EDUCATION OF WHITE IMMIGRANTS’ CHILDREN IN ISTANBUL IN 1920-1923

Abstract

The article discusses the organization of education for the children of Russian refugees, called “White Russians,” in Istanbul in 1920–1923. The main focus of the study is on the quantitative analysis, on the age and social composition of the children of White immigrants, and the property status of refugees. Also the assistance of Russian and international charitable organizations in the creation of educational institutions for the children of White immigrants is highlighted. The school educational process is analyzed, and the future fate of Istanbul educational institutions is revealed. The author comes to the conclusion that the three-year active work of Russian and foreign organizations in Istanbul to save Russian children from death, namely to ensure their nutrition, upbringing and education, practically ceased by the end of 1923 due to the transfer of some of the schools to Bulgaria and Belgium and the gradual closure of the remaining ones