Before we disappear into Oblivion : San Francisco's Russian diaspora from revolution to cold war / Nina Bogdan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bogdan, Nina, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Series

McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Series ; v.55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (483 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, QC : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2025]

Summary:

The October 1917 Russian Revolution and the subsequent Civil War triggered a mass exodus from Russia to the American west coast. Before We Disappear into Oblivion examines the efforts of newly arrived Russians in San Francisco as they built communities and negotiated their acculturation into American society.

Contents:

Cover

BEFORE WE DISAPPEAR INTO OBLIVION

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Russians in San Francisco Prior to 1917 Pan-Ethnic Orthodoxy and Emerging Communities

2 The Mysterious Russian Arrives Ethnic and Class Ambiguities

3 Between Dreams and Reality Culture, Conflict, Identity, and Byt

4 "Even the Teetotalers Drank" Surviving On and Off the Job in America

5 Imagined Russia Homeland Hearths and Dreamlike Landscapes

6 Family Matters Nostalgic Homelessness and Dual Lives

7 "White Russians in the 'New World'" Marketing and Monitoring Identity

8 Constructed Mirages Authentic and Imagined Russian Enclaves

9 Pawns on a Chessboard The New Exodus and the Post-War Russian Community

Conclusion

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780228024897

0228024897

9780228024903

0228024900

OCLC:

1472094223