Essay On Russian Immigration

Immigration is something that has been going on for hundreds of years, by a variety of cultures. Immigration also happens for all different reasons, political, religious, economic, and social reasons. In the 1910’s and the early 1920’s, there was a great wave of political immigration in Russia. Russia was going through a lot in this time period, for instance, there was World War I, the Russian Revolution, Civil War, etc.. Russian immigrating had some trouble on their way to U.S .citizenship and after they got it, but there were also many good things that came with living in the U.S. Russians immigrated to the U.S. because, there was lots of conflict going on in Russia. Russia was involved with World War I, but the brutality and conflict was worsened by the Russian Revolution, and the Civil War between the Red Army and White Russians. The Bolsheviks, and leader Lenin, overturned the government, and imprisoned, then soon after murdered, Czar and his family. Not only that, but the Bolsheviks took
This would be an example of a push from the push and pull theory, Antin doesn’t appreciate the way czar is controlling what they can and can’t do, which is a political reason to immigrate out of Russia. A famous immigrant from this wave is Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff is a talented Russian musician, conductor, and composer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1918. He is known for his ecstatic piano playing, and some of his most known compositions are The Isle of the Dead and The Bell. Rachmaninoff’s own property, Ivanovka, was seized by the Leninist government in 1917. On 1st of November, 1918, Rachmaninoff and his family left on a boat bound for New York City. His career had rocketed once he had immigrated to the