Zarko Rista Popovic papers, 1917-1980

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Summary

Creators:
Popović, Žarko Rista, 1896-1989
Abstract:
The papers include diaries, correspondence, reports, memoranda, and clippings, relating to Yugoslav-Soviet relations, the Yugoslav coup d'état of 1941 March 27, relations of the Yugoslav Government-in-Exile with the United States and Great Britain, Draža Mihailović and the Yugoslav resistance movement during World War II, dissension within the Yugoslav resistance movement (especially as expressed in the so-called Cairo affair of 1942), and postwar Yugoslav émigré politics. Includes diaries, in Russian, for 1917-1931 and 1941-1975. Also available on microfilm (6 reels).
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (1.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Serbo-Croatian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Zarko Rista Popovic Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers document events following World War II, reflecting primarily on the Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941, relations of the Yugoslav government-in-exile with the United States and Great Britain, the resistance movement, and dissension within the Yugoslav military (especially as expressed in the "Cairo Affair" of 1942), as well as developments in the Yugoslav army in the Middle East and postwar Yugoslav émigré politics. Includes diaries, in Russian, for the years 1917 to 1931 and 1941 to 1975.

The papers also include material on Draža Mihailović and the Yugoslav resistance movement during World War II as well as a considerable number of records that provide insight into Yugoslav foreign relations, particularly Yugoslav-Soviet relations.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1896
Born, Belgrade, Serbia
1905-1912
Attended Cadet School in Odessa, Russia. Graduated Military Academy (Artillery) in Petrograd, Russia
1914-1919
Served Serbian army in Serbia; twice wounded in action
1919-1921
Member of the Serbian military mission in Sofia, Bulgaria
1921-1923
Attended the Ecole supérieure de guerre in Paris, France
1924-1927
Served with a regiment in the Yugoslav Army, deployed to the general staff college in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1927-1932
General staff officer on various assignments with the Yugoslav army, including a detail as Aide de Camp to His Majesty King Alexander of Yugoslavia
1932-1935
Military attaché in Rome, Italy
1935-1936
Chief of staff for an infantry division in Yugoslavia
1936-1940
Director of intelligence, general staff, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1940-1941
Military Attaché in Moscow, U.S.S.R.
1941-1942
Director of intelligence, Yugoslav Force in Egypt
1942
Expelled from the Yugoslav Military after the Yugoslav army "Cairo Affair"
1942-1948
Commissioned by British military authority; served as Colonel with the British Forces in the Middle East in Egypt
1948-1949
Co-partner and chief translator at a translating office in London
1951-1952
Worked as an inspector with a South African insurance company in Nairobi, Kenya
1989
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1975.
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Diaries, Speeches and writings, Subject file, and Yugoslav Military Attaché in the Soviet Union office file.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Zarko Rista Popovic Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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