An Extraordinary Historical, Personal, and Political Document Archive Tracing the Fascinating Story of the Perlmutter...
An extraordinary historical, personal, and political document archive tracing the fascinating story of the Perlmutter family across three generations in the Soviet Union — from the dark days of the Stalinist purges of the 1930s, through the legal rehabilitation process of the 1960s, to professional advancement within the technological infrastructure of Soviet civil aviation.
The fact that all certificates, books, and photographs belong to the same direct family line makes this lot a single, complete archival unit of the utmost documentary and historical importance.
• Part One — The Family Patriarch, Anatoly Perlmutter (1904–1984):
The historical centerpiece of the lot is an original official rehabilitation certificate (Spravka) issued in July 1961 by the Military Tribunal of the Moscow District. This chilling document reveals that Anatoly Markovich Perlmutter, who worked as an engineer, was arrested on 14 February 1935 at the height of Stalin's Great Purges, tried, and imprisoned. Only in 1961, as part of Khrushchev's de-Stalinization process, did the Military Tribunal review the case, annul the original convictions for lack of evidence, and fully clear his name.
This section is presented within the handsome red case album prepared for Anatoly on the occasion of his 80th birthday in 1984. The album is accompanied by fascinating biographical and historical handwritten notes in Hebrew, Russian, and French linking the generations.
• A Rare Visual Element — The Family's Grandfather, Mordechai Perlmutter:
Also included in the archive is an impressive original period portrait photograph of the family's grandfather (Anatoly's father and Mark's grandfather), Mordechai (Moteb, also known as Mark) Anatolyevich Perlmutter, a native of Uman (born circa 1850). On the reverse of the photograph appears a historically valuable inscription in three languages describing the lineage ("Mark's grandfather, " "grandson of Moshe Cohen"), lending the entire lot a deep human and familial dimension.
• Part Two — The Son, Mark Perlmutter (born 1947):
The second part of the archive follows the son, Mark Anatolyevich Perlmutter, and documents his distinguished professional training within the technological infrastructure of civil aviation in the USSR.
This section features his original 1967 diploma in its official blue cloth binding, accompanied by a detailed semester-by-semester grade transcript from the Rylsk Civil Aviation School. The transcript shows certification as a specialist radio technician and high marks in complex subjects such as radar, radio-navigation equipment, internal combustion engines, and communications systems.
Also included in the lot:
• An official student certificate from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering (KIIGA), dated 1968.
• A bilingual (Russian/Moldovan) school-leaving certificate from Kishinev, dated 1964.
• A technical certification certificate, dated 1966.
• An original Soviet work book (Trudovaya Knizhka), dated 1967 — a rare official bilingual edition printed in Russian and Lithuanian (Darbo Knygelė), attesting to Mark's employment at electronics and radio factories in Vilnius (Lithuania). The book is rich in official ink stamps and entries, including a section recording commendations and bonuses for professional efficiency (rationalization proposals).
The entire set is complemented by official English-language translation documents from 1974, signed and certified by a government notary in Vilnius and bearing official Soviet ink stamps.
Condition of the items:
The archive is preserved in very good condition for its age. The pages, original covers, and official ink stamps are sharp, clear, and entirely legible, with no missing pages. The interior of the work book shows light wear to the outer cover edges only, consistent with genuine period use and lending the items a fully authentic character.
• Folder dimensions: 32 × 22.5 cm.
• Total weight: 610 g.
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An extraordinary historical, personal, and political document archive tracing the fascinating story of the Perlmutter family across three generations in the Soviet Union — from the dark days of the Stalinist purges of the 1930s, through the legal rehabilitation process of the 1960s, to professional advancement within the technological infrastructure of Soviet civil aviation.
The fact that all certificates, books, and photographs belong to the same direct family line makes this lot a single, complete archival unit of the utmost documentary and historical importance.
• Part One — The Family Patriarch, Anatoly Perlmutter (1904–1984):
The historical centerpiece of the lot is an original official rehabilitation certificate (Spravka) issued in July 1961 by the Military Tribunal of the Moscow District. This chilling document reveals that Anatoly Markovich Perlmutter, who worked as an engineer, was arrested on 14 February 1935 at the height of Stalin's Great Purges, tried, and imprisoned. Only in 1961, as part of Khrushchev's de-Stalinization process, did the Military Tribunal review the case, annul the original convictions for lack of evidence, and fully clear his name.
This section is presented within the handsome red case album prepared for Anatoly on the occasion of his 80th birthday in 1984. The album is accompanied by fascinating biographical and historical handwritten notes in Hebrew, Russian, and French linking the generations.
• A Rare Visual Element — The Family's Grandfather, Mordechai Perlmutter:
Also included in the archive is an impressive original period portrait photograph of the family's grandfather (Anatoly's father and Mark's grandfather), Mordechai (Moteb, also known as Mark) Anatolyevich Perlmutter, a native of Uman (born circa 1850). On the reverse of the photograph appears a historically valuable inscription in three languages describing the lineage ("Mark's grandfather, " "grandson of Moshe Cohen"), lending the entire lot a deep human and familial dimension.
• Part Two — The Son, Mark Perlmutter (born 1947):
The second part of the archive follows the son, Mark Anatolyevich Perlmutter, and documents his distinguished professional training within the technological infrastructure of civil aviation in the USSR.
This section features his original 1967 diploma in its official blue cloth binding, accompanied by a detailed semester-by-semester grade transcript from the Rylsk Civil Aviation School. The transcript shows certification as a specialist radio technician and high marks in complex subjects such as radar, radio-navigation equipment, internal combustion engines, and communications systems.
Also included in the lot:
• An official student certificate from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering (KIIGA), dated 1968.
• A bilingual (Russian/Moldovan) school-leaving certificate from Kishinev, dated 1964.
• A technical certification certificate, dated 1966.
• An original Soviet work book (Trudovaya Knizhka), dated 1967 — a rare official bilingual edition printed in Russian and Lithuanian (Darbo Knygelė), attesting to Mark's employment at electronics and radio factories in Vilnius (Lithuania). The book is rich in official ink stamps and entries, including a section recording commendations and bonuses for professional efficiency (rationalization proposals).
The entire set is complemented by official English-language translation documents from 1974, signed and certified by a government notary in Vilnius and bearing official Soviet ink stamps.
Condition of the items:
The archive is preserved in very good condition for its age. The pages, original covers, and official ink stamps are sharp, clear, and entirely legible, with no missing pages. The interior of the work book shows light wear to the outer cover edges only, consistent with genuine period use and lending the items a fully authentic character.
• Folder dimensions: 32 × 22.5 cm.
• Total weight: 610 g.
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Time, Location
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