinkov's role in it. Letters/memoranda exchanged between Savinkov and Jósef Pilsudski, the Kolčak government, Nikolaj V. Čajkovskij and others; memoranda sent by Savinkov to Winston Churchill and others; articles by Savinkov; biographical materials relating to Savinkov; documents of the Russian Political Committee in Poland and the Narodnyj sojuz zaščity rodiny i svobody; financial and other records of `Union', Bureau de Presse Russe; memoranda on the problem of nationalities; reports, notes, articles, memoirs by various persons; printed and processed material. Papers of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal: letters received by him, notes, manuscripts and personal documents, documents on his military mission in Latvia and Estonia in 1920.

Arrangement

A first list of the papers in Russian was problaby made by Boris Sapir in the 1960s; this list was edited and translated in English by Hermien van Veen in 2007; on the basis of this list a complete new and more detailed inventory was made by Benjamin Guichard in April 2011.

Processing information

Inventory by Benjamin Guichard in 2011

INVENTORY


Boris Viktorovič Savinkov


General correspondence

1
Nikolaj Dmitrievič Avksent'ev , with drafts and copies of letters sent to him by Boris Savinkov.   1920, March-April.  4 letters.
2
Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Bazili ( Nicolas de Basily ), from the Russian Embassy in Paris, forwarding a telegram from the Russian ambassador in the United States, Boris Aleksandrovič Bachmet'ev .   1919, November.  2 letters.
3
Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij , with copies of letters sent by Boris Savinkov, transcriptions and French translations of some letters.   1920, February-March.  5 letters.
NB. The second letter dated 17th of February 1920 (to Boris Savinkov and Georgij Evgen'evič L'vov ) should probably be dated 17th of March 1920.
4-6
Winston Churchill .   1919-1920.  3 covers.
4
Drafts and typed transcriptions of a letter sent by Boris Savinkov to Winston Churchill . 1919, December.
NB. For the memorandum cited in the letter, see No 150.
5
Drafts and typed transcriptions of a letter sent by Boris Savinkov to Winston Churchill . 1920, February.
6
Draft and typed transcriptions of 2 letters sent by Boris Savinkov to Winston Churchill . 1920, March-August.  2 letters.
NB. For copies of the attachments cited in the second letter, cf. No 120 and 231.
7
Letter from Boris Savinkov to Anton Ivanovič Denikin . Handwritten and typed drafts, copies and translation.   1919, December or 1920, January.  1 cover.
NB. Handwritten annotations by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal explain that the letter was sent through Vladimir L'vovič Burcev
8
G. Kirdecov , telegram urging Boris Savinkov to join the Northwestern Government, and answer by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal .   1919, September.  2 telegrams.
9-15
Correspondence with Admiral Aleksandr Vassil'evič Kolčak .   1919 and n.d.  7 covers.
9
Drafts and translations of a report from Boris Savinkov to Admiral Kolčak. Typed and handwritten copies. 1919, March.
10
Draft and translation of a telegram from Boris Savinkov to Admiral Kolčak. Typed and handwritten copies. 1919, July.
11
Copy and translations of a telegram from Admiral Kolčak to Boris Savinkov. Typed and handwritten copies. 1919, August.
12
Drafts and translations of a telegram from Boris Savinkov to Admiral Kolčak. Typed and handwritten copies. 1919, August.
13
Translation of a telegram sent to Admiral Kolčak by Georgij Evgen'evič L'vov , Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij and Boris Savinkov. Typed. 1919, September.
14
Copy and translations of a telegram from Admiral Kolčak by Georgij Evgen'evič L'vov , Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij and Boris Savinkov. Typed and handwritten copies. 1919, October.
15
Message sent by Boris Savinkov to Admiral Kolčak concerning Grigorij Alekseevič Aleksinskij . N.d.
16
N. Kopčevskaja , asking for employment.   1919.  1 letter.
17
M. S. Margulies .   1919, November.  2 telegrams.
18
Maurice Paléologue, drafts and copies of letters sent by Boris Savinkov, including the copy of a note sent by Józef Pilsudski to Boris Savinkov.   1919-1920.  2 letters.
19
Copy of a letter from Boris Savinkov to the Prefect of Police in Paris, asking for an exit visa for the Russian officer Herman.   N.d.  1 letter.
19A
Letter from the editor of the Revue internationale. Questions politiques, diplomatiques et financières .   1921.  1 letter.
20
Call for a subscription from the Editorial Board of the newspaper Le Soldat-citoyen russe en France .   N.d.  1 letter.
21
Marcelle Voisot-Perret , with drafts of answers from Boris Savinkov.   1920, March.  3 letters.
22
Copy of a letter from Boris Savinkov to an unknown adressee, mentioning talks with the Entente and military reports from Odessa.   1919, March.  1 letter.

Private life

23
Letter from Evgenija Ivanovna Savinkova , Boris Savinkov's second wife.   1921, March.  1 letter.
24
Diplomatic passport delivered to Boris Savinkov by the Russian diplomatic mission in Poland .   1921.  1 piece.
NB. Includes one photograph of Boris Savinkov.
25
Passport, passes and certificates delivered by Polish authorities to cross international boundaries.   1920-1921.  5 pieces.
NB. Includes one photograph of Boris Savinkov.

