Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: The Decision of the National Question in Soviet Russia in 1920-s in the Perception of Russian Emigration

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Decision of the National Question in Soviet Russia in 1920-s in the Perception of Russian Emigration

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2011 4 (4)
Authors: Uryadova, Anna V.
Contact information: Uryadova, Anna V. : Yaroslavl State University , 14 Sovietskaya, Yaroslavl, 150000 Russia , e-mail:
Keywords: national question; Russian emigration; soviet history; 1920-s
Abstract: Article considers the attitude of Russian emigration to solving the national question in Soviet Russia. It examines the reaction of emigration on the creation of the USSR and the occurrence of the some territories in it. This problem is decomposed into two components - the perception of the Soviet national policy in general and of the individual nations and territories. This work focuses on the first part of the problem. The paper identifies differences in the views of the Russian Diaspora on the problem, the contradictions in its environment and their causes. Article reveals the views of representatives of emigration: politicians, lawyers, philosophers. The position of the Russian-language foreign press is also presented in this paper. However, emigration is viewed not as a amount of individuals and organizations, but as special unique social environment, acting in certain conditions and according to definite laws of development. Therefore, even if there was some controversy on national policy among emigration, article identifies key moments of its apperception, analyzes their causes and origins. This paper considers only the Russian emigration, and doesnt examine others nation emigration from Russia. The reason for this is that, firstly, it is a big topic proposed a special study (in connection with a broad national composition of emigration), and secondly, the problems of individual nations were not included in this article, and national immigration has focused mainly on it. The material presented in the paper, allow to draw conclusions about the impact of private and common causes on emigrations apperception of solving national question in the RSFSR and USSR. Private causes include personal and party motives, the general - the linking of the national situation in the RSFSR with the past (Imperial Russia and Russia of Provisional Government) and with the possible future (after the overthrow of Bolshevism).
Pages: 492-500
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2305

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