Victor Peters is a professor emeritus of Moorhead State College in Minnesota, where he taught history for many years. Of German-Mennonite background, he comes from the same area in Ukraine where Makhno carried out his anarchism. Peters studied Russian and Soviet history at the University of Manitoba and the University of Göttingen. He has also published books on the Hutterite Brethren, Mennonites, and Low German literature. The papers consist of correspondence, articles, and reviews related to Victor Peters research for his book Nestor Makhno: The Life of an Anarchist (Winnipeg: Echo Books, 1970). The book traces the career of Nestor Makhno and the history of his anarchist movement in the Ukrainian revolutionary ferment of 1917-21. The correspondence reflects eyewitness reports that the author solicited from Ukrainians, German Mennonite colonists, and others who either knew Makno personally or who witnessed his insurgent activities.
Scope: 1966-1973
Size: 7.5 linear in., 1 box
See also: Special Collection