Russians in France

Russians are a small diaspora in France but one of the most important groups in the Russian diaspora.

History

The

Russian Civil War

Of approximately 1.5 million exiles during the

Exodus of White Russians in Corsica

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The ship "Rion", carrying some 3422 refugees (Russians, Ukrainians and Cossacks) from Constantinople to Brazil had stopped in Ajaccio, on May 15, 1921 at 2 am.^[4] Ajaccio, an island city of 20,000 inhabitants, saw in one day its population increase by 20%. On May 25, 10 days after the arrival of the ship, some 600 refugees were finally allowed to land and settle at the Livrelli barracks, located in the center of Ajaccio.

Notable people

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• Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff
• Olga Khokhlova
• Nicholas Alexandrovich
• Alexandre Alekhine
• Mary Marquet
• Arthur Adamov
• Élie Metchnikoff

See also

• Russian Expeditionary Force in France
• Russian diaspora
• France–Russia relations

References

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