Russian emigration in Paris. From the Romanov dynasty to World War II
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From the author of the bestseller "Diaries of the Princess Romanovs".
The exciting and tragic stories of Russian emigrants in France are the mouth of its eyewitnesses.
At the turn of the century, Paris was a favorite vacation spot for Russian aristocrats, who spent fabulous amounts in local restaurants and cabaret. But in just a couple of decades, he became a shelter for tens of thousands of Russians - and at the same time a consumption city, where they suffered from poverty and longing for Russia. The hereditary princes and the famous generals became taxi drivers, workers at the Sitroen and Renault factories, or even the wipers and washers of the dishes. And their wives are models and seamstresses.
Despite all the hardships, Russian culture even bloomed in Paris - the manual embroidery of talented aristocrats found her path to the fashionable house Chanel, introducing the Russian style into fashion for a decade. The names of Diaghilev, Shagal, Stravinsky and Bunin rattled, the Russian press, schools, trade unions and the houses of charity were created. But not all emigrants managed to join in French society: some ended their lives in poverty, and some fell victim to Chekist recruits ...
Written on the basis of hundreds of archival sources, the book of historian Helen Rappaport is a colorful report from the past, telling the tragic history of Russian emigration with the lips of its eyewitnesses.
Entertaining, and at times - heartbreaking ... Rappiport, a prolific historian and a respected Romanov dynasty, draws Paris in which the Russians played a noticeable role for a long time. - Wall Street Journal
"On each page, Helen Rappaport, an unsurpassed historian, demonstrates his deep study of the era, city and its inhabitants. A vividly culturally study of Russian emigration, which left his native country at a restless time. " - Kirkus Review
The exciting and tragic stories of Russian emigrants in France are the mouth of its eyewitnesses.
At the turn of the century, Paris was a favorite vacation spot for Russian aristocrats, who spent fabulous amounts in local restaurants and cabaret. But in just a couple of decades, he became a shelter for tens of thousands of Russians - and at the same time a consumption city, where they suffered from poverty and longing for Russia. The hereditary princes and the famous generals became taxi drivers, workers at the Sitroen and Renault factories, or even the wipers and washers of the dishes. And their wives are models and seamstresses.
Despite all the hardships, Russian culture even bloomed in Paris - the manual embroidery of talented aristocrats found her path to the fashionable house Chanel, introducing the Russian style into fashion for a decade. The names of Diaghilev, Shagal, Stravinsky and Bunin rattled, the Russian press, schools, trade unions and the houses of charity were created. But not all emigrants managed to join in French society: some ended their lives in poverty, and some fell victim to Chekist recruits ...
Written on the basis of hundreds of archival sources, the book of historian Helen Rappaport is a colorful report from the past, telling the tragic history of Russian emigration with the lips of its eyewitnesses.
Entertaining, and at times - heartbreaking ... Rappiport, a prolific historian and a respected Romanov dynasty, draws Paris in which the Russians played a noticeable role for a long time. - Wall Street Journal
"On each page, Helen Rappaport, an unsurpassed historian, demonstrates his deep study of the era, city and its inhabitants. A vividly culturally study of Russian emigration, which left his native country at a restless time. " - Kirkus Review
Author:
Author:Rappander Helen
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Culture
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-172821-2
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