Introduction: trajectories of republican exiles after the Spanish Civil War

ABSTRACT This is an introduction to a special issue on the experiences of Republican exiles who fled Spain during Spanish Civil War. The aim of the issue is to focus on elements of the experiences of Spaniards in exile that have received little attention in English-language scholarship. The articles within cover the experiences of women in exile in France; Spaniards who fought in the Free French Forces during the Second World War; the plight of Republican refugees in Soviet gulags; and Spanish intellectuals in exile who clashed with the Spanish Communist Party on issues relating to pro-amnesty campaigns for political prisoners in Spain.