Эмиграция. Русские на чужбине

O fenomene russkoĭ ėmigrat͡sii pervoĭ volny ne prini͡ato govoritʹ obʺektivno. Ėta kniga - rasskaz ot pervogo lit͡sa ob ideologii, byte, illi͡uzii͡akh russkogo zarubezhʹi͡a. Kak oni prizhivalisʹ na chuzhbine, kak pytalisʹ sokhranitʹ svoi͡u kulʹturu i vesti politicheskui͡u borʹbu, kak uchilisʹ vyzhivatʹ. V chem smysl ėmigrat͡sii, ee missii͡a i ee tragedii͡a? Otvet na ėti voprosy mozhno poluchitʹ iz knigi, kotorui͡u vy derzhite v rukakh.

It is not customary to speak objectively about the phenomenon of Russian emigration of the first wave. This book is a first–person account of the ideology, everyday life, and illusions of the Russian diaspora. How they took root in a foreign land, how they tried to preserve their culture and lead a political struggle, how they learned to survive. What is the meaning of emigration, its mission and its tragedy? The answer to these questions can be obtained from the book you are holding in your hands.