Another Russia: Research on the History of Russian Emigration
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Another Russia: Research on the History of Russian Emigration
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Contrary to the winged phrase of Georges Danton, "You cannot carry your homeland with you on the soles of your boots", Russian emigrants of the "first wave" (1918-1940) managed to create "another Russia" abroad. Various aspects of its political and social life are considered in the book by Oleg Budnitsky, a well-known expert on the history of Russian emigration. One of the subjects of the book is the fate of "Russian money" abroad: the last part of the so-called Kolchak's gold; the finances of the imperial family; the Petrograd loan (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 examines the emigrants' search for ways to overcome Bolshevism, from hopes for its evolution or decomposition from within to the idea of turning to terror. The most extensive part of the volume is devoted to the history of emigration during World War II, when some professed the principle of "against the Bolsheviks at least with the devil," even if his name was Adolf Hitler, and others believed in the rebirth of Soviet power and tried to reconcile with it. The collection also includes portraits of prominent figures of emigration - diplomats, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and writers. The studies included in the book are based mainly on materials from foreign archives. Oleg Budnitsky is Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Director of the Institute of Soviet and Post-Soviet History at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.
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- All books by the publisher
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- All books in the series Rossica History