Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

Forgotten Men of the Far East and the White Russian Exodus

The 1912 Imperial Russian Naval College pupils in Petrograd are contrasted with today’s White Russians scattered across the East. Exiles face destitution and a rising white slave traffic as international groups, led by the League of Nations, push relief while acknowledging limited success. Harbin remains a Russian stronghold with four centers, Shanghai emerging as a humanitarian crisis, and many exiles living in poverty under hostile conditions.