The bulk of Kolchak’s archive was bought in Paris for a museum in Moscow

“In Paris, an auction was held to sell Kolchak’s unique archive, in which the director of the House of Russian Abroad Viktor Moskvin took part. At the expense of patrons, the overwhelming majority of lots were bought out, ”the press service of the Moscow Museum said.

Part of the documents will also be stored in Russian private collections.

Among the documents purchased at the auction are Kolchak’s correspondence with his wife, as well as materials on the history of the Russian fleet at the turn of the XIX – XX centuries and part of the family archive of famous naval commanders of Russia.

According to the auction house Drouot, 389 lots of Kolchak's archive were sold for € 3 million.

Earlier, RT wrote that State Duma deputy Vasily Vlasov sent an official request to the Russian Ministry of Culture to allocate funds for the purchase of Kolchak's archive at auction in France.