The Russian Revolution Comes to Stanford: Alexander Kerensky on Campus

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Abstract
Alexander Kerensky was the charismatic leader of the Provisional Government that held a tenuous grip on power in Russia between the fall of the Romanovs in February 1917 and the storming to power of the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution. Kerensky first visited Stanford in 1955 and spent much of the next ten years on campus, conducting research in the Hoover Library & Archives, teaching seminars, giving guest lectures, and appearing on panel discussions devoted to the latest developments in the USSR. He left lasting impressions on Stanford students and faculty—and is even alleged to have carved his initials into a table at the Oasis. Dr. Patenaude, a Stanford History PhD, discussed Kerensky's sojourn on the Farm and attempted to separate fact from fiction.

Description

Type of resource sound recording-nonmusical
Extent 1 audio file
Place Stanford (Calif.)
Language English
Digital origin born digital

Creators/Contributors

Sponsor Stanford Historical Society
Speaker Patenaude, Bertrand

Subjects

Subject Stanford University
Genre Lectures

Bibliographic information

Finding Aid
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/zz540yj3219
Location SC0683
Repository Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Use and reproduction
The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
Copyright
Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.

Collection

Stanford Historical Society program recordings, 1997-2022

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