After the Romanovs : Russian exiles in Paris between the wars
Rappaport, Helen2023
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Place reservation for After the Romanovs : Russian exiles in Paris between the warsFrom the time of Peter the Great, Paris was the playground of the tsarist aristocracy. But the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland. Leaving with only the clothes on their backs, many came to France's glittering capital. Paris was no longer an amusement, but a refuge. There, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives found work in the fashion houses, where their unique Russian style inspired designers such as Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers, and writers eked out a living at menial jobs, while others found great success. Politics as much as art absorbed the emigres. Activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents plotted espionage and assassination from both sides. This is their story.
Main title:
After the Romanovs : Russian exiles in Paris between the wars / Helen Rappaport.
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Imprint:
London : Scribe UK, 2023.London : Scribe UK, 2023.
Collation:
336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781914484766 (pbk)
Dewey class:
944.361
Language:
English
Subject:
Russians -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th centuryParis (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryParis (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th centurySoviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- RefugeesHistoryFranceUSSR, Soviet Union20th century, c 1900 to c 1999General & world historyEuropean history
BRN:
2769500
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