Проекти
The project deals with transnational history of the East European ‘lost generation’ during the period of the Great War, revolution/s and the Civil War in Russia and beyond, as well as early interwar period. Based on the historical material (archives and ego-documents), the project aims on identifying some typological features in the biographies of the representatives of the East European ‘lost generation’ that would help explain the existence (or absence) of a collective identity. It investigates how this experience determined reintegration of the former soldiers and captives into society and their further lives both in home and host countries. Their resocialization in the post-war period was marked by the experience of return (in many cases they had to choose another country of residence) and the associated problems of adaptation and communication (language, culture, traditions) as well as profession in new post-war conditions. The second part of the project focuses on the history of transnational communities that emerged as a result of the war and revolution/s. Transnational communities are understood as social groups that emerge out of interactions over national borders, and oriented around a common project or ‘imagined’ identity. One of the objectives is to conceptualize the link between the individual biographical cases and more general questions via the concepts of transnationalism and transnational history.