Public life


Head of the Special military mission (Osobaja voennaja missija) sent by the Provisional government of Russia
26
Secret instructions given to Boris Savinkov. Typed with handwritten annotations.   N.d.  1 cover.
27
Letters of introduction for Boris Savinkov adressed to American and British military officials and political figures by the British Major-General Alfred Knox .   1918, October.  4 letters.
28
Journal of the correspondence received and sent by the Special military mission during its trip to Paris.   1918, October- 1919, January.  1 notebook.
29
Account of wages paid to members of the mission.   1918, October- 1919, January.  1 notebook.
30
Accounts of the mission during its travel to Paris.   1919, January.  1 cover.
31
Diplomatic passport delivered by the Provisional All-Russian Government to the member of the military mission, Aleksej Ivanovič Odincov .   1918.  1 piece.
32
Personal statement made in French by Savinkov on his activites since October 1917 and the tasks of his mission to Europe. Typed.   1918, November.  4 pages.
33
Handwritten drafts for telegrams concerning Savinkov's arrival in France.   [1919].  2 pages.
34
Letter from the Captain Limont-Ivanov with plans for forming a Russian army in Czechoslovakia.   1919, February.  1 letter.
35
Plans for staffing a Russian army in Czechoslovakia with Russian prisonners of war, established by generals Ščerbačev and [ Nikolaj Avgustovič Monkevic ].   1919, February.  1 cover.
36
Memorandum on the trip made by Boris Savinkov in London to meet Finnish and British representatives to organize support for general Judenič 's army. Handwritten draft by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal , translation and typed copies.   1919, October.  1 cover.
37
Memorandum on the Russian Northwestern government. Typed.   [1919, October].  1 cover.
38-41
Copies of French and British diplomatic documents with information on the military situation in Russia, belonging to Captain Volkovickij .   1919-1920.  4 covers.
38
Message from the Commandant Lelong , asking Boris Savinkov to forward documents to captain Volkovickij. 1919, November.
39
French printed documents on the Red Army, from the Recueil de documents étrangers sent by Commandant Lelong to captain Volkovickij. [1919, August-November].
40
Message from the Mission militaire britannique près le Gouvernement français [to captain Volkovickij?], forwarding copies of British diplomatic documents. 1920, March.
41
Copies of British diplomatic telegrams on the military situation in Russia. 1919, December and 1920, March-April.

Head of the telegraphic agency "Union" and Russian propaganda bureau in Paris

Correspondence
42
Telegram of congratulations to Alexander I of Yugoslavia , signed by colonel Ivanovskij . Typed copy.   1919, June.  1 telegram.
43
Note from the Banque russo-asiatique .   1919, November.  1 letter.
NB. Missing attachments
44
Letter to Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Bazili ( Nicolas de Basily ), from the Russian Embassy in Paris, with a report on the Union's activities. Draft by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal and typed copy.
  1919, November.  1 cover.
45
Correspondence about financial support to Vladimir L'vovič Burcev from the Russian Provisional Government in Omsk, the Banque russo-asiatique and the Russian embassies in Paris and London.   1919, June, October and n.d.  3 letters.
46
Letter from V. F., secretary of the Bloc national et démocratique russe des organisations politiques à l'étranger .   1919, May.  1 letter.
47
Letter to Georgij Evgen'evič L'vov , asking for financial support. Drafts with handwritten annotations by Boris Savinkov and Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal and typed copies.   1920, January.  1 cover.
48
Telegram to the "Président section Union nationale. Omsk". Handwritten drafts by Boris Savinkov and Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal , typed copy.   [1919, August].  1 telegram (3 copies).
49
Letter from Boris Savinkov to the chief of staff of the military representative of Russian armies in Paris, concerning a report on the Russian press and propaganda abroad. Typed copy.   1919, September.  1 letter.
50
Letter from Boris Savinkov to the editor of an unknown newspaper, asking to correct statments made about him and Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij .   1920, March.  1 letter (2 copies).
51
Drafts for a letter from Union about sending an activity report and asking for financial support. Typed.   N.d.  2 letters.
52
Letter from an unknown correspondent, sending a copy of a telegram from an informant called "Russagent" about A. I. Denikin and S. D. Sazonov .   1919, December.  1 letter, 1 telegram (copy).

Organization
53
Activity report for the period February-July 1919. Two typed versions.   [c. 1919, August].  1 cover.
NB. See also No 44 (report sent to Bazili).
54
Reports on accounts for the period February-July 1919, with list of staff. Typed drafts and copies.   [c. 1919, August].  1 cover.
NB. Same document as in No 53, copy made for V. L. Burcev.
55
Account of the money spent for sending telegrams to French newspapers, with a list of newspapers titles.   1919, February-June.  1 cover.
56
Accounting analysis of the organization's finances by I. I. Romanov .   1919, June.  1 page.
57
Accounting analysis of the organization's finances by N. V. Rudnickij . Handwritten and typed.   1919, December.  1 cover.
58
Small notes by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal , including a list of the personnel, "dlja poslednej očeredi".   N.d.  2 notes.
59
Nominative list of wages paid to the personnel. Handwritten.   N.d.  1 page.
60-63
Documents on a project of expansion of the Russian propaganda network abroad.   [1919, July].  4 covers.
60
Project of telegram to Aleksandr Vassil'evič Kolčak about the project. Typed. [1919, July].
61
Report on the project (uncomplete). Typed. [1919, July].
62
Documents on financial projections for implementing the project. Typed with handwritten annotations. [1919, July].
63
List of candidates for staffing the proposed network. Typed and handwritten lists. [1919, July].
64-65
Documents on a project of business section for the Russian propaganda bureau.   N.d.  2 covers.
64
Memorandum and documents on the project, "Dokladnaja zapiska k voprosu ob organizacii pri "Unione" finansovo-èkonomičeskogo otdela". Typed, with handwritten annotations. N.d.
65
Commentaries on the project, with annotations by Boris Savinkov. Handwritten. N.d.
66
Handwritten note on a reorganization project of Union, mentioning rivalries between B. Savinkov and Grigorij Alekseevič Aleskinskij .   N.d.  1 page.
67
Note on a project of Russian newspaper in Czechoslovakia. Typed.   N.d.  5 pages.
68-69
Documents on the examination of Union's activities by a Commission headed by baron Boris Èmmanuilovič Nol'de .   [c. 1920, February].  2 covers.
68
Note by [ V. V. Viktorov-Toporov ] with annotation by Aleksej Ivanovič Odincov . Typed. [c. 1920, February].
69
Proceedings of the Commission headed by baron Boris Èmmanuilovič Nol'de . [c. 1920, February].
70
Proceedings of a meeting between representatives of Union and Russian banks in Paris. Typed, one copy signed by Aleksej Ivanovič Odincov , V. V. Viktorov-Toporov and N. V. Rudnickij .   N.d.  1 cover.

