Russia abroad : Prague and the Russian diaspora, 1918-1938 / Catherine Andreyev, Ivan Savicky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreyev, Catherine, 1955-

Contributor:

Savický, Ivan, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russians--Czech Republic--Prague--History--20th century.

Russians.

Russians--Foreign countries--History--20th century.

Russians--Foreign countries.

History.

Prague (Czech Republic)--Ethnic relations.

Prague (Czech Republic).

Czechoslovakia--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Czechoslovakia.

International relations.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Czechoslovakia.

Czech Republic--Prague.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 246 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]

Summary:

In the wake of the Russian Revolution and the ensuing civil war, approximately 1.5 million Russians fled their country. Many settled in Prague, where they were welcomed and supported by the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic. This book presents the first full account of Prague's Russian emigre community from 1918 to 1939, when the Nazi invasion scattered the inhabitants yet again. Russia Abroad examines the life of this vibrant community, its activity, achievement, and importance. Catherine Andreyev and Ivan Savicky explore the reasons that Czechoslovakia embraced the Russian immigrants, the evolution of the Russian community, and why the original idea of supporting Russian emigres and creating an academic center of progressive Russians had to be modified in light of national and international politics. The story they tell not only illuminates aspects of Russian life and culture of the period but also offers insights into later diasporas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Contents:

Relations between Czechs and Russians

Politics and the emigration

The Russian academic world in Prague

Identity and attitudes

The Russian diaspora.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index.

ISBN:

0300102348

OCLC:

53178554