African-American emigration from the US to the Soviet Union

[Francoise Rosset]

>You can learn about the life of Robert Robinson in the USSR from his 
>book "Black on Red." I found it very interesting.

I have the book, and it _is_ very worthwhile.

What about African-Americans who did not emigrate but spent lots
of time there? I'm sure you've already thought of Paul Robeson.
He spent much of his life out of the US, working in England, travelled
to Russia extensively and was an outspoken defender of Stalin and
the USSR.

His autobiography _Here I Stand_ was published in England in 1958,
long before Robeson changed his feelings about the USSR, IF he ever
did. It might have useful materials.

By the way, that's him singing one version of "shiroka strana moia
rodnaia" on the "Russian Anthems Museum" page:
http://www.hymn.ru/index-en.html
http://folk.ntnu.no/makarov/temporary_url_20070929kldcg/shiroka-strana-moya-rodnaya-robeson.mp3

-FR



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Francoise Rosset
Chair, Russian and Russian Studies
Coordinator, German and Russian
Wheaton College                         
Norton, Massachusetts 02766
        
phone: 	(508) 286-3696
fax #:   	(508) 286-3640
e-mail: FRosset at wheatonma.edu

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