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Abstract | I︠A︡kov Borisovich Polonskiĭ (1892-1951) was a lawyer, journalist, literary historian, and book collector active in the intellectual and political life of Russian and Russian Jewish émigré community in Paris, France. Polonskiĭ belonged to several émigré political groups, and to literary societies and associations dealing with publishing and book culture, including Respublikansko-demokraticheskai︠a︡ gruppa (Республиканско-демократическая группа, "The Republican-Democratic Group") and Soi︠u︡z russkikh pisateleĭ i zhurnalistov v Parizhe (Союз русских писателей и журналистов в Париже; "Union of Russian Writers and Journalists in Paris"), in which he held leadership positions. Soiuz russkikh pisateleĭ i zhurnalistov v Parizhe was a literary association formed in 1920 in Paris whose membership included many prominent émigré authors. Respublikansko-demokraticheskai︠a︡ gruppa was an émigré political association formed in 1944 in Paris by former members of Respublikansko-demokraticheskoe obʺedinenie (Республиканско-демократическое объединение). The collection contains papers, 1940-1951, of Soi︠u︡z russkikh pisateleĭ i zhurnalistov v Parizhe and of Respublikansko-demokraticheskai︠a︡ gruppa, as well as planning documents for the creation of a Russian language daily newspaper, and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, manifesto and program drafts, expense estimates, and miscellaneous notes and clippings. |
Creator | Polonskiĭ, I︠A︡kov Borisovich, 1892-1951. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Collection. |
Language | Russian French |
Processed by: Kirill Tolpygo and Marina Klimova, April 2024
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, April 2024
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I︠A︡kov Borisovich Polonskiĭ (1892-1951) was a lawyer, journalist, literary historian, and book collector active in the intellectual and political life of Russian and Russian Jewish émigré community in Paris, France. Polonskiĭ belonged to several émigré political groups, and to literary societies and associations dealing with publishing and book culture, including Respublikansko-demokraticheskai︠a︡ gruppa (Республиканско-демократическая группа, "The Republican-Democratic Group") and Soi︠u︡z russkikh pisateleĭ i zhurnalistov v Parizhe (Союз русских писателей и журналистов в Париже; "Union of Russian Writers and Journalists in Paris"), in which he held leadership positions. Soiuz russkikh pisateleĭ i zhurnalistov v Parizhe was a literary association formed in 1920 in Paris whose membership included many prominent émigré authors. Respublikansko-demokraticheskai︠a︡ gruppa was an émigré political association formed in 1944 in Paris by former members of Respublikansko-demokraticheskoe obʺedinenie (Республиканско-демократическое объединение).
Back to TopThe collection contains papers, 1940-1951, of Soi︠u︡z russkikh pisateleĭ i zhurnalistov v Parizhe and of Respublikansko-demokraticheskai︠a︡ gruppa, as well as planning documents for the creation of a Russian language daily newspaper, and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, manifesto and program drafts, expense estimates, and miscellaneous notes and clippings.
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Planning documents for the creation of a Russian daily newspaper in France, circa 1951Includes expense estimates, manifesto drafts, meeting minutes, and correspondence with Ekaterina Dmitrievna Kuskova (Екатерина Дмитриевна Кускова), Vasilii Alekseevich Maklаkov (Василий Алексеевич Маклаков), and Iakov Moiseevich Tsvibak (Яков Моисеевич Цвибак). |
Folder 2 |
Papers of Soiuz russkikh pisatelei i zhurnalistov v Parizhe, circa 1944-1945Includes meeting minutes, membership lists (including addresses in France), and other committee documents related to reforming the Union after the end of Nazi occupation. |
Folder 3 |
Papers of Respublikansko-demokraticheskaia gruppa, circa 1944-1945Includes manifesto and program drafts, correspondence with Mikhail Matveevich Тer-Pogosian (Михаил Матвеевич Тер-Погосян), Aleksandr Alekseevich Aleksandrov (Александр Алексеевич Александров), Lev Moiseevich Nemanov (Лев Моисеевич Неманов), Sergei Fedorovich Shtern (Сергей Федорович Штерн), and Arsenii Fedorovich Stupnitskii (Арсений Федорович Ступницкий), membership lists (including addresses in France), and other documents. |
Folder 4 |
Copy of letter, 20 August 1940From Aleksandr Ivanovich Konovalov (Александр Иванович Коновалов) to Aleksandra L’vovna Tolstaia (Александра Львовна Толстая), chair of the Tolstoy Foundation (Valley College, New York), asking for financial assistance in getting Russian émigré authors out of Nazi-occupied France. |