Diaspora ca Exil? Lecția misionară a migrației ruse în Franța secolului XX
Diaspora as Exile? The Missionary Lesson of Russian Migration in 20th-Century France

Summary/Abstract: Between 1920 and 1922, under pressure from the Soviet regime, between one and two million dissidents went into exile all over the world, with the most important centres being Sofia, Belgrade, Prague, Berlin, Paris and New York. Representing Russia’s intellectual elite, they included officers of all ranks in the "White Army”, but also a significant number of eminent scholars, professors, lawyers, writers, theologians, journalists, publishers, engineers and clergy. But emigration did not mean a total break with Russian cultural and religious life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In an attempt to preserve its national identity and promote its cultural heritage, the Russian colony in exile organised not only canonical but also educational institutions, such as the St Serge Institute in Paris. At the end of the study, some "limits" are exposed, which, in our opinion, were also missed opportunities to realise this mission much more effectively.

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