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Title: Gleb Nikolaevich Odintsov papers
Dates: 1781-1979
Collection Number: 75104
Creator: Odintsov, Gleb Nikolaevich, 1888-1972
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The collection includes materials related to the Russian Imperial army; events in Russia before, during, and after the Russian
Revolution and Civil War; the Romanov family, and other Russian dignitaries and nobility, in the form of correspondence, writings,
notes, clippings, printed matter, and photographs.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
Russian
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Gleb Nikolaevich Odintsov papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1975 with an increment in 1979.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
| 1888 | Born, Moscow province |
| 1908 | Graduated from the 1st Moscow Gymnasium |
| 1912 | Graduated from Saint Petersburg University law school, enrolled in Leib-gvardii kirasirski eia velichestva polk |
| 1913 | Became a military officer in the Russian Imperial army |
| 1917 | Dismissed after regiment reorganization |
| 1918 | Joined the Volunteer Army; appointed 1st squadron of 4th division commander |
| 1920 | Appointed 4th division commander |
| February 1920 | Injured in battle and evacuated to Serbia |
| 1921-1972 | Lived in Yugoslavia, Belgium, and Canada; served in the military in the Belgian Congo |
| June 1972 | Died in Toronto, Canada |
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the material relates to Odintsov's military career in the Russian
Imperial Army. The collection includes his military records, memoirs,
correspondence, photographs, and research papers related to the Leib-gvardii
kirasirskii eia velichestva polk (Her Majesty's Cuirassier Guards Regiment),
as well as collected materials related to the Russian Revolution, Civil War,
and the Romanov family.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Olga Aleksandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, 1882-1960.
Romanov, House of.
Russia. Armiia--Officers.
Russia. Armiia. Leib-gvardi kirasirski eia velichestva
Russia--History--Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.