Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary

Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev

A Register of His Papers, 1954-1967
At Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary

Prepared by Vladimir von Tsurikov

Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Jordanville, New York
2008

Descriptive Summary

Collection Title
Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev Papers, 1954-1967

Creator
Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev

Extent
4 manuscript boxes (1.6 linear feet)

Repository
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
P.O. Box 36, Jordanville, New York, 13361
Phone/Fax: (315) 858-0945
Email: info@hts.edu
http://www.hts.edu

Abstract
These papers reflect the writings and research interests of Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev, a historian, writer, and professor in emigration. Among his writings are works related to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union under the German occupation.

Arrangement Statement
The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Speeches and writings, and Subject file

Physical Location
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York

Language:
English, German, and Russian

Information for Researchers

Access
The collection is open for research

Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev Papers, [Box no.], Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary

Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in 2001

Alternate Forms Available
Partial collection is available on Microfilm

Related Collection
V. I Alekseev Papers, T.C. Anderson library, University of Minnesota

Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the online catalog.

Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov’--History.
Soviet Union--History.
Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.

Biographical Note

1906 October 6	Born, Vladimir, Russia
1930	Graduated, Moscow State University
1930	Arrested and sentenced to five years in prison camp
1934	Released from prison camp
1941	Drafted
1942	POW camp, Germany
1951	Arrived in the United States
1952	Author, Nevidimaia Rossiia
1954	Author, Rossiia soldatskaia
1955-1975	Taught Russian history, University of Minnesota
1955	Author, The foreign policy of the Moscow Patriarchate, 1939-1953: materials for the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in the U.S.S.R.
1962	Author, The two Russian revolutions of 1917
1967	Defended Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota
1976	Author, The great revival: the Russian Church under German occupation
1990	Author, Rol’ tserkvi v sozdanii russkoi gosudarstva: period ot nashestviia tatar do Ivana III
2002 October 8	Died, Minneapolis, MN

Scope and Content Note

These papers reflect the writings and research interests of Vasilii Ivanovich Alekseev, a historian, writer, and professor in emigration. Among his writings are works related to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union under the German occupation. The Speeches and writings and Subject file include notes and copied archival documents, relating to Alekseev’s dissertation, and research interests.

Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Holy Trinity Seminary. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Archives. The original materials remain in the Holy Trinity Seminary Archives as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is appended to this register. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Series Description

Box Nos	Series
1	Correspondence, 1954 and undated. Letters, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent
1	Speeches and writings, 1967 and undated. Articles, monographs, and notes, arranged chronologically by title
2-4	Subject file, undated. Photocopies of archival documents, notes and citations from published works. Not filmed

Container List

Box Nos	Folder Nos	Contents
1.		Correspondence, 1954-1958 and undated
	1	Leontii, Bishop, 1954
	2	Shchukin, Sergei, Reverend, undated
	3	Vissarion (Pui), Metropolitan, 1958. Includes “L’Archeveque Roumain Vissarion en Transnistrie (Ucraine) en 1943,” undated typescript
		Speeches and writings, 1967 and undated
		Notes, undated
	4	General
	5	Interviews
	6	Notebook
	7	German legislation in regards to the Russian Orthodox Church, 1941-1944
	8	Ministry for Eastern Territories, Third Reich
	9	Records of the Security police of the Third Reich
	10	Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov’--History--Belarus
	11	Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov’--History--Poland
	12	Smolensk archives
	13	Ukrainian Orthodox Church, biographical data on hierarchs
	14	World War, 1939-1945, Camp Plattling, Germany
	15	Zhurnal moskovskoi patriarkhii
	16	“Moskovskaia patriarkhiia, religioznyi pod”em v Rossii i sovetskaia propaganda,” undated. Typescript
	17	“Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov’ na okkupirovannoi nemtsami territorii,” undated. Typescript
	18	“Smert’ ekzarkha Sergiia Voskresenskogo i vybory moskovskogo patriarkha v svete sekretnykh nemetskikh dokumentov,” undated. Typescript, includes notes
		“The Russian Orthodox Church under German occupation,” 1967.
	19	Bibliography
	20-21	Typescript. Includes related notes

2-4.		Subject file, undated. Not filmed, originals retained by Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary. Includes photocopies from various archives, as well as related notes and citations from published works
		Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov’--History
		Soviet Union--History
		Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944. Includes materials on the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, and the Ukraine