Galina Nikolaevna Berezhnaya,
Far Eastern Historical and Cultural Center “Russian Abroad”, Primorsky Regional Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization “Russian Geographical Society” – Society for the Study of the Amur Territory, Vladivostok, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Greeks of Vladivostok and Harbin (Late 19th – Early 20th Century). The Antipas Family
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2023-3-2
In the Far East of the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, migrants made up a significant part of all those living in the region. These were residents of neighboring Asian countries and migrants from Europe and America. This article attempts to make an overview of one of the European diasporas of migrants – the Greek one. Among European migrants, the Greek diaspora was culturally closer to the Russian settlers of the Far East, and the community of faith – Orthodoxy – was of great importance. Research work on European migrants was carried out. There is also a publication about the Antipas Greek family in the Far East. However, in general, the issue of the presence of a diaspora of Greek migrants in the Far East has been little studied by researchers, and this article to some extent fills this gap. The article is an overview of the Greek diaspora in two major cities of the Far East – Vladivostok and Harbin – in the first decades of the 20th century. In Harbin, the most famous Greek family was the Antipas family. The head of the family was Gerasim Dmitrievich Antipas. He remained in the memory of the people of Harbin as a conscientious church figure and a generous philanthropist. The Antipas family has been involved in charity work in Harbin for several decades. The article reports new facts about this family, which have not been published anywhere before, testifying to the extended family ties of the Antipases among the Greek diaspora. Representatives of this family led the Greek Society in Harbin until 1943, which indicates the high authority of the Antipas.
Publishing: 28/06/2023
The article has been received by the editor on 05/04/2023
How to cite: Berezhnaya G.N. The Greeks of Vladivostok and Harbin (Late 19th – Early 20th Century). The Antipas Family // Historical Courier, 2023, No. 3 (29), pp. 30–39. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2023/ISTKURIER-2023-3-02.pdf]
Links: Issue 3 2023
Keywords: Kefalonia; Far East; Greeks; bakers; vodka business; Antipas; Kavvadias; Lazaridi