Antonov-Ovseenko Vladimir Alexandrovich (1883–1938)

The Central Executive Committee of the USSR (CEC of the USSR).On the appointment of Antonov-Ovseenko V.A. Polocemest of the USSR in Poland.

The Central Executive Committee of the USSR (CEC of the USSR).On the appointment of the USSR plenipotentiary in Czechoslovakia, Comrade Antonova-Ovseenko V.A.

Memorandum from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to member of the Collegium of the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs B. Stomonyakov with an analysis of the stance of different countries on the definition of aggression and the international significance of the signed conventions. Copy.

Letter from member of the Collegium of the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs B. Stomonyakov to Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko on Polish behaviour during the signature of the London Conventions on the Definition of Aggression, the mistrust of Polish policy, the danger of Polish-German rapprochement, and other matters. Original.

Note from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to member of the Collegium of the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs B. Stomonyakov regarding a conversation with French Ambassador to Poland J. Laroche about Polish-German relations. Copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs about his conversation with Polish Foreign Minister J. Beck and the necessity of making an urgent trip to Moscow to present a report. Original. Resolution – autograph of J. Stalin, signatures – autographs of members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee K. Voroshilov, V. Molotov, L. Kaganovich, V. Kuybyshev, and G. Ordzhonikidze.

Letter from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to J. Stalin about the need to fight Germanophilia in Poland and continue Soviet-Polish rapprochement. Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko, marks – autograph of J. Stalin.

Note from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko on his conversations with Polish journalists B. Miedzinski and I. Matusevski, Polish Foreign Minister J. Beck, and Stronski about Polish-German relations and talks in Berlin in November 1933. Copy.

Excerpt from a letter from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to member of the Collegium of the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs B. Stomonyakov, members of the Collegium, and the Head of the Bureau of International Information of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee K. Radek about Polish-German talks in Berlin in November 1933. Copy.

Letter from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to the Head of the Bureau of International Information of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee K. Radek about the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs’ “excessive mistrust” of Poles. Original. Autograph.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding the upcoming meeting of the Polish envoy to Berlin J. Lipski with German Chancellor A. Hitler. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding Poland’s refusal to sign a defensive pact with Czechoslovakia, German-Polish trade talks, and the reasons behind the signature of the German-Polish declaration of non-aggression. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Poland V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding the circumstances surrounding the signature of the German-Polish declaration of non-aggression and the striving of Polish leaders for a border with Hungary. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from J. Stalin to the members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov on the immediate restoration of relations with Mexico and the appointment of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko as consul in Barcelona. - Original on blank cipher telegram. Typescript. - Original. Autograph of J. Stalin.

Letter with excerpts from the diary of Consul General of the USSR in Barcelona V. Antonov-Ovseyenko over the period 30 September – 4 October 1936 describing the situation in Spain, sent to the “Authority” (General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee J. Stalin). Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko.

Letter from Consul General of the USSR in Barcelona V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to J. Stalin and Soviet Deputy People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs N. Krestinsky regarding the situation in Catalonia and measures for developing military industry in Barcelona. Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko.

Letter from Consul General of the USSR in Barcelona V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to J. Stalin and Soviet Deputy People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs N. Krestinsky on Morocco’s offer of assistance to the Republican government in exchange for the independence of Spanish Morocco. Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko.

Letter from Consul General of the USSR in Barcelona V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Spain M. Rozenberg regarding the situation in Catalonia. Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko.

Letter from Consul General of the USSR in Barcelona V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to J. Stalin and Soviet Deputy People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs N. Krestinsky regarding the military situation, the functioning of the military industry in Catalonia and other matters. Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko.

Letter from Consul General of the USSR in Barcelona V. Antonov-Ovseyenko to J. Stalin and Soviet Deputy People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs N. Krestinsky on the Catalonians’ erroneous understanding of the nature of the Franco uprising and on measures for stopping assistance from Italy to the insurgents. Original. Signature – autograph of V. Antonov-Ovseyenko.