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To Queensland with love: the Russians

Exhibition ID 35

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Although the Russian presence in Australia dates back to the early 19th Century it was the post 1917 immigration of 'White' Russians' fleeing the Bolshevik Revolution which established the institutions and cultural traditions in Queensland. The Russian population of Queensland was little more than 1000 in 1930 however this small yet dynamic group achieved a lot for the community.

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