Russians in Cold War Australia

This fine collection brings it home to us, while opening a valuable perspective on the way historical upheavals on distant continents can shape the lives of ordinary people and change the face of a nation. * Slavonic and East European Review *
“A pathbreaking addition to Cold War history and to the history of migration in the Pacific, this deeply researched volume of essays details the post-World War II influx of some 20,000 Russians into Australia and the security dilemmas they presented, and it deftly examines the ideological, political, and personal clashes that ensued.” -- Carole Fink, The Ohio State University
“This collection, expertly framed by co-editors Phillip Deery and Sheila Fitzpatrick, demonstrates the intricate relationship between the Cold War and migration. Engagingly – and even movingly - written, it is a model of how an apparently esoteric topic can speak to broader concerns such as perceptions of immigrants as dangerous, the rigors of adaptation and assimilation, the cultural contours of anti-communism, gendered understandings of political agency, and the conflict between humanitarian impulses and security imperatives.” -- Lewis H. Siegelbaum