Russian Emigration on The Balkans: The ―Limnos Episode‖ (On Memoirs and Verses of Representatives of White Army)

Russian Emigration on The Balkans: The ―Limnos Episode‖ (On Memoirs and Verses of Representatives of White Army)

Lapaeva, Natalya

The article traces the role island Limnos (Greece) in the fates of representatives of ―white movement‖ which has arisen after revolution in Russia in 1917 and during civil war. Parts of Russian Army were on Limnos since February 1920 till November 1921. It represents the results of analysis of memoirs and verses by some representatives of Russian Army, among which Ivan Kalinin, Erast Giatzintov, Ivan Sagatsky, Nikolay Turoverov. The author of the paper revealed features of the description of landscapes of Limnos in memoirs and verses those who passed through Limnos. It is shown what difficulties were endured by Russian Army on Limnos (cold, hunger, isolation from the world). It is proved that the Russian Army under the direction of Wrangel has shown moral courage, unity, patriotism. Authors of memoirs and verses concern problems of mutual relations of Russians and Greeks, the inhabitants of Limnos, what has found reflection in various forms of spiritual and cultural dialogue.

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2011-05

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