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Museum of Russian Culture, |
The Museum of Russian Culture was established by those who left Russia as a result of the Civil War of 1917–1922.
Geographically, the Russian post-revolutionary immigration is divided into two branches – European and Far Eastern. The museum-archive of the Russian Center in San Francisco was created by emigrants from the Far Eastern branch.
Typical routes of resettlement for the Far Eastern branch of Russian immigration between the years of 1922-1939:
The second World War convinced the majority of the Russian immigrant population to leave Eurasia, to evade the danger of possible return to the Soviet Union.
Typical routes of resettlement of Russian emigration from Eurasia between the years of 1946-1952:
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Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva visits the Museum of Russian Culture