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 Franceâ¿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…mehr
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 Franceâ¿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.
Dr Helen Rappaport is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Magnificent Obsession, Four Sisters, and Caught in the Revolution. She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a specialist in imperial Russian and Victorian history, and a frequent historical consultant on TV and radio. She lives in West Dorset.
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List of illustrations Map of Paris Glossary of Russian Names Chapter 1: La Tournée des Grands Ducs Chapter 2: 'We Really Did Stagger the World' Chapter 3: 'Paris Taught Me, Enriched Me, Beggared Me, Put Me on My Feet' Chapter 4: 'We Had Outlived Our Epoch and Were Doomed' Chapter 5: 'I Never Thought I Would Have to Drag Out My Life As an Émigré' Chapter 6: 'Paris is Full of Russians' Chapter 7: 'How Ruined Russians Earn a Living' Chapter 8: 'We Are Not in Exile, We Are on a Mission' Chapter 9: Emperor Kirill of All the Russias Chapter 10: 'Ubiquitous Intriguers', Spies and Assassins Chapter 11: 'A Far Violin Among Near Balalaikas' Chapter 12: 'I Forever Pity the Exile, a Prisoner, an Invalid' Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
List of illustrations Map of Paris Glossary of Russian Names Chapter 1: La Tournée des Grands Ducs Chapter 2: 'We Really Did Stagger the World' Chapter 3: 'Paris Taught Me, Enriched Me, Beggared Me, Put Me on My Feet' Chapter 4: 'We Had Outlived Our Epoch and Were Doomed' Chapter 5: 'I Never Thought I Would Have to Drag Out My Life As an Émigré' Chapter 6: 'Paris is Full of Russians' Chapter 7: 'How Ruined Russians Earn a Living' Chapter 8: 'We Are Not in Exile, We Are on a Mission' Chapter 9: Emperor Kirill of All the Russias Chapter 10: 'Ubiquitous Intriguers', Spies and Assassins Chapter 11: 'A Far Violin Among Near Balalaikas' Chapter 12: 'I Forever Pity the Exile, a Prisoner, an Invalid' Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
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