Activities
71-75
Documents on conferences organized by Union.   1919.  5 covers.
71
Summary of a conference given by Il'ja I. Bunakov-Fondaminskij for the Bloc national et démocratique russe . 1919, July.
72
Text of a speech given by Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij on Ekaterina K. Breško-Brešskovskaja for the Sojuz vozroždenija Rossii in Paris. 1919, July.
73
Invitation to a conference with Grigorij Alekseevič Aleskinskij and Victor Henri . Copy adressed to Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal . 1919, July.
74
Summary of the conference given by Victor Henri . Typed. 1919, July.
75
Documents on the organization of a gala for rising funds to help Russian soldiers. 1919, December.
76
List of publications to be distributed on Russian territory. Typed.   N.d.  1 page.
77
Blank subscription sheets for the Bloc républicain antibolchéviste , signed by Jean Erlich .   N.d.  4 sheets.
78
Russian translation of articles on Russia published by Albert Londres in the French newspaper L'Excelsior . Handwritten.   1920, May and n.d.  1 cover.
79-80
Press dispatches received and sent by Union.   1919.  2 covers.
79
Telegram from Omsk with press dispatches and their partial transcription for diffusion. Typed. 1919, June.
80
Press dispatches in Russian. Typed. 1919, November-December.
81-84
Typescripts of articles written by members of Union.   1919-1920.  4 covers.
NB. For Boris Savinkov's articles, see section Authorship and Publications
81
Draft of a report on Soviet Russia given by Grigorij A. Aleksinskij . Published in Bulletin , No 9. Typed with handwritten corrections. 1919, June.
82
Draft of an article by V. V. Viktorov-Toporov , "Les bienfaits de la paix des Soviets", sent to the French newspaper L'Eclair . Typed with handwritten corrections. 1920, February.
83
Draft of an article by V. V. Viktorov-Toporov , "Les plans de la Latvia", sent to the French newspaper Le Radical . Typed with handwritten corrections. 1920, February.
84
Draft of an article by [ V. V. Viktorov-Toporov ], "La tâche des Juifs". Typed with handwritten corrections. N.d.
85-90
Typescripts of reports and articles, probably prepared by Union.   1919-1920 and n.d.  6 covers.
85
Typescript of an article, "La radiation de la Russie de la Conférence de la paix". [1919].
86
Typescript of an article, "Prenez garde", against the exclusion of Russia from the Paris Peace conference. [1919].
87
Typescript of an article "Člen' Soveta narodnogo chozjajstva o nynešnem položenii v Sovetskoj Rossii". 1920, March.
88
Typescript of a report on a lecture by Marcel Guinand about Russia. N.d.
89
Typescript and handwritten drafts for an article, "La liste des Bolcheviks". N.d.
90
Typescript of an article, "Données sur le commissaire bocheviste Krassine". N.d.
91-93
Typescripts of materials used for the Bulletin published by Union. Agence télégraphique russe .   [1919].  2 covers.
NB. Texts of the typescripts may differ from the print version.
91
Typescripts of materials for unidentified issues of the Bulletin. N.d.
92
Typescripts for Bulletin NNo 1 (incomplete), 2-3. [1919].
93
Typescripts of a Russian version of Bulletin NNo 8-9. 1919, July-[August].
94-102
Print copies of the Bulletin published by Union. Agence télégraphique russe .   1919-1920.  9 covers.
94
Bulletin No 2. 1919, April.
95
Bulletins No 4-6. 1919, May.
96
Bulletin No 7. 1919, June.
97
Bulletin No 8. 1919, July.
98
Bulletin No 9-11. 1919, August.
99
Bulletin No 12-13. 1919, September.
100
Bulletin No 14-15. 1919, October.
101
Bulletin No 16-18. 1919, November.
102
Bulletin No 25. [1920, February].
103
Print copies of the Supplément au Bulletin de l'Union. Bureau de presse russe , without a number and No 3-4.   [1919, April-May].  3 issues.
104
Prints copies of the "Supplément russe" published in the periodical Agence économique et financière .   1919, January, September-November.  8 issues.

Head of the Russian Political committee ( Russkij političeskij komitet ) and Russian Evacuation Committee ( Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet ) in Poland

Correspondence
105
Telegram to Alexander I of Yugoslavia on negotiations with Jósef Pilsudski . Handwritten draft by Boris Savinkov and Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal .   1920, January.  1 page.
106
Telegram from E. Dolinskij , Russian military attaché in Poland, to general [A. S.] Lukomskij . Typed translation.   [1920, June].  1 telegram.
107
Letter to Georgij Evgen'evič L'vov , on negotiations with Jósef Pilsudski . Handwritten copy by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal , transcripts and translation.   1920, January.  1 letter.
108
Letter from Boguslaw Medzinski, about general Petr Vladimirovič Glazenap . Typed translation.   1920, August.  1 letter.
109-118
Correspondence between Boris Savinkov and Jósef Pilsudski .   1920, January-March.  10 covers.
109
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten copy, translation and typed transcription. 1920, January 20.
110
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten copy, translation and typed transcription. 1920,January 31.
111
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten copy, translation and typed transcription. 1920, February 8.
112
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten copy, translation and typed transcription. 1920, February 13.
113
Letter from Jósef Pilsudski . Handwritten copy, translation and typed transcription. 1920, February 26.
114
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten and typed copy. 1920, March 14.
115
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten and typed copy, translation. 1920, March 27.
116
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Handwritten draft and typed copy, translations. 1920, March, 29.
117
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Typed copy. 1920, July 21.
118
Letter from Boris Savinkov. Typed copy. c. 1920, August.
119
Letter from [ N. N. Poradelov ], Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij 's envoy in Latvia and Finland.   1920, September.  1 letter.
120
Letters sent to Kazimierz Sosnkowski . Typed, with handwritten corrections.   1920, July-August.  7 letters.
121
Letter from Boris Savinkov to General Vladimirov , about general Petr Vladimirovič Glazenap . Typed copy.   1920, July.  1 letter.
122
Letters from Boris Savinkov to Petr Nikolaevič Vrangel' . Typed copies.   1920, July-August.  3 letters.

