Culture in Exile; Russian Emigres in Germany 1881-941

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1972. First Published by Cornell [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xviii, [2], 404, [8] pages. Abbreviations for Archives. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliographical Notes and Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear, tears, soiling and chips. Sticker residue on back of DJ. Robert C. Williams retired in the spring of 2003 as Vail Professor of History at Davidson College, where he served for twelve years as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. Dr. Williams is the author of numerous articles and books on Russian history, including Russian Art and American Money, 1900-1940 (nominated by Harvard University Press for the Pulitzer Prize); Klaus Fuchs: Atom Spy; and Culture in Exile. His articles and book reviews have appeared in the Slavic Review, History and Theory, Canadian Slavonic Studies, and American Historical Review. Dr. Williams has been an active member of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and the American Historical Association. Focusing on two major themes--cultural conflict and political exile--this absorbing study traces the movement of people and ideas between Russia and Germany from the death of Tsar Alexander II until the Second World War. Within a wider context, the book provides a political and intellectual history of the Russian colony in Berlin during the crucial period of the 1920s. Dr. Williams discusses the traditional framework of Russian-German relations and explores the important role of the emigres before World War I, especially Russian Jews and Russian Germans, who acted as intermediaries between the Russian colony and German society. He treats in detail the emigration after 1917, showing the impact of the emigres on German life and the extent of their assimilation. In his concluding chapter, Dr. William affords a new perspective on the Russian Revolution, viewing it not only as a historical event of great magnitude but as a cultural phenomenon as well.