The Integration of Russian Emigration into Yugoslavia between 1918 and 1941

Abstract

Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, a civil war broke out; consequently, a large number of people (upwards of one million, according to different estimates), supporters of the former tzarist regime or opponents of Bolshevism left Russia, fl ed abroad to escape repression. Large organized groups of Russian emigrants arrived in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes as well. The article explores how they were treated and integrated into Yugoslav environment, focusing on solutions to social questions, the preservation of cultural identity and relations with the Yugoslav population.