tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8343492749122036591..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Russian ANZACS who fought for Australia in WW1Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65797136539598187282019-11-06T23:16:23.475+11:002019-11-06T23:16:23.475+11:00Parnassus
I think that if new migrants were grate...Parnassus<br /><br />I think that if new migrants were grateful to the countries that gave them a safe haven and new opportunities for their families, they became excellent citizens. Since Australia didn't have _mandatory conscription_ in WW1, I was quite surprised to see young men from abroad quickly _volunteer_ to join the Australian army. <br /><br />Re your conductor Walter Damrosch example, I wonder if the process worked in both directions. British Prince Charles Edward's father was Prince Leopold, son of Queen Victoria. He was sent involuntarily to Germany many years before WW1, married happily, and learned to love his new country. When the war broke out in 1914, he proudly accepted a commission as a general in the German Army.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-46343307028462652322019-11-06T22:55:39.484+11:002019-11-06T22:55:39.484+11:00Andrew
so many Russians came to Australia before ...Andrew<br /><br />so many Russians came to Australia before and after WW1, because Russia was being torn apart by the Russian-Japanese War, the 1905 Revolution and the February Revolution in 1917. They were hard working migrants who had suffered under the Czars and had suffered under compulsory military service at home. <br /><br />By 1914, some 12,000 people from the Russian empire came (mainly) to Melbourne, keen to be decently paid and attracted by Australia's democracy and social mobility. They integrated well and became very loyal to their new country, as we saw in the blog post.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47539896029955358232019-11-06T21:16:26.131+11:002019-11-06T21:16:26.131+11:00Hello Hels, Today many countries are examining th...Hello Hels, Today many countries are examining their military histories and deciding that many sorts of people were patriotic enough to want to fight for or with their country, and individually and together formed important parts of the fighting forces. I just was reading the autobiography of conductor Walter Damrosch who was born in Germany but who became such a patriotic American that in WWI he worked tirelessly for the Allies. Also, my uncles were born in Eastern Europe, but in WWII all entered the U.S. Army. Especially for Jews, fighting for the Allied cause was the most natural response.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87737332553796474002019-11-06T18:39:21.539+11:002019-11-06T18:39:21.539+11:00So interesting with some personal family history t...So interesting with some personal family history thrown in to boot. I'm afraid I didn't even know Russians were here in the early 20th century. I assumed the immigration was all post WWII.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-46854350727397533582019-11-05T22:59:04.310+11:002019-11-05T22:59:04.310+11:00bazza
It is an amazing story and one that I had n...bazza<br /><br />It is an amazing story and one that I had never heard of, until Elena Govor's book came out. What is strange about that is that my grandparents spoke, wrote and socialised in Russian.<br /><br />Most Russians came here between 1912 and 1930, or since 1990. The only difference is that "Russian" used to include every national group. Now we add in Ukrainians, Lithuanians etc separately.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-88088811726003250642019-11-05T22:23:01.423+11:002019-11-05T22:23:01.423+11:00LMK
The Russian Australian soldiers made their im...LMK<br /><br />The Russian Australian soldiers made their important contributions in Gallipoli, and the Somme (on the Western Front). I found no particular mention of these ANZACs in the battle for Beersheba.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76819058130112799372019-11-05T21:19:04.127+11:002019-11-05T21:19:04.127+11:00Well, this is all news to me Helen. Heroism couple...Well, this is all news to me Helen. Heroism coupled with tragedy - how sad is that?<br />What is the Russian presence like in Australia these days. I know it's massive in Israel.<br />I think Australia is the <i>real</i> New World!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s powerfully pernicious Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33992224243004637242019-11-05T19:58:35.059+11:002019-11-05T19:58:35.059+11:00Hels when they commemorate the Australian Lighthor...Hels when they commemorate the Australian Lighthorse Brigade in Beersheba, are Russian Australians ever mentioned?LMKnoreply@blogger.com