Images of Russia and America on the pages of the magazine “Columbus land”

The artist’s book of Russian emigration in the USA “Columbus land” is researched in a monographic way. Two issues of the literary miscellany are analysed. Special attention is focused on the structure, composition, subject matters, and problems of the edition; the author regards how on the pages of the magazine “Columbus land” the balance between integration of Russian immigrants into American society and culture preservation is kept; the oppositions friend-foe, Russian-American, Russian-Soviet and their representation in the issues are considered. Emphasis is put on perception of the both issues of “Columbus land” by the literary critics of the Russian emigration in the context of their reflection about the unity of the literary process of Russian abroad literature.