Navy Lieutenant Ya. K. Tumanov’s Diaries of 1912 in the Context of his Autobiographical and Literary Heritage
Journal: RUDN Journal of Russian History
Year: 2026

The article is devoted to two volumes of diaries of Russian Navy officer Yazon Konstantinovich Tumanov (1883-1955) from the collection of the department of manuscripts of the National Library of Russia, which have not been introduced into scientific use. They cover the events of 1912, when Lieutenant Tumanov, as an inspector, was on board the gunboat Khivinets in the Mediterranean Sea. The diaries describe the realities of naval service and everyday life of the Navy on the eve of World War I: re