Intellectuals and the Cold War Exile – Framework of Analysis

This article is devoted to the problem of political emigration in Cold War period. has been studied by a large group intellectuals-thinkers, writers, and academics. The author focuses on individual strategies sentiments among Central Eastern European intellectuals. Their decisions were as much result an impulse reaction circumstances rational premise that outside world was place where they would be safer with their family friends, not have succumb pressure work research. relies conceptual developments specialists field analysis behavioral patterns Particular attention paid example Adam Ulam, whose personality combined specific features emigrants from Russia Europe. Much theoretical methodological aspects intellectuals analyzes approaches researchers formation Polish intelligentsia. As study, it shown that, during War, mobilized both sides Iron Curtain. Some them played important role, such US strategies, especially within so-called Cultural War. Сonclusions drawn study are more universal nature allow one pose question about specificity intellectual émigré element global history.