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After the Romanovs
- the extraordinary lives of Russian exiles in Paris between the wars
Engelsk
Bogcover for After the Romanovs af Helen Rappaport, 9781914484766
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781914484766
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1914484762
Udg. Dato:
9 feb 2023
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 12,9 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
9 feb 2023
Forfatter(e):

After the Romanovs

- the extraordinary lives of Russian exiles in Paris between the wars
Engelsk
Paperback 2023
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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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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781914484766
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1914484762
Udg. Dato:
9 feb 2023
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 12,9 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
9 feb 2023
Forfatter(e):
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