Subjugated Nations or Separatists? Polish and Russian Emigrés and the National Question in the Soviet Union in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s
Journal: AREI
Year: 2024

The national question in the Soviet Union was one of the main topics of discussion between Polish and Russian émigrés in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Polish and Russian émigré circles’ attitudes towards Promethean peoples, described by the Russians as separatist, were key to the political concepts promoted by these circles. Both émigré groups sought to win each other over to their point of view and vied with each other for inbuence with the political elite in the US. After the Second World Wa