After the Romanovs

the extraordinary lives of Russian exiles in Paris between the wars

Paperback EN 2023 9781914484766
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A TLS AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEARThe scintillating story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought refuge in interwar Paris. The fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 forced thousands of Russians to flee their homeland with only the clothes on their backs. Many came to France’s glittering capital, Paris. Former princes drove taxicabs, while their wives found work in the fashion houses. Intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers, and writers eked out a living at menial jobs; some found success until the economic downturn of the 1930s hit. In exile, White Russians sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, and double agents plotted from both sides. Many Russians became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness. This is their story.

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ISBN13:9781914484766
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:336
Verschijningsdatum:6-2-2023
Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis
Thema:
1DDF-FR-LAA Parijs (stad)
1QBDR Sovjet-Unie (USSR)
3MP 20e eeuw, ca. 1900 tot ca. 1999
3MPBF-RU-R Ca. 1917 tot ca. 1923 (Russische Revolutie)

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