Organization
123
Orders given by the Russkij političeskij komitet and the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet . No 1, 3, 12, 20.   [1920, August] and 1921, January.  4 pages..
124
Certificates delivered by Polish authorities.   1920, August and n.d.  4 pieces.
125
Convocation letter for a meeting of the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet sent to Georgij Evgenievič Èl'vengren . Typed copy.   1920, December.  1 letter.
126
Autobiography of Boris Savinkov, sent to the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet . Typed.   1921, January.  1 cover.
127-130
Documents on the prosecutions of former members of the Russian northwestern army.   1920, September-1921, January.  4 covers.
127
Typed list of members of the North-Western army awaiting prosecution. Handwritten annotations by Boris Savinkov for Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal . 1920, September.
128
Telegram to general S.P. Jumatov , asking to arrest captain Vladimir Vladimirovič Dejtrich (Deitrich) . Typed copy. [1920], December.
129
Statement made by Vladimir Vladimirovič Dejtrich (Deitrich) . Handwritten pencil notes. 1921, January.
130
Proceedings of questionings held in Russian military camps. Handwritten. 1920, December-1921, January.

Activities
131-134
Documents on negotiations held with the Polish government.   1920.  4 covers.
131
Report on the negotiations held by Boris Savinkov and Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij with Jósef Pilsudski . Draft, handwritten and typed translations. c. 1920, January.
132
Report on the negotiations held by Boris Savinkov and Nikolaj Vasil'evič Čajkovskij with Karol Wedziagolski . Drafts, handwritten and typed translation. c. 1920, February.
133
Copy of the military agreements signed by the Russkij političeskij komitet and the Polish High-Command. c. 1920, July.
134
Decision of the Neglasnyj organizacionnyj komitet concerning the command of the Russian troops in Poland. Typed copy. 1920, July.
135-139
Documents on negotiations held with the Ukrajnskaja narodnaja respublika .   1920-1921.  5 covers.
135
Military convention signed between the Russkij političeskij komitet and the Ukrajnskaja narodnaja respublika . Typed copy. 1920, November.
136
Letter from Boris Savinkov to the head of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Poland. Typed copy. 1921, January.
137
Note from Dmitrij Vladimorovič Filosofov, asking for comments on a project of agreement with the Ukrajnskaja narodnaja respublika . 1921, February.
138
Project of an agreement with the Ukrajnskaja narodnaja respublika to form an "Union of States" on the territory of the former Empire of Russia. 1921, February.
139
Proceedings of a joint meeting discussing the project to form an "Union of States". 1921, February.
140-141
Documents on negotiations held with Belorussian political organizations.   1920-1921.  2 covers.
140
Agreement signed by the Russkij političeskij komitet and the Russkaja narodnaja dobrovol'českaja armija with the Belorusskij političeskij komitet . Typed copy. 1920, November.
141
Proceedings of a joint meeting discussion a project of political agreement between the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet and the Belorusskij voenno-političeskij centr . Typed copy. 1921, June.
142
Memorandum on the delimitation of the state borders between Poland and Russia, "Kratkie soobraženija k voprosu o granicach Pol'ši v Rossii".   N.d.  1 cover.
143
Memorandum on a project of Russian newspaper in Poland by P. Simanskij , "Položenie russkoj gazety v Pol'še".   N.d.  1 cover.
144
Leaflet from the Russkij političeskij komitet , "Za čto my boremsja i kto my?".   N.d.  1 cover.
NB. Contains a sealed envelop with copies of the leaflet.

Authorship and publications

Memoranda
145
Memorandum on the military situation in Russia for the Allied governments, "Exposé de la situation des forces armées en présence en Russie". Handwritten draft and typed versions, with statistic on troops.   1919, February.  1 cover.
146
Memorandum on the necessity for the Entente to recognize the Government of Admiral Aleksandr Vassil'evič Kolčak . Typed.   [c. 1919, April].  1 cover.
147
Note adressed to the Russkaja političeskaja delegacija on the military situation in Russia. Typed copy, handwritten and typed translation.   1919, May.  1 cover.
148
Draft of a report on the military situation in Russia, "La situation militaire en Russie. Juillet-août 1918. Juillet-août 1919". Typed with annotations.   1919, August.  1 cover.
149
Memorandum on Russia for the Entente, "Impressions de Monsieur Savinkoff sur la situation en Russie et sur la nécessité d'une orientation nouvelle de la politique russe". Typed with annotations.   1919, November.  1 cover.
150
Note adressed to the French President Raymond Poincaré , "Impression sur la situation en Russie". Typed.   1919, December.  1 cover.
151
Note adressed to Winston Churchill . Drafts and typed copies.   1919, December.  1 cover.
152-155
Drafts and versions of Boris Savinkov's memorandum on the national question, Zapiska po nacional'nomu voprosu , adressed to the Russkaja političeskaja delegacija (Paris).   December, 1919.  1 folder and 3 covers.
152
Draft and typescript of an untitled Russian version, "Operacii 1919 g. zakončilis'...". 1919, December.
153
Draft of a Russian version, titled Zapiska po nacional'nomu voprosu . Typed, with annotations. 1919, December
154
Typed copy of the memorandum, Zapiska po nacional'nomu voprosu . With handwritten corrections 1919, December.
155
French translation of the memorandum, "Note sur la question nationale en Russie". Handwrittend and typed copies. December, 1919.
156
Fragment of a memorandum on the political orientation of Denikin's government, "Obščee političeskoe položenie". Typed.   [c.1919-1920].  1 cover.
157
Note on the military operations held in Russia in 1919. Hadwritten draft and typed copy.   [c.1919-1920].  1 cover.
158
Note on Bolshevism and the situation in Russia adressed to Chanler . Handwritten drafts and typed copy.   1920, January  1 cover.
NB. The drafts are mistakenly dated January 1919.
159
Copies of notes and memoranda sent by Savinkov from September 1919 to January 1920, "Recueil des documents concernant le point de vue de M. Savinkoff sur la situation en Russie". Drafts, typed copy.   [c. 1920, January].  1 cover.
160
Report on the Bolshevik threat in Europe. Typed.   1920, April.  1 cover.

