Russian Political Emigration in the 20th and Early 21st Century Cover Image

Rosyjska emigracja polityczna w XX i na początku XXI wieku
Russian Political Emigration in the 20th and Early 21st Century

Author(s): BORIS SOKOŁOW
Subject(s): Media studies, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Government/Political systems, Political behavior, Politics and communication, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: Emigration; politics; factors; power; Eurasianism; revolution; media;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the different waves of Russian political emigration in the 20th and 21st century and those organisational political forms that emerged in exile. The following aspects were included: the emigration of the opponents of the autocracy before 1917, the emigration of the opponents of the Bolsheviks between 1917 and 1922 and in the following years, the emigration of the opponents of the Bolsheviks at the end of World War II and the emigration after World War II. The subsequent topic is the period from the end of World War II until the collapse of the USSR, including Jewish emigration and the emigration of political dissidents, political emigration in Putin’s Russia, including a new wave of emigration after the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022. Moreover, the fact that certain groups and prominent representatives of the emigration started returning to Russia and the nature of their activities in their homeland, as well as their activities in exile aimed at achieving specific political goals in Russia, are also discussed. The article also considers emigration activities in the media and forecasts the possible future development of emigration as well as the impact of ideas developed during emigration on the development of Russia, including contemporary Russia.

  • Issue Year: 39/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-91
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish