«ВЕСТНИК РУССКОГО НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО КОМИТЕТА»: РЕКОНСТРУКЦИЯ СТРУКТУРЫ, ИДЕОЛОГИИ И ПРАКТИК ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОГО ОБЪЕДИНЕНИЯ ЭМИГРАЦИИ
BULLETIN OF THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE: RECONSTRUCTING THE STRUCTURE, IDEOLOGY, AND PRACTICES OF ÉMIGRÉS’ POLITICAL UNIFICATION

Summary/Abstract: This article provides the first systematic analysis of the materials of the Bulletin of the Russian National Committee (RNC, 1923–1926), the organ of a political organization that claimed a centrist position among the post-revolutionary émigrés from Soviet Russia. The relevance of this study is determined by the insufficient study of the principles of centrism on which the RNC’s ideology was built. A systems analysis method is applied to the contents of the periodical to study its self-presentation. The conducted analysis of the Bulletin’s publications allowed us to characterize the features of the organizational structure, ideological foundations, and areas of activity of the committee. The author demonstrates how the Bulletin reflects the centralized structure of the organization, with a dominant role for the governing bodies in Paris and weak representation of peripheral departments. Based on programmatic and journalistic articles, an ideological platform is reconstructed that combined the principles of state nationalism with uncompromising anti-Bolshevism, which the author defines as the position of an “irreconcilable center”. The Bulletin’s publications highlight three key areas of activity: diplomatic and informational work to legitimize the committee, consolidation of émigré organizations, and social and humanitarian support for refugees. The analysis shows how the publication was used to achieve these goals and shape the RNC’s image as a national-state center in exile.

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