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Alexander Feodorovitch KERENSKI, alias Miloutine MARKAVITCH: Russian. KERENSKI, a...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/658
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This record is about the Alexander Feodorovitch KERENSKI, alias Miloutine MARKAVITCH: Russian. KERENSKI, a... dating from 1917 May 08-1919 Dec 30 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/658
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917 May 08-1919 Dec 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Alexander Feodorovitch KERENSKI, alias Miloutine MARKAVITCH: Russian. KERENSKI, a moderate socialist who was Prime Minister of Russia in the run-up to the October 1917 Revolution and struggled to maintain a coalition between the moderates and the Bolsheviks, was in the event unsuccessful and left the Soviet Union when the Bolsheviks took power. These papers relate to his activities and his travels thereafter, including to the UK, where he lived for a time both in London and Tunbridge Wells, and they include some copies of his correspondence
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF52 VOL 1
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Asia
- Europe and Russia
- Communism
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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