WHAT CAN EMIGRES DO THIS TIME? by Edward Lucas at economist.com
Updated 2008-03-03
During the four dismal decades of the last cold war, in places like New Jersey, Toronto, west London and Melbourne, communities distinguished by strange-sounding surnames and distinctive cuisine took root.
In the early years, many hoped they would be going “home” soon. But memories of their captive homelands became faded and rosy. The cause seemed all but hopeless: folk-dancing dentists against the evil empire.
But that changed as communism weakened ... The whole article is to be found at http://www.economist.com/research/articlesbysubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=7933606&story_id=10757358
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