All This Shall Pass
This blog has become a repository of fine Russian refugee historical works. All of them paint the same picture of movement of people across a nation in torment. Their perspectives …
This blog has become a repository of fine Russian refugee historical works. All of them paint the same picture of movement of people across a nation in torment. Their perspectives …
Orest Dournovo was a genuine humanitarian who organized hundreds of Russian refugees to find freedom and farming in Canada in the 1920’s. Sadly, there are no posthumous awards either provincially …
Read more “Orest Dournovo (1874-1934) – A Real Canadian Hero”
Imagine you’re sitting around a campfire (when they were permitted) at your summer family reunion. The oldies are sharing stories about their past. The firewood crackles. The stories continue and …
Read more “Our History, Our Heritage – Andriev Family Stories”
When researching his book The Russian Refugees, Mike Andruff reflected on other refugee experiences to compare and contrast to his family’s. One such refugee story came from an old school …
Multi-generations of refugee families typically exhibit an upward mobility in subsequent generations through education and Lueba was the Kosheiff family’s first university educated family member. She became a teacher and …
Two men walking home from the pub, arm in arm, singing old Russian songs to the delight of their listening neighbours, doing back breaking work clearing and cropping the land …
One thing about examining history is that it creates cross references and questions. Val Thiessen’s recent post referenced Prince Leo Galitzine. A similar name but spelt slightly differently (Prince Alexander …
Valerie Leah (Boyd) Thiessen provides a master class in family history presentations. If history is meant to be shared, Kosheiff Nasedkin – A Family History does so with flair. In …
Author and historian Merry Fowler (nee Andreeff) did a deep drive into her family’s Russian history in her 1995 self-published work called Ever Eastward, Ever Hopeful. (Merry is William’s (Bill) …
Read more “A Sixty Year Post-indentured Era of Russian History”
The Kosheiff family history offers recollections of early days.This is a link to Mike Jr.s story. Mike and Marj have both passed on but the family history remains on these …