Language:
German
Pages:
50 pages :
,
bound typescript.
Year of publication:
1956
Keywords:
Lessing, Adolf.
;
Lessing, Anneliese.
;
Lessing, Anton.
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Lessing, Fred.
;
Lessing, Lydia.
;
Lessing, Walter.
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Sack, Anneliese.
;
Schwanenbach, Peter von.
;
Struve, Amand von.
;
Struve, Gustav von.
;
Vitte, S. I︠U︡.
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Diplomats.
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Education, Higher 1871-1918.
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Industrialists.
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Railroads.
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Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.
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Soldiers.
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Voyages and travels.
;
World War, 1914-1918.
;
Germany History 1789-1900.
;
Germany History 20th century.
;
Russia History 1880-1917.
;
Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921.
;
Autobiographies
;
Biographical sources
;
Memoirs
Abstract:
History of father Anton's business activities in Russia, building railroads and factories; relationships with Russian and German businessmen and statesmen; education of son Walter in Germany; Walter's arrival in Russia 1904; eyewitness account of 1905 Revolution in St. Petersburg; work in father's factory in Kolomna; military service; business activities in Russia; business activities in Siberia; outbreak of war in 1914 in St. Petersburg; return to Oberlahnstein; World War I service as officer on eastern front (Bulgaria); service at embassy in Moscow in 1918 after armistice; witness to assasination of German ambassador Mirbach; survives assassination attempt on his own life; 1919 return to Berlin; work in ministry of war; participation in anti-revolutionary activities in Berlin: "Liga zum Schutz der deutschen Kultur"; post-war diplomatic and political activities; decision to settle in Berlin; Ludwig von Mies van der Rohe contracted to design house, but plan rejected by author; decision to move back to Oberlahnstein; reflections on fate of Germans living in Russia; brief account of inter-war, World War II, and post-war experiences.
Note:
Available on microfilm
,
German
,
Synopsis in file
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