Speeches, press articles and brochures
161
Manuscript of an article in favour of Kolčak's coup and hostile to Nikolaj Dmitrievič Avksent'ev . Incomplete, p. 3-6.   [Early 1919].  1 cover.
162
Typescript of a conference given by Boris Savinkov to the Ligue française de l'enseignement , "Le calvaire de la Russie". Typed with annotations.   1919, February.  1 cover.
163
Newspaper clipping of an open-letter from Boris Savinkov to Gustave Hervé , published in La Victoire .   [1919].  1 newspaper clipping.
164
Manuscript of a text on the Russian civil war in 6 parts, "S momenta bol'ševistskoj revoljucii i do nastojaščego vremeni...".   [c. 1919?].  1 cover.
165
Manuscript of the brochure Bor’ba s bol’ševikami .   [c. 1920].  1 cover.
NB. See: B.V. Savinkov: Bor’ba s bolševikami” , published by Russkij Političeskij Komitet , Warsaw ,1920. IISH call number R 517/11
166
Typescript of an article, "Aide-mémoire sur les récentes organisations politiques en Russie".   N.d.  1 cover.
NB. Authorship of Boris Savinkov has to be checked.
167
Obituary, " Alekandr Abromovič Vilenkin ". Manuscript and typescript.   N.d.  1 cover.
168
Typescript, "Aperçu historique sur l'Armée volontaire".   N.d.  1 cover.
NB. Authorship of Boris Savinkov has to be checked.
169
Typescript of the French translation of an article published in Za svobodu , "Léon Trotsky francophile. Dédié à M. Herriot".   N.D. [after July 1921].  1 cover.

Publications and texts about Boris Savinkov
170
Manuscript of a poem on Boris Savinkov, "Petrograd. Nojabr' 1917 g.". With an annotation: "iz arhiva Sojuza èvoljucionnogo socializma ".   N.d.  1 cover.
171-172
French newspapers clippings about Boris Savinkov.   1918-1919.  2 covers.
171
Newspapers clippings from France australe (Nouméa) and an unidentified French newspaper. [1918-1919].
172
First page from Le Populaire de Paris. Journal socialiste du soir , with an article "Les contradictions de M. Savinkof". Annotations. 1919, April.

Membership of other organizations

Russkoe političeskoe soveščanie and Russkaja političeskaja delegacija in Paris

NB. See also correspondence with Admiral Kolčak, No 11-12 and memoranda adressed by Savinkov to the delegation, No 147 and 151-154.
173
Copy of a letter from Savinkov to [Erik] Scavenius .   1920, February.  1 letter.
174
Convocation for a meeting of the Russkaja političeskaja delegacija , on behalf of Georgij Evgen'evič L'vov by A. Šebunin .   1920, April.  1 letter.
175
Note adressed to Boris Savinkov as a member of the Russian delegation, "Ob izmenenii charaktera russkoj patriotičeskoj propagandy".   N.d.  1 cover.
176
List of persons linked to the Russian diplomatic mission in Paris, the Russian delegation and the telegraphic agency "Union".   N.d.  1 sheet.
177-180
Documents on the discussions of the Paris Peace conference concerning the independance of the Baltic states and Ruthenia from Russia.   [1919].  6 covers.
177
Press dispatches from the Information Bureau of the Lituanian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference. [1919].
178
Copy of the annex of a report on census operations held during German occupation of Lituania in 1916. [1919].
179
Commentaries of the Russian delegation on the conclusions of the Polish delegations concerning the status of Ruthenia and the Baltic region. [1919].
180
Economical analysis, hostile to the independance of Ruthenia and the Baltic states. [1919].
181-183
Documents on the Ukraine.   1919, 1921.  2 covers.
181
Translation of telegrams sent by Lukasevič ( Ukrajnskaja narodnaja respublika ), on the organization of Ukrainian propaganda in France and Switzerland. 1919, January.
182
Memorandum by Michel Lozynsky , Notes sur les relations ukraino-polonaises en Galicie pendant les 25 dernières années . Print, published by the Bureau ukrainien (Paris). 1919.
183
Memorandum presented by A. Šul'gin to the League of Nations , The situation in Ukraine . Print. 1921.

Narodnyj sojuz zaščity rodiny i svobody
184
Copy of a telegram to General [K. V.] Sakharov and Flegont Klepikov , asking for informations about the government of the Russian Far East in Vladivostok.   N.d.  1 telegram.
185
Project of a resolution for the First Congress of the Narodnyj sojuz zaščity rodiny i svobody , concerning the relations with the Entente. Draft, typed and handwritten.   [1921].  1 page.
186
Political programme. Typed.   N.d.  1 page.
187
Summary of the tactics for action. Typed.   N.d.  1 page.
188
Order from the Secret committee to the Director of the internees from the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet , concerning the purges among Russian troops.   N.d.  1 page.
189
Diplomatic passport and military certificate delivered to Sergej Èduardovič Pavlovskij , representative of the Sojuz, by the Russian diplomatic mission in Poland and the General Consulate of Russia in Paris.   1921, 1923.  1 cover..
NB. Includes one photograph of Sergej Èduardovič Pavlovskij.
190
Brochure, reporting on the Sojuz's activities from June 1920 to November 1921.   [c. 1921, November].  1 piece.
NB. The report deals as well with the activities of the Russkij političeskij komitet and the Russkij èvakuacionnyj konmitet .

