Sunday, April 28, 1957 T HE MI CH IGA N D A ILY P,,, Th ., rage inree D PROFESSOR & PRINCE Lobanov-Rostovsky Lived the Revolution By BARTON HUTHWAITE rowly missed being captured by ment of professor of history here pROF. A. Lobanov-Rostovsky of the Bolsheviks, at the University in 1945, the History department might I The ahort, wiry professor lean- Widely recognized as one of the ed back in hia chair and continued, be properly addressed as either "In 1919, the Reds entered Odessa outstanding men in his field, the "prince" or "professor." where the remnants of the White professor has contributed hun- Born Prince Andrei Anatolievich Army were stationed. We barely dreds of articles to numerous per- I Lobanov-Rostovsky in 1892, Prof. managed to escape in time. iodicals and has written several Lobanov was the younger of two "Capture by the Communists books. sons. His father was a distinguish- would have 1),obably meant cer- His latest volumes are "The ed diplomat in the Imperial Rus- tain death for a man with my Grinding Mill" (Reminiscences of sian Service. name," he added. War and Revolution in Russia, Lobanov, the man, is a very im- The telephone interrupted his 1913-20), published in 1935, "Rus- pressive person. His perfect man- thought. It was a well known sia and Europe 1789-1829" pub- ners and stately bearing reflect his periodical calling about one of his lished in 1947 and "Russia and r o y a I breeding. Gold - rimmed ,- Europe 1725-28" published in 1954. glasses and a mustache add to his The little time that he has left cultured appearance, to himself is well occupied. "I en- joy music and reading very much. FATE HAS guided Prof. Lobanov At one time I even had aspirations all his life. "In World War I, of following a musical career, but I served as an officer in the these were interrupted by the! Guards batallion, a crack unit of World War." the Russian Army," he reminisced. "When the Russian revolution broke out in 1917, our division was fighting in Poland after which we went to Macedonia. At the time, our division was fighting along-' side the French," the unassuming professor related. "After the Communist uprising,, the French fearing revolutionary activity among some of the Reds' is our ranks, offered us one of two alternatives." Flicking the ash off his cigar-, ette, the professorcontinued in his flawless English, "We could. either enlist in the French Army' and continue fighting on the front or we could work for the Allied cause and receive good wages be- hind the safety of the lines." 'Those who did not choose one of these two alternatives and still persisted in their revolutionary ac- tivity would be sent to work in the Algerian mines. "I, along with most of the offi- cers," the ex-soldier stated, "de- cided to continue fighting. This I did until the Armistice." PROF. LOBANOV returned to his native land to fight the Com- munists. He fought as an officer under General Denicin in South Russia, Three times during the course of the Civil War he nar- PROF. LOBANOV does not con- fine his interests to music and reading. He frequently attends the various plays and movies that ap- pear on campus. The film "Anas- tasia" interested him very much. "I was present at Anastasia's baptism and I also had the oppor- tunity of being presented the Em- press Mother." Is the Anastasia now living in Germany the real Anastasia she claims to be? Prof. Lobanov is not quite certain. He lit another cigarette and con- tinued, "It is very hard to arrive at any decision on the matter. The woman did reveal many things that only a member of the royal inner circle would know. "Of course," he added quickly, "this knowledge could have been the result of coaching by other members of the royal family " Prof. Lobanov stopped for a moment and then added, "It also is very unlikely that she could have es- caped the Communist purge." Very few men in the world to- day can claim that they are au- thorities in the field of Russian history. Fewer still can say they had a part in the formation of it. P r o f. Lobanov - Rostovsky can rightfully lay claim to both of these honors, SALE-50%OFF! Helena Rubinstein Lipsticks tepie Limited Time Only 2 forJ25* reg. 125 O~RS It's never happened before, it never will again, so take this wonderful chance to buy two of these famous Helena Rubinstein lipsticks for the price of one! Two textures: The Waterproof (indelible- type) perfect for the Summer ahead as all swimmers know, and creamy Young Lustre. Choose one of each, or both of the same tex- ture, in a wide range of the fabulous colors for which Helena Rubinstein is so famous. Time is limited, so stock up immediately! 9p /te* 2ie Quar, 320 South Stat Subscribe to The Michigan Daily LOBANOV-ROSTOVSKY .. the man is impressive many artictes on Russia and its history. He quickly concluded his business and returned to the con- versation. Continuing, Prof. Lobanov said, "I fled to Paris where I enrolled at the Ecole Libres des Sciences Politiques, now part of the Univer- sity of Paris. I graduated from there In 1923." IN 1930, PROF. Lobanov came to America and Joined the history faculty at the University of Call- fornis. He accepted the appoint- capezi O ~C a p e r Frisky little flats with a summer of fun and frolic ahead . . . our carefree Capezios, so lighthearted with your cottons and casuals. Above: Navy kidskin with red and white diamond inserts. 10.98 Left: Square-cut flax kidskin. 10.98 Right: Flax kidskin with a jaunty pouf of straw. 10,98 m 2