Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Intro v
3. Contents vii
4. Figures and Tables ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 RUSSIANS IN SAN FRANCISCO PRIOR TO 1917 27
8. 2 THE MYSTERIOUS RUSSIAN ARRIVES 44
9. 3 BETWEEN DREAMS AND REALITY 70
10. 4 “EVEN THE TEETOTALERS DRANK” 101
11. 5 IMAGINED RUSSIA 140
12. 6 FAMILY MATTERS 175
13. 7 “WHITE RUSSIANS IN THE ‘NEW WORLD’” 212
14. 8 CONSTRUCTED MIRAGES 238
15. 9 PAWNS ON A CHESSBOARD 266
16. Conclusion 324
17. Notes 331
18. Selected bibliography 377
19. Index 393