Relationship with Russian military units
191-194
Documents relating to the Russkij Tul'skij otrjad , insurgent troops from Tula and Gomel.   1919 and n.d.  4 covers.
191
Report from the detachment representatives to the General Staff in Bucharest. Handwritten. 1919, March-April.
192
Report adressed to Boris Savinkov, as "honorary member" of the detachment. Typed, signed by [Michajl Aleksandrovič] Strekopytov . 1919, April.
193
Status of the detachment "Russkaja brigada imeni Borisa Savinkova", part of the Russkaja narodnaja armija , by [Michajl Aleksandrovič] Strekopytov . Handrwritten copy. N.d.
194
Leaflets by the Russkij Tul'skij otrjad , "Russkie letčiki Krasnoj Armii!" and "Krest'jane i rabočie Rossii". Print. N.d.
195
Issue of Donskoj kazak , No 3, newspaper of the 4th Don cossacks regiment. Mimeograph, illustrated by hand gouache paintings and photographs, signed by members of the regiment and dedicated to Boris Savinkov.   [c. 1921, June].  1 folder.

Aleksandr Arkad'evič Dickhoff-Daerenthal ('Dikgof-Derental')


General correspondence

196
N. Andro .   1920.  1 letter.
197
[Ivan Terent'evič] Fomičev .   1923-1924.  2 letters.
198
Aleksandr Aleksandrovič [fon] Goerc .   N.d.  1 letter.
199
Business card with New Year's greetings from Robert E. d'Hermigny .   1920.  1 card.
200
Letters from Nikolaj Irmanov and a note about the false Italian passport he uses for travel.   1924 and n.d.  2 letters, 1 note.
201
B. Morkovkin .   1919 and n.d.  2 letters.
202
Aleksej Ivanovič Odincov .   1920.  1 letter.
203
[ N. N. Porabelov ].   1920.  2 letters.
204
K. Rukavišnikova .   N.d.  1 letter.
205
V. V. Viktorov-Toporov .   1920.  1 letter.
206-210
Letters from unidentified persons.   1920-1921 and n.d.  5 letters.
206
Letter from D. A[?]. 1920.
207
Letter from "Georgij" [ Georgij A. Goštovt ?], agent in Finland. 1921.
208
Letter from [Petrov?], in Poland. N.d.
209
Letter from "R.", in V[erche]-Udinsk (Ulan-Ude). 1920.
210
Letter from [J. Toulain ou J. Fontaine?]. 1920.

Private correspondence

211
Ljubov' Efimovna Dickhoff-Daerenthal .   N.d.  1 letter.

Identity papers and official personal documents

212
Military certificate transferring Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal from the French army to the Russian Embassy in Paris. Handwritten copy.   1917, May.  1 page.
213
Diplomatic passport delivered by the Provisional All-Russian Government (Omsk).   1918-1919.  1 cover.
NB. Includes one photograph of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal.
214
Diplomatic passport delivered by the Russian Embassy in Paris.   1919-1922.  1 cover.
NB. Includes one photograph of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal.
215
Passport, passes and certificates delivered by Polish authorities to cross international boundaries.   1920  1 cover.
216
Certificates delivered by the French and British military missions in Warsaw, for building contacts with Allied military authorities in the Baltic region.   1920.  1 cover.
217
Estonian visa.   1920.  1 piece.
NB. Includes one photograph of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal.
218
Diplomatic passport delivered by the Russian diplomatic mission in Poland.   1921.  1 cover.
NB. Includes one photograph of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal.
219
Residence permit delivered by the Czechoslovakian authorities to Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal and his wife L'jubov' E. Dickhoff-Daerenthal .   1921, November.  2 pieces.
NB. Includes photographs of Aleksandr and Ljubov' Dickhoff-Daerenthal.

Public life


Work affiliated with the Russian propaganda Bureau in Paris "Union"
220-221
Report on the organization of a Russian propaganda bureau abroad, sent to the Soveščanie russkich poslov v Pariže .   1919, January.  2 covers.
220
Drafts and materials for the report on the organization of a Russian propaganda bureau abroad. [1919, January].
221
Typed version of the report on the organization of a Russian propaganda bureau abroad. 1919, January.
222
Memorandum on the Russian civil war, "Court mémorandum sur les nouvelles perspectives de la lutte contre les bolchéviks". Handwritten russian version by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal , manuscript and typed version of its French translation, with excerpts written by Boris Savinkov.   [c. 1920, January].  1 cover.

Member of the Russian Political committee ( Russkij političeskij komitet ) and Russian Evacuation Committee ( Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet ) in Poland

General
223
Project of a political statement by the Russkij političeskij komitet on the nationalities issue, sent for comments.   N.d.  1 page.

Administration of Russian military camps in Poland
224
Mission order and certificate concerning inspections of the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet activities in Russian military camps in Poland and transfering of troops.   1920, July-August and 1921, January.  1 cover.
225
Message from French military attaché in Pologne d'Aubigny .   1920, December.  1 letter.
226
Copy of a report from Boris Savinkov to Karol Wedziagolski on the liquidation of Russian military camps in Poland, forwarded by E. Dolinskij .   1921, June.  1 cover.
227
Orders given by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal , concerning the adminstration of Russian military camps in Poland. Typed copies.   1921, June-July.  2 pages.
228
Copy of the proceedings of a meeting on the liquidation of the Russian military camps in Poland, forwarded by M. V. Jaroslavcev .   1921, July.  1 cover.

