"The Year of Africa" in the Russian Emigrant Press
Sweeping decolonization of Africa in the late 1950-s and in the beginning of 1960-s drew attention to the Black Continent. Newspapers and magazines of many states have turned their attention to the problems of Africa. The Russian emigrant press hasn't been an exception. However political and cultural centres of the Russian Diaspora are so far away from Africa, that emigrant authors could not keep an eye on political and social developments in former colonies. Nevertheless an analysis of their reaction to the process of decolonization is of interest for scholars.