Children of emigrants. The living voices of the first Russian wave of emigration 1918-1924.
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About 100 years ago, the revolution and the subsequent Civil War became a terrifying ordeal for millions of Russians. Due to wars, famine, terror, and banditry, over 2 million people left Russia and became emigrants. Tens of thousands of children - either with their families or as orphans - were also forced out of the country.
This book, first published in 1925 in Prague, is a striking testimony to the tragic history of revolutionary Russia. It contains quotes selected from over two thousand writings by young emigrants on the topic 'What I remember about Russia'. Teenagers talk about the deaths of loved ones from wounds, diseases, and hunger, about the hardships of fleeing to foreign countries, about loneliness, fears, and a complete lack of understanding of what they were deprived of the joy of life for. The living voices of compatriots not only allow us to see the country's history through the fates of ordinary people but also make us reflect on the cost of political and social crises.
'The language of children's writings is truthful to the point of trembling, it feels as if the children's skin has been peeled off, they feel the weight of history more strongly and sharply than others. This is the only historical document of such magnitude.' - Catherine Klein-Gousseff, French historian
Author:
Author:Zenkovsky V., Tsurikov N., Bem A.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20x13x1.7 cm
Series:
Series:Russia at the Turning Point. Books on the Turning Points of History
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:partial lacquer
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-160834-7
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