Entrepreneurial activities of Russian emigrants in Balkans (1920–1930s)

The article is devoted to the specificity of entrepreneurial activities of Russian emigrants in the Balkans in the 1920–1930s. The author analyses the problems of emigrants’ legal status, the issue of initial capital. The article considers the peculiarities of small, medium and big businesses of Russian emigrants in the Balkans as well as the role of emigrants’ public communities in boosting entrepreneurial activities. Besides, the author examines the role of entrepreneurs in the adaptation process of Russian refugees in the Balkans.

Russian emigrants, Balkans, entrepreneurs, adaptation, business, Russian diaspora, refugees