Study of Chinese emigration in the soviet Far East in the 20–30s of the XX century on the basis of Russian archives

Gao Yan

The article deals with the history of the Chinese resettlement in the Soviet Union in the 1920–1930s. It is noted that Chinese emigrants played an exceptionally important role in the Soviet-Chinese relations of this period. The number, socio-economic status, cultural, educational, economic and political activities of Chinese emigrants in the Soviet Far East and their outstanding contribution to the development of the Soviet Union and China are considered. The study was carried out on the basis of Russian archives in order to restore the history of Chinese emigrants in the 1920–1930s as accurately as possible.

Keywords:1920–1930s, Far East, Russian archives, Chinese emigrants, Soviet Union.