When you visit Switzerland for the