The Russian Refugees

Author : Michael Andruff
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772034202

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The Russian Refugees by Michael Andruff Pdf

A sweeping family history, chronicling the journey of a group of Russian refugees who settled in rural Alberta in 1924, this book pays tribute to countless people who have found a safe haven in Canada over the past 100 years. Every refugee has a story. This book follows the life of Nikifor Andriev, driven from his homeland in 1924, to settle in Canada as part of a group of 116 privately sponsored Russian refugees. Their new home, the aptly named Homeglen, Alberta, was a symbol of promise and prosperity. With a newly Anglicized name, Nikifor—now Michael—embarked on the Canadian dream, raising a family and eventually leaving Alberta for a better-paying industrial job in BC. Like countless other refugees and immigrants, Nikifor faced the obstacles and opportunities of life in Canada with a determination to succeed against all odds. Reinventing himself time and again following numerous setbacks and tragedies, he watched his family grow and disburse to pursue their own dreams, with the hope that each succeeding generation would have an easier life than the one that came before it. Nearly a century after Nikifor’s arrival in Homeglen, his son and namesake Michael Andruff, reflects upon his family’s history, the legacy of the refugee experience, and the parallels of his father’s generation of refugees with people fleeing conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan, and, most recently, Ukraine, today. As the son of a refugee who has benefitted from the stability and prosperity of life in Canada, Andruff shares this story as a call to action. The descendants and friends of the original group of 116 refugees who settled in Homeglen are asked to contribute to the Homeglen Legacy Fund, with the goal of raising $30,000 to privately sponsor a refugee family of four prior to June 2024 (the hundred-year anniversary of the original group’s arrival in Canada). Andruff is donating his royalties from the sale of this book to the Homeglen Legacy Fund.

Author : James E. Hassell
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 087169817X

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Russian Refugees in France and the United States Between the World Wars by James E. Hassell Pdf

This is a print on demand publication. Revolution in 1917 brutally shattered old Russia in all its aspects. Something on the order of a million & a half people consequently fled or were expelled from the territory of the former Russian Empire. This study, undertaken before the advent of glasnost & perestroika, describes the experiences of Russians who arrived in the U.S. between the two world wars. But the spiritual center of the entire Russian diaspora was France, particularly Paris, so France must be part of the story. Many of the refugees who ultimately settled in the U.S. passed through France. Many had connections in France; therefore, some knowledge of the French situation is crucial for an understanding of the emigres in this country & indeed throughout the world.

Author : Agnieszka Kubal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108417891

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Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia by Agnieszka Kubal Pdf

How do immigration and refugee laws work 'in action' in Russia? This book offers a complex, empirical and nuanced understanding.

Author : Henry R. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
ISBN : OCLC:728024629

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The Russian Refugee by Henry R. Wilson Pdf

Author : Henry R. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1Q3B

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The Russian Refugee by Henry R. Wilson Pdf

Author : Susan Wiley Hardwick
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0226316114

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Russian Refuge by Susan Wiley Hardwick Pdf

In 1987, when victims of religious persecution were finally allowed to leave Russia, a flood of immigrants landed on the Pacific shores of North America. By the end of 1992 over 200,000 Jews and Christians had left their homeland to resettle in a land where they had only recently been considered "the enemy." Russian Refuge is a comprehensive account of the Russian immigrant experience in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia since the first settlements over two hundred years ago. Susan Hardwick focuses on six little-studied Christian groups—Baptists, Pentecostals, Molokans, Doukhobors, Old Believers, and Orthodox believers—to study the role of religion in their decisions to emigrate and in their adjustment to American culture. Hardwick deftly combines ethnography and cultural geography, presenting narratives and other data collected in over 260 personal interviews with recent immigrants and their family members still in Russia. The result is an illuminating blend of geographic analysis with vivid portrayals of the individual experience of persecution, migration, and adjustment. Russian Refuge will interest cultural geographers, historians, demographers, immigration specialists, and anyone concerned with this virtually untold chapter in the story of North American ethnic diversity.

