Journalists and Literary Figures as Participants and Mediators in the Intercultural Dialogue between Emigrant Russia and France in the 1920-ies

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Julia T. Vered

Student at the Faculty of International Journalism, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: juliavered@gmail.com

Section: History of Journalism

The article considers the cooperation by French elite and white émigrés, i. e., literary figures, in the field of journalism and publicism are scrutinized. The relevance of this research relies on the analysis of the materials that have never been examined before – the articles of Russian émigrés published in the French press as well as in the francophoneémigré press. The aim of the research is to reveal to what extent the Russian-French collaboration was compelling and whether it has resulted in the consolidation of theémigrés’ image in the eyes of the French as well as in the fanning anti-Soviet flames in France. As a result of the research conducted we found that the French were enthusiastic about Russian-French contacts, and the émigrés strived for the cooperation with French society. Russian émigrés in France were far from being ignored. Nevertheless, flamboyant Russian-French cooperation within public organisations and the press could not prevent the alterations of the interior political landscape in France that brought diplomatic isolation of the USSR by France to a halt. Thus, that led to the diminished interest in theémigrés, who proved themselves as not being able to integrate into French society.

Keywords: Russian emigration, white émigrés, Russian émigré literature, Russian émigré press, French press
DOI: 10.30547/vestnik.journ.4.2019.126143

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