Among the letters addressed to the former chief of the Armed forces in the South of Russia, one of the leaders of the White movement, Lieutenant-General Anton Ivanovich Denikin (04.12.1872-07.08.1947), occupies a special place correspondence from his friend, a veteran of the White movement in the South of Russia the General-Lieutenant Nikolay Nikolayevich Stogova (10.09.1872-17.12.1959)1 (“homeland” in detail told about it in № 11 in 2015.). A correspondence that lasted for several decades, were of a confidential nature and was very sincere.
One of the letters Stogova, dated 2 November 1944, dealt with the approaching red army’s victory in the great Patriotic war. Stacks of Denikin informed about life in the liberated from the Nazis in Paris and the mood in the military leadership of the white emigration, shared experiences about their own health. The letter is interesting and as evidence of the Patriotic sentiments of the representatives of the white emigration military, grouped around General A. I. Denikin.
the Red army in the eyes Stogova made not only a defender of the Russian lands, but also a collector of all Slavs. Stogov wrote enthusiastically about the growing power of the Soviet Union, which, however, in the immigrant tradition was called Russia or Russian land. The General had hoped to unite his homeland of the Slavic States and obtaining the release of “free the sea”, as Russian officers dreamed of in the era of the First world war (it was primarily about the control of the black sea Straits). The Slavic countries up to the Second world war was really in the Soviet bloc. Not surprisingly delight Stogova, pointed out that before the revolution, something like “we (Russian officers. – Ed.) only dreamed of”. Wrote Stacks and overdue change slogans white military emigration, about the need to abandon the idea of continuing the struggle with the Bolsheviks. Patriotic position during the war adhered to and General Denikin.
However, the views of Denikin and Stogova, in General, was uncharacteristic for the leaders of the Russian military emigration in Europe actively collaborated with the Nazis. After the war, in a sharp letter to the head of the Russian Military Union (EMRO), the main Association of military emigrants, Lieutenant General A. P. Arkhangel Denikin directly said: “Your Petition and chiefs of departments of EMRO-and the involvement of its officials in the service of the German army after Hitler, his staff and the German printing and during the war, and long before that expressed their contempt for the Russian people and Russian history, has openly expressed desire to partition and colonization of Russia and for the physical extermination of its population, such petitions differently as a criminal can not be named”2.
the General Stacks has passed a tough way. During the Civil war he served on the owner��leading positions in the red army, including head of Russian General staff. Was leader of the underground anti-Bolshevik military organization “National centre”, he was arrested several times, then fled through the front line to the white South of Russia, where he also held leadership posts before the evacuation of whites from the Crimea. In exile, the General worked in an automobile factory simple Turner. Became one of the executives EMRO, was chief of the military office, and from February to June 1941 temporarily fulfilled duties of the head of the 1st division is removed by the Germans of General V. K. Witkowski. Occupying positions in EMRO, Stacks was friends with General Denikin, who had a difficult relationship with the leadership of ROVs. According to the letter, at the end of the Second world war defencist Stacks shared the views of General A. I. Denikin and rejoiced in the successes of the red army.
a Letter preserved in the personal archive of Anton Ivanovich and Ksenia Vasilyevna Denikins in the Bakhmeteff archive of Columbia University in the United States and have not previously attracted the attention of researchers. The document is published by the modern rules of spelling, obvious errors have been corrected without comment.
2/XI-44.
Dear and highly esteemed Anton Ivanovich,
I was Very glad to receive from You a postcard.
Yes, thank the Lord God we all to offer can3. Russian land is not put to shame, and even, on the contrary, it rises higher and higher, and who knows – won’t be around to see it now that we only dreamed of: the Union of the Slavs and outputs4 in the free sea.
And we must do justice – the preparation for war and in the moral sense and in the sense of material is just amazing. Now podsovetsky no wonder people say: “Now we understand why we have so many not enough for life – everything was going to prepare for war.”
Yes, the great God of the Russian land.