Author : Marc Raeff
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political refugees
ISBN : 9780195056839

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Russia Abroad by Marc Raeff Pdf

The dramatic events of the twentieth century have often led to the mass migration of intellectuals, professionals, writers, and artists. One of the first of these migrations occurred in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, when more than a million Russians were forced into exile. With this book, Marc Raeff, one of the world's leading historians of Russia, offers the first comprehensive cultural history of the "Great Russian Emigration." He examines the social and institutional structure of the emigration and describes its rich cultural and intellectual life. He points out that what distinguishes this emigration from other such episodes in European history is the extent to which the emigres succeeded in reconstituting and preserving their cultural creativity in the West. The flourishing Russian communities of Paris, Berlin, Prague and Kharbin not only enriched Russian arts and letters, but also significantly influenced the culture of their Western hosts, and Raeff concludes with an assessment of their impact on the development of modern Western and Soviet culture.

Author : Sheila Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781743821787

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White Russians, Red Peril by Sheila Fitzpatrick Pdf

Over 20,000 ethnic Russians migrated to Australia after World War II – yet we know very little about their experiences. Some came via China, others from refugee camps in Europe. Many preferred to keep a low profile in Australia, and some attempted to ‘pass’ as Polish, West Ukrainian or Yugoslavian. They had good reason to do so: to the Soviet Union, Australia’s resettling of Russians amounted to the theft of its citizens, and undercover agents were deployed to persuade them to repatriate. Australia regarded the newcomers with wary suspicion, even as it sought to build its population by opening its door to more immigrants. Making extensive use of newly discovered Russian-language archives and drawing on a lifetime’s study of Soviet history and politics, award-winning author Sheila Fitzpatrick examines the early years of a diverse and disunited Russian-Australian community and how Australian and Soviet intelligence agencies attempted to track and influence them. While anti-Communist ‘White’ Russians dreamed a war of liberation would overthrow the Soviet regime, a dissident minority admired its achievements and thought of returning home.

Author : Lucien Wolf
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1391306406

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Russo-Jewish Refugees in Eastern Europe by Lucien Wolf Pdf

Excerpt from Russo-Jewish Refugees in Eastern Europe: Report on the Fourth Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the High Commissioner for Russian Refugees of the League of Nations, Held in Geneva, on April 20, 1923 Meanwhile, we are' not neglecting other modes of action, and we have very good reason for believing that we shall be able to act upon your suggestion in regard to certain representations to the Polish Government. Indeed, steps in this direction have already been taken. As it is possible that, in view of difficulties with the great immigration countries, a certain proportion of the refugees will desire to be repatriated, we gladly avail ourselves of the offer of the High Commissioner to obtain the necessary facilities from the Soviet Government for such refugees, and an assurance that in cases where their civic rights have been forfeited these rights will be restored and complete protection given to them in the resumption of their life in Russia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Moya Flynn
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781843314004

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Migrant Resettlement in the Russian Federation by Moya Flynn Pdf

A book about restructuring homes and homelands in the context of the post-Soviet era.

Author : Olga Hawkes,John Hawkes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Refugees
ISBN : 0473256649

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Russian at Heart by Olga Hawkes,John Hawkes Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Political refugees
ISBN : WISC:89003844529

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An Appeal to Public Opinion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hilary Pilkington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134726561

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Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia by Hilary Pilkington Pdf

The displacement of 25 million ethnic Russians from the newly independent states is a major social and political consequence of the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Pilkington engages with the perspectives of officialdom, of those returning to their ethnic homeland, and of the receiving populations. She examines the policy and the practice of the Russian migration regime before looking at the social and cultural adaptation for refugees and forced migrants. Her work illuminates wider contemporary debates about identity and migration.

Author : Violetta Thurstan
Publisher : London ; New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918
ISBN : WISC:89079732194

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The People who Run by Violetta Thurstan Pdf

Author : Anna-Liisa Heusala,Kaarina Aitamurto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317328001

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Migrant Workers in Russia by Anna-Liisa Heusala,Kaarina Aitamurto Pdf

Russia has a very large pool of economic migrants, up to 25% of the workforce according to some estimates. Although many migrants, many from former Soviet countries which are now independent, entered Russia legally, they frequently face bureaucratic obstacles to legal employment and Russian citizenship, factors which have led to a very large “shadow economy”. This book presents a comprehensive examination of migrant labour in Russia. It describes the nature of migrant labour, explores the shadow economy and its unfortunate consequences, and discusses the rise of popular sentiment against migrants and the likely impact. The book also sets the Russian experiences of migrant labour in context, comparing the situation in Russia with that in other countries with significant migrant labour workforces. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.