Leont’eva  O.G.

THE OPINIONS OF RUSSIANEMIGRANTS ABOUT THE EVENTS IN 1945-1949 IN EUROPE AND RUSSIA: FROM THE LETTERS BY NINA BERBEROVA, EKATERINA KUSKOVA AND HELEN IZWOLSKY

Authors

Leont’eva O.G.

Keywords:

Kerensky’s correspondence, letters of Russian emigrants, the history of World War II, Russian emigrants, Russian emigrant organizations in Europe and the United States

Abstract

The article is a result of studies of Kerensky’s correspondence in the Harry Ransom Humanity Research Center of the Texas State University at Austin (the United States). The Alexander Kerensky papers were acquired by the Harry Ransom Center in 1968. The group of documents contains 258 files from 1917 to 1969. It contains the letters of many famous Russian writers, poets and politicians, such as Vasiliy Maklakov, Sergey Melgounov, Nina Berberova, Ekaterina Kuskova, Nikolay Vakar, Helen Izwolsky, and ect. The article based on the letters of Nina Berberova, Ekaterina Kuskova and Helen Izwolsky. These letters of Russian emigrants contain analyses of the political situation in the USSR (Russia), the United States, and Europe from 1945 to 1949. Russian emigrants discussed many different problems: attempts to influence the Soviet Government in developing relationships with Europe and the United States, the results of World War II, the situation in European countries (for example, in France), etc. These records reflect the opinion of ordinary people who fought with the enemy or worked in the rear. Their experiences and stories bring history to life, and give us the new information about famous events. Sometimes such knowledge can influence on the opinion of researchers and change official versions of historical events.The article based on the letters of Nina Berberova, Ekaterina Kuskova and Helen Izwolsky. These letters of Russian emigrants contain analyses of the political situation in the USSR (Russia), the United States, and Europe from 1945 to 1949. Russian emigrants discussed many different problems: attempts to influence the Soviet Government in developing relationships with Europe and the United States, the results of World War II, the situation in European countries (for example, in France), etc. These records reflect the opinion of ordinary people who fought with the enemy or worked in the rear. Their experiences and stories bring history to life, and give us the new information about famous events. Sometimes such knowledge can influence on the opinion of researchers and change official versions of historical events.

THE OPINIONS OF RUSSIANEMIGRANTS ABOUT THE EVENTS IN 1945-1949 IN EUROPE AND RUSSIA: FROM THE LETTERS BY NINA BERBEROVA, EKATERINA KUSKOVA AND HELEN IZWOLSKY