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Russian emigration in Paris. From the Romanov Dynasty to the Second World War

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At the turn of the century, Paris was a favorite vacation spot for Russian aristocrats, who spent fabulous sums in local restaurants and cabarets. But in just a couple of decades it became a refuge for tens of thousands of Russians - and at the same time a cursed city where they suffered from poverty and longing for Russia. Hereditary princes and illustrious generals became cab drivers, workers at Citroen and Renault factories, or even janitors and dishwashers. And their wives became models and seamstresses. Despite all the hardships, Russian culture blossomed even in Paris - hand embroidery talented aristocrats found their way to the fashionable house of Chanel. The names of Diaghilev, Chagall, Stravinsky and Bunin rumbled; Russian press, schools, trade unions and homes for charity were created. But not all emigrants managed to join the French society: some ended their lives in poverty, and some fell victim to Chekist recruitment ... Written on the basis of hundreds of archival sources, historian Helen Rappaport's book is a colorful reportage from the past, telling the tragic story of the Russian emigration through the mouths of its eyewitnesses.
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