Another Russia. Studies on the history of Russian emigration
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Contrary to the famous phrase by Georges Danton, "You cannot carry your homeland away on the soles of your boots," the Russian emigrants of the "first wave" (1918-1940) managed to create "another Russia" abroad. Various aspects of its political and social life are examined in the book by the renowned specialist in the history of Russian emigration, Oleg Budnitsky. One of the storylines in the book is the fate of "Russian money" abroad: the last part of the so-called Kolchak gold, the finances of the imperial family, the Petrograd silver treasury, which ended up in the hands of General P.N. Wrangel and became a source of funding for his army. In another section, the author explores the emigrants' search for ways to overcome Bolshevism - from hopes for its evolution or internal decay to ideas of resorting to terror. The most extensive part of the volume is dedicated to the history of emigration during the Second World War, when some adhered to the principle of "against the Bolsheviks even with the devil," even if his name is Adolf Hitler, while others believed in the transformation of Soviet power and tried to reconcile with it. The collection also includes portraits of prominent figures of the emigration - diplomats, lawyers, entrepreneurs, writers. The research included in the book is primarily based on materials from foreign archives. Oleg Budnitsky is a professor at the Faculty of Humanities, and the director of the Institute of Soviet and Post-Soviet History at the Higher School of Economics. 2nd edition.
Author:
Author:Budnitsky O.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Romance & Love
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:22x14.5x2.6 cm
Series:
Series:Historia Rossica
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4448-2104-6
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