Presentation of the monograph: the fate of emigrant scientists in Latvia

May 5, 2017 at 18.00 Happy Art Museum | Galleria Riga Dzirnavu 67 GALLERIA RIGA 7.level Riga, LV-1011

there will be a presentation of the monograph

Svetlana Kovalchuk “A true exile takes everything with him.” The fate of emigrant scientists in Latvia. 1920 – 1944 Moscow, New chronograph, 2017.

The book is dedicated to the fate of Russian emigrant scientists who came or settled in Riga during the interwar period. In a multicultural academic environment, destinies developed differently, but human relationships always remained the main value. N. Berdyaev, S. Frank, V. Zenkovsky came to Latvia with lectures, emigrant professors E. Hartier, V. Starkov, R. Vipper, V. Sinaisky taught at the university. V. Klimenko and others. Of the Jewish scientists, the scientific activities of the deputy of the Latvian Seimas Max Lazerson, the philosopher Mark Weintrobe, the lawyer and editor-in-chief of the magazine “Law and Court” - Oscar Gruzenberg, are most carefully examined. Many other names are mentioned: “Russian Spegler” - Grigory Landau, lawyer August Kaminka, journalist Maxim Ganfman... The monograph uses materials, photographs from private and state archives.