Mission in the Baltic region for the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet
229
Report on the situation of Russian troops in Estonia by the general Aleksej Petrovič von der Pahlen . Copy and translations, handwritten and typed.   1920, March.  1 cover.
230
Statement by the general Aleksej Petrovič von der Pahlen , seeking the support of the French military missions in Latvia. Handwritten.   [Summer 1920].  1 cover.
231
Copy of an agreement between the Russkij političeskij komitet and the representatives of the Russian troops in Latvia about their tranfer to Poland. Typed.   1920, July.  2 pages.
232
Copies of telegrams sent to Boris Savinkov through the French and Polish military authorities.   1920, August-September.  2 telegrams.
233
Certificates relating to Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal 's mission in Latvia, Estonia and Finland and instructions from Boris Savinkov .   1920, September.  2 pages.
234
Letter from Ljudmila Ljubimova , Rossijskij krasnyj krest v Pol'še .   1920, September.  1 letter.
235
Copy of a telegram from the French military attaché Henrys , on the reception of Russian troops in Dantzig.   1920, September.  1 telegram..
236
Letter of appointment of Georgij Evgenivič Èl'vengren , as a representative of the Russkij političeskij komitet in Estonia and Finland. Handwritten copy.   1920, October.  1 letter.
237
Tactical schemes on the use of shock-armored divisions, provided and commented by the British captain A. Birk .   1920, October.  2 sheets.
238
Notes by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal on his contacts in Estonia and Latvia.   [1920].  1 page.
239-244
Documents and reports on the accounts of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal 's mission in the Baltic region.   1920, July-1921, February.  6 covers.
239
Report on the estimate costs of the mission. N.d.
240
Receipts, notes and draft report on the mission's accounts. 1920, July-[December].
241
Letter to Boris Savinkov, giving supplementary details on the mission's accounts. Handwritten copy. 1921, January.
242
Letters from the administration of the Russkij èvakuacionnyj komitet on the accounts analysis of the mission, with a copy of a financial report by A. Smoldovskij . 1921, January
243
Draft of a detailed financial report by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal . Handwritten. 1921, January.
244
Report by P. Simanskij, relatives to the wages to be paid to Aleksandr Aleksandrovič [fon] Goerc for his role in the mission. 1921, February.

Authorship
245
Typescript of a play, Čto videli moi glaza ili Vo mrake , by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal and Sofija Aleksandrovna Savinkova (Boris Savinkov's mother).   N.d.  1 cover.
246
Manuscript of an article, "Problema mira i Rossija".   [1919?].  1 cover.
247
Manuscript of an obituary of A. S. Belorussov .   N.d.  1 cover.
248
Uncomplete manuscript on the political situation in Russia (numbered p. 2-8), "Tri voprosa...".   N.d.  1 cover.
250
Fragment of an unidentified manuscript (numbered as p. 97), "Ona stojala sognuvshis'...".   N.d.  1 page.
251-255
Manuscripts of memoirs on the Sojuz zaščity rodiny i svobody in 1917-1918.   N.d.  5 covers.
251
Manuscript draft for the first chapter of memoirs, titled Bor'ba s predatel'jami Rossii . N.d.
252
Manuscript draft for the second chapter of memoirs, titled Bor'ba s predatel'jami Rossii . N.d.
253
Manuscript draft for the first chapter of memoirs, titled Iz vospominanij: Sojuz zaščity Rodiny i Svobody . N.d.
254
Manuscript draft for the first chapter of memoirs, titled Oficerskie organizacii v Rossii: Sojuz zaščity Rodiny i Svobody . N.d.
255
Notes, probably for memoirs, on the struggle of the Czech legions with the Red Army. N.d.
256-260
Manuscript of memoirs on the years 1917-1918, [ Iz perežitogo ].   N.d.  5 covers.
256
List of planned chapters. Handwritten. N.d.
257
Manuscript of the preface. N.d.
258
Manuscript of the first chapter, "Opjat' na rodine!...". N.d.
259
Manuscript of additions to the first chapter. N.d.
260
Manuscript of the third and fourth chapters. N.d.
261
Typescripts of memoirs, titled Iz perevernutych stranic. Otryvki vospominanij , on the events of summer 1918. Annotations by Boris Savinkov .   [c. 1923].  1 cover.
NB. Published in the journal Na čužoj storone , 1923, 2, p. 57-76. IISH call mumber: ZO 22169.
262
Manuscript of an autobiographical piece, titled Moment li my zabyt'? .   N.d.  6 pages.
263
Fragments of a manuscript, Poslednie dni stavki. Iz vospominanij .   N.d.  3 pages.
264
Fragment of a manuscript (pages numbered 6-7).   N.d.  2 pages.
265
Newspaper clipping with a review of Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal's book V naši dni (Praga, 1922), by Il'ja M. Vasilevskij (Ne-Bukva) .   N.d.  1 newspaper clipping.

Other documents


Russian documents on the pre-revolutionary period

266
Passport delivered to Gittlja Šapiro by the General Consulate of Russia in London.   1904.  1 piece.
267
Handwritten transcription of a the russian version of a letter from Aleksandr Valentinovič Amfiteatrov to Jean Jaurès .   [1905].  1 notebook.

Documents on the Russian Revolution

268
Anonymous note with a legal analysis of tsar's Nicholas II abdication. Typed.   N.d.  1 cover.
269
Memorandum by P. G. La Chesnais ( Pierre Georget La Chesnais ) on federalism in Russia : "En 1905 a paru dans l'Européen...". Typed.   N.d.  1 cover.
270
Signed memorandum by Aleksej Ivanovič Odincov on a project of constitution for post-bolshevik Russia, "Mnogo uže ukazyvaet na to, čto carstvu bol'ševikov prichodit konec". Typed, with handwritten corrections.   N.d.  1 cover.
271
Anonymous memoirs by a Russian officer on the First World War and the Revolution. Typed.   N.d.  144 pages.
272
Postcards with lyrics of revolutionary songs: Vy žertvoju pali , Internacional' , Rabočaja Marsel'eza and Smelo, druzja .   N.d.  4 pieces.

