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“Alles z'Unterobsi” Hannes Meyer and German Communist Exiles in Mexico
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The case of modern architect Hannes Meyer’s stay in Mexico during World War Two differed from the typical exile experience of German-speaking Communists. The latter identified as political exiles, engaged in Mexico to promote the Soviet Union only to immediately return to Europe after 1945. The Communist Meyer moved amidst this exile community, yet as a professional and artist developed closer ties to Mexican colleagues and institutions, and as a (German-speaking) Swiss preferred to associate with Italian Communists. Facing a precarious existence abroad, exiles like Meyer engaged in trying efforts to make community, all amidst the intensive committments and conflicts marked by the ideological fervor of the age.
Title: “Alles z'Unterobsi” Hannes Meyer and German Communist Exiles in Mexico
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The case of modern architect Hannes Meyer’s stay in Mexico during World War Two differed from the typical exile experience of German-speaking Communists.
The latter identified as political exiles, engaged in Mexico to promote the Soviet Union only to immediately return to Europe after 1945.
The Communist Meyer moved amidst this exile community, yet as a professional and artist developed closer ties to Mexican colleagues and institutions, and as a (German-speaking) Swiss preferred to associate with Italian Communists.
Facing a precarious existence abroad, exiles like Meyer engaged in trying efforts to make community, all amidst the intensive committments and conflicts marked by the ideological fervor of the age.
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