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Admiral Kolchak archive is sold in auction on Novemberm, 21 in Paris, TASS reports. Drouot auction house has held the auction. The total price of the lots sold exceeded 3 mln euro. According to the auction house representative Mathilde Fennebresque, the collectors were excited to see on auction important historical artifacts.
Almost all lots went under the hammer exceeding initial prices drastically. For example, the passport of Kolchak was sold for more than 80 thousand euro, while initial price was 2 thousand euro. Honours List Order of Saint George reached 211 thousand euro. Rare photograph of Kolchak the kids was sold for 32 thousand euro. Almost 90 thousand euro were paid for declaration of Kolchak Government.
Russkiy Mir
reported that the It was kept in the family of the recently deceased grandson of the admiral. Friends decided to put up for sale the preserved documents, including photographs, letters, notes and much more.
Alexander Kolchak, a talented military leader and a well-known Arctic explorer, has many achievements in military affairs. After the revolution, he became the head of the White Movement and even received the title of Supreme Ruler of Russia. At the same time, the Communists call Kolchak a war criminal, since he approved terror against civilians. From a historical point of view, Kolchak’s personality is of great interest, but even scientists cannot unambiguously evaluate his actions.
Russkiy Mir
