"White Russians, Red Peril"

This book examines the early years of a disunited Russian-Australian community and how Australian-Soviet intelligence agencies attempted to track and influence them. While anti-Communist Russians dreamed a war of liberation would overthrow the Soviet regime, a dissident minority admired its achievements and thought of returning home.

Informationen zum Autor Sheila Fitzpatrick is the multi-award-winning author of My Father's Daughter , Mischka's War , On Stalin's Team and The Russian Revolution , among other titles. She is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books . Klappentext Over 20,000 ethnic Russians migrated to Australia after World War II - yet we know very little about their experiences. Some came via China, others from refugee camps in Europe.Many preferred to keep a low profile in Australia, and some attempted to 'pass' as Polish, West Ukrainian or Yugoslavian. They had good reason to do so: to the Soviet Union, Australia's resettling of Russians amounted to the theft of its citizens, and undercover agents were deployed to persuade them to repatriate. Australia regarded the newcomers with wary suspicion, even as it sought to build its population by opening its door to more immigrants.Making extensive use of newly discovered Russian-language archives and drawing on a lifetime's study of Soviet history and politics, award-winning author Sheila Fitzpatrick examines the early years of a diverse and disunited Russian-Australian community and how Australian and Soviet intelligence agencies attempted to track and influence them. While anti-Communist 'White' Russians dreamed a war of liberation would overthrow the Soviet regime, a dissident minority admired its achievements and thought of returning home. Zusammenfassung This book examines the early years of a disunited Russian-Australian community and how AustralianSoviet intelligence agencies attempted to track and influence them. While anti-Communist Russians dreamed a war of liberation would overthrow the Soviet regime, a dissident minority admired its achievements and thought of returning home. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix A note on transliteration xiii Introduction 1 Part I. Displaced persons in Europe Chapter 1. Displacement 25 Chapter 2. Australia's selection procedures 50 Part II. Russians in China Chapter 3. Manchuria 75 Chapter 4. Shanghai 100 Chapter 5. Departure 124 Part III. Resettlement in Australia Chapter 6. Arrival 151 Chapter 7. White Russians 174 Chapter 8. Red Russians 199 Chapter 9. ASIO and the Cold War 223 Conclusion 247 White Russians Red Peril Statistical note 263 Abbreviations used in notes 273 Notes 274 Bibliography 339 Index 351 Tables Table 1. Population of Harbin by nationality/citizenship, 191340 77 Table 2. Russians, Ukrainians and 'stateless' among mass resettlement migrants arriving in Australia, 194751 264 Table 3. Russian arrivals from China, 195160 268 Table 4. Australian census data on people born inRussia (USSR) and Ukraine, or giving Russian or Ukrainian as their nationality, 193361 269 ...

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Sheila Fitzpatrick is the multi-award-winning author of My Father's Daughter, Mischka's War, On Stalin's Team and The Russian Revolution, among other titles. She is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.

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Over 20,000 ethnic Russians migrated to Australia after World War II - yet we know very little about their experiences. Some came via China, others from refugee camps in Europe. Many preferred to keep a low profile in Australia, and some attempted to 'pass' as Polish, West Ukrainian or Yugoslavian. They had good reason to do so: to the Soviet Union, Australia's resettling of Russians amounted to the theft of its citizens, and undercover agents were deployed to persuade them to repatriate. Australia regarded the newcomers with wary suspicion, even as it sought to build its population by opening its door to more immigrants. Making extensive use of newly discovered Russian-language archives and drawing on a lifetime's study of Soviet history and politics, award-winning author Sheila Fitzpatrick examines the early years of a diverse and disunited Russian-Australian community and how Australian and Soviet intelligence agencies attempted to track and influence them. While anti-Communist 'White' Russians dreamed a war of liberation would overthrow the Soviet regime, a dissident minority admired its achievements and thought of returning home.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ix

A note on transliteration xiii

Introduction 1

Part I. Displaced persons in Europe

Chapter 1. Displacement 25

Chapter 2. Australia's selection procedures 50

Part II. Russians in China

Chapter 3. Manchuria 75

Chapter 4. Shanghai 100

Chapter 5. Departure 124

Part III. Resettlement in Australia

Chapter 6. Arrival 151

Chapter 7. White Russians 174

Chapter 8. Red Russians 199

Chapter 9. ASIO and the Cold War 223

Conclusion 247

White Russians Red Peril

Statistical note 263

Abbreviations used in notes 273

Notes 274

Bibliography 339

Index 351

Tables

Table 1. Population of Harbin by nationality/citizenship, 191340 77

Table 2. Russians, Ukrainians and 'stateless' among mass resettlement migrants arriving in Australia, 194751 264

Table 3. Russian arrivals from China, 195160 268

Table 4. Australian census data on people born inRussia (USSR) and Ukraine, or giving Russian or Ukrainian as their nationality, 193361 269