Russia+immigration

The immigration of Russia Empire is more complex than the other Europe and Asia countries. Since the second half of the nineteeth century, Russia has been the largest country in the world, the area from the eastern Europe accross Siberia as far as the Pacific Ocean. Russia has straddle Asia and Europe. Before they moved to United States they already have a lot of nations in their country, such as Belarussians, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Bukharans, Uzbeks and Azerbaijanis. But the identity of nation are vague, also the census was unreliable. Some of them are refusing to call them Russians. Then because of the political and farmland shortages Russians started to migration to America. At that time Russia has the most famous revolution in their history which is the October Socialist Revolution. Because the socialist revolution Russian peopel's immigration were behind the eight ball. Also after the World War II Russia has the Cold War with America and it impact the Russians immigration one more time. However, today is still has lots of Russian lived on this land which is Columbus found it.

Before we talk about the immigration, it is necessary to know about the early history of Russian. It was 18 century, when the Russian explores traveled and they discovered Alaska land. The Aleutian island of Kodiak became the first Russian settlement. Then they continued traveled and arrived in California. When Russian controlled Alaska and they were spread their culture and religion, and found schools for the new generation to come. In 1880 Russia has a big problems was poverty and starvation, because the farmland shortages. Then the people made sails came to United States. Of course the government tried to barred people to leave the country, but in 1910, there were already 65000 Russians lived in United States be found. After the Russians came and they took advantage to found new family farmland to work. They were maintain their traditional and until 19 century the Russians growing industries. Some of the Russians are circle immigrats, they just earn enough money and back to Russia.

In 1917, Russia has a socialist revolution, and this vast country was fall into tumultuous change and suffered from overpopulation widespread famines, and political unrest for four years. People thought is impossible to stay and joined the great migration, more than 30000 people made their way to United States. Then the Empire would be overthrown in a socialist revolution. These new Russian immigrations had mostly prominent citizens in the Empire, they are aristocrats, professionals, and former imperial, officials, they called White Russian. Because the White Russian was opposition of red Russian so they were welcomed by American government, they formed organization to help their homeland. Also they found ways to support themselves in America. At that time the White Russian had to learn to live with the older generation of Russian immigration, but because the imperial aristocracy they did not get many warm from the Russian American community.

It was not keep a long time for Russian immigration lived in America peace, the Russians has two groups for activities in America, one is persuading them join to American Society party, the other is became involved in the emerging anarchist movement. So all the Russian Americans fell victim to a wave of xenophobic panic that spread through United States society. Also after the socialist revolution, the Americans started fear about Russians and foreigners, they feel panic that will spread in United States. Palmer convinced that Communist were planning to overthrow the American government, so the government started astrict Russians and their organizations activities. In 1919, a large number of Russian were suspected by Palmer and they catch all of them, but they have no evidence to prove them are revolution, then most of Russians were released, but 245 Russians were deported from United States, and when they back to Russia, the new nation Soviet Union which is this older generation never lived in it.

Today, it still has large number of Russian people lived in United States. Although the Russian people go through many troubles and challanges, but they still became the biggest country in the world. There were some books wrote about the Russian immigration life, the famous two are Yekl, a Tale of the New York Ghetto, and The Promised Land. It talk about the story about the Russian immigration history. After more than one century time, the Russians already has a steady immigration today.