Always remember Your final words: “And can not be run”5.
And now always referring to Your other words: “the Fate of Russia is more important than the fate of the exile”.
These five words says it all and there is no place for any doubt.
Here we all went more or less smooth. Hurt, of course, individuals and often needlessly, but in General we are local Russians, should thank God that the storm swept through, causing not so many losses.
I Know that, too, was in Brussels, but as we have our in Serbia and Bulgaria – they know not to expect the worst and that all will be cut the same as German employees.
‘d in innocence that vozglavila of our military organizations, particularly ROVs, should shy away, because they committed the unpardonable error. Don’t know what they think in Brussels6, and here has decided to simply: “The old not to remember, to throw out of use “fight”7 and apply exclusively to the activities of the charity”, but I think will wait for guidance from Brussels before announce it publicly.
I personally look so guilty only of the head, and Massa deserves not only forgiveness but also complete oblivion of their voluntary and involuntary transgressions and errors.
the Mood in Society Gene[analnogo] PCs[ABA] in General, it was good and only at the last meeting, held on 21 October, I was downright surprised how common our views and thoughts, and especially the opinion of some gentlemen, have still not recovered from murine opinion that “stronger beast cat no.”
Written at the beginning that I was glad to receive from You a postcard, but I am extremely saddened by the possibility and still stay where you live. It is time, she, her, time for You to be here and look closely at everything, to think and invest in the work. Trip to You P. V.8 more than needed, but this does not exclude the desirability of You and, therefore, and for all of us to talk with others and do directly put their fingers into our wounds.
About the life of our learn from the P. V., I will only say, that got old pretty and to top it off suffer from eczema on the legs, sometimes painful, and always felt like a toothache, e.g.[iMER]. The cold intensified the suffering.
Launched and now is difficult to treat. Causes – nervous, but not without modern power. A[nna] DM[Triavna]9 keeps relatively good, but it had a lot of eyes and rheumatism, and the latter cold also does not like. In General we have to thank God for his undeserved blessings to us and grace.
I apologize for the Doodle and actually write bad, and from the cold even worse.
P. V. behaving badly: no worries about your health, all in the service of the public. So it is impossible. There is a limit and renunciation.
the Whole pen Ksenia Vasilievna10 and both of us with A. D. helmet to you both our warmest regards and looking forward to the date.
Be healthy and prosperous.
N faithful to You. Stacks
The Bakhmetteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture, Columbia University, USA (Bakhmeteff archive of Russian and East European history and culture, Columbia University, new York, USA. – BAR). Anton & Kseniia Denikin collection. Box 6. Original. Ink.
1. Read more about Stogova: Ganin A.V. “we Went from the Crimea among the smoke and fire…” Unknown facts from the life of the white General Nikolai Stogova – commandant of Sevastopol, the latter fled the city 95 years ago // homeland. 2015. N 11. Pp. 36-39.
2. CIT. in: Alexandrov, K. M. Fate of the Russian officers in exile during the Second world war. Correspondence of 1946 between the General-Lieutenant A. I. Denikin and A. P. Arkhangel // New Time (Saint Petersburg). 2006. N 17-18. P. 207.
3. The phrase is hard to read. Deciphered presumably.
4. Stressed Stalowym.
5. Response of General A. I. Denikin on the assertion that the Red army would flee when attacked by Hitler’s forces.
6. In Brussels, lived the President of EMRO, Lieutenant-General A. P. Arkhangelsk (05.03.1872-02.11.1959).
7. That is, the resumption of the struggle with the Bolsheviks.
8. We are talking about the closest associates of Denikin Colonel P. V. Katysheva (27.05.1894-09.08.1988). Denikin Koltysheva letters see: Letters of General Denikin during the Second world war (1939-1946) / publ. N. N. Rotich and N. M. John // Faces (Frankfurt am main). 1988. N 149. P. 130-175.
9. Wife Of N. N. Stogova.
10. Wife Of A. I. Denikin.
