Albert Vulliez - Manuscrits et tapuscrits inédits consacrés à André Marty et à la mutinerie de la mer Noire inédit - 1950

The Black Sea and the Marty Affair - Albert Vulliez
Collection of unpublished manuscripts and typescripts dedicated to André Marty and the Black Sea mutiny.
France, [circa 1940–1970]. About 1.2 kg of documents.

Description
Important collection of autograph manuscripts and annotated typed drafts by Commander Albert Vulliez, a naval officer and military historian, dedicated to André Marty (1886–1956) and the Black Sea mutiny (1919). The lot includes preparatory versions, drafts, corrected sheets, crossed-out passages, and autograph additions, demonstrating a project for a work that was never published.

Context
In April 1919, while France was participating in the Allied intervention against Soviet Russia, several ships of the Black Sea fleet mutinied in Sevastopol and refused to fight. One of the officers involved, André Marty, was sentenced to twenty years of forced labor before becoming a prominent figure in French communism, serving as a deputy and an influential member of the Comintern. The 'Black Sea affair' remains a controversial episode: military insubordination for some, a heroic act of revolt for others.

Importance
Albert Vulliez, author of several reference works (Mers el-Kébir, Thunder over the Pacific, Naval Aviation), offers here a sailor's unique perspective on this sensitive episode. This exclusive dossier sheds light on both:
the history of the French Navy after the First World War
The memory and the legacy of André Marty, a 'mutin' who became a communist leader.
The military and political perception of mutiny, still debated in historiography.

Provenance
Personal archives of Wanda Laparra Vulliez.

State
Manuscript and typescript pages, a coherent set, containing handwritten corrections, amendments, and autograph additions. Traces of use related to preparatory work.