Documents on the foreign intervention in the Russian Civil War and the military situation in Russia

273
Copies of letters on the Allied intervention in Russia sent by or written to Paul Boyer . Typed.   1918.  2 letters..
274
Draft of an article, "L'aide à la Russie démocratique", signed by V. Drabovič , member of the Sojuz vozdroženija Rossii in Paris. Typed with handwritten annotations.   N.d.  1 cover.
275-276
Memoranda written by A. Eck on the foreign intervention in Russia.   1918.  2 covers.
275
Typed note, "Action de l'Entente en Russie (buts et moyens)", followed by a project of Russian newspaper published from abroad. 1918 and n.d.
276
Typed note, "Note sur l'intervention en Ukraine". N.d.
277
Maps drawn by hand of the military fronts in European Russian.   N.d.  5 pages.

Documents of Georgij Georgevič Sjunnerberg ( Georges Synnerberg ) on the military situation in the Far East
278-285
Copies of letters and a memorandum, calling for a military intervention against the Bolsheviks from the Far East.   1917-1918.  8 covers.
278
Letter to Aleskeij Alekseevič [Ignat'ev] , Russian military attaché in Paris. Typed, signed. N.d.
279
Copy of a letter to Vasilij Alekseevič Maklakov , ambassador of Russia in Paris. Typed. 1917, December.
280
Copy of a letter to Vasilij Nikolaevič Krupenskij , ambassador of Russia in Tokyo. Typed. 1917, December.
281
Note on the reactions of Nikolaj Alekandrovič Kudašev , ambassador of Russia in Beijing, on Georgij Sjunnerberg's plans for an intervention. Typed, two copies, one signed by Sjunnerberg. 1917, December.
282
Memorandum urging for an Allied intervention against Bolshevik Russia through the Far East. 1917, December.
283
Additions to the Memorandum, with informations on the military expedition of the ataman Grigorij Michajlovič Semënov in Mongolia and Buratia. Two copies, one signed. 1918, January.
284
English translation of the memorandum, its additions and the letter to Vasilij Maklakov. Typed, signed. N.d.
285
Envelope used by Georgij Sjunnerberg for sending documents to Boris Savinkov. N.d.
286-292
Newspaper clippings gathered by Georgij Sjunnerberg on the Russian civil war from newspapers published in Japan and China. Handwritten annotations.   1918.  6 covers.
286
Newspaper clippings. 1918, January-April.
287
Newspaper clippings. 1918, May-June.
288
Newspaper clippings. 1918, July.
289
Newspaper clippings. 1918, August.
290
Newspaper clippings. 1918, September.
291
Newspaper clippings. 1918, October.
292
Newspaper clipping of an article on the Allied intervention in Russia, "Celi sojuznogo vmešatel'stva", signed Kliorin, taken from Novosti žizni (Russian newspaper published in Kharbin).   1918, June.  1 folder.

Documents on Russian politics in Russian Civil War and Russian emigration

293
Anonymous report on Vladimir Èduardovič Buchgejm , member of the Liga vozroždenija Rossii . Typed.   N.d.  1 cover.
294
French translation of a declaration, "À tous les citoyens", on the formation of a governemental body in South Russia under the authority of General Denikin. Typed with handwritten corrections.   [1919].  6 pages.
295
Statement from representatives of the Northwestern armies, condemning the attitude of the Russians exiles, "Zajavlenie predstvitelej aktivno borjaščichsja s bol'ševikami i s bol'ševizmom Russkich i Inorodcheskich vooružennych sil i organizacij Severnogo i Zapadnogo frontov i oblastej. Handwritten and typed copies.   [1919?].  1 cover.
296
Handwritten memorandum on the political situation in Russia, "Vot uže skoro tri goda....", signed by the Bureau of the Zemsko-Krest’janskaja partija , followed by a project of appeal to "all Russian representatives" for organizing the struggle against bolshevism.   1920.  4 pages.
297-299
Issues of Russian newspapers published in France.   1919.  3 covers.
297
Issue No 58 of Obščee delo. La cause commune . 1919, August.
298
Issue No 6 of La République russe . 1919, May.
299
Issue No 348 of Le soldat-citoyen russe. Russkij soldat-graždanin . 1919, February.

Copies of Russian diplomatic correspondence
300
Telegrams sent from Denmark by baron Meyendorff . Typed copies.   [1920], April.  2 telegrams.
301
Telegram sent from Japan. Typed copy.   N.d.  1 telegram.
302
Telegrams sent from the Ottoman Empire by Anatolij Anatol'evič Neratov .   1920, April.  2 telegrams..
303
Telegrams sent from Poland by G. N. Kutepov or V. M. Gorlov to Sergej Dmitrievič Sazonov . Typed copies.   1920, February-April.  6 telegrams.
304
Letter sent from Sweden by Konstantin Nikolaevič Gul'kevič concerning Leonid Borisovič Krasin . Typed copy and translation.   1920, April.  2 telegrams.
305
Telegram sent in the name of the Russian provisional government from Vladivostok by [A. S.] Medved'ev .   1920, April.  1 telegram.
306
Letters and telegrams sent from the United Kingdom by Evgenij Vasil'evič Sablin and Volkov to Sergej Dmitrievič Sazonov . Typed and handwritten copies.   1919, November - 1920, April.  4 letters and 1 business card.
307-309
Documents relating to the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States.   1919.  .
307
Copy of a report sent to Boris Aleksandrovič Bachmet'ev , on Ekaterina Konstantinovna Breško-Breškovskaja . Typed. 1919, February.
308
Letter from Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Bublikov to Sergej Dmitrievič Sazonov concerning Boris Aleksandrovič Bachmet'ev , and copy of a letter sent by A. A. Bublikov to B.A. Bachmet'ev. Typed. 1919, September.
309
Statutes of the Russkij komitet osvoboždenija (New York) . 1919.

Documents on Soviet Russia

310
Excerpt from a speech given by [Timofej V.] Sapronov at the Congress of soviets of the RSFSR. Handwritten copy by Aleksandr A. Dickhoff-Daerenthal .   1921, December.  2 pages.
311
Military documents on the Revolucionnyj voennyj sovet respubliki .   1923.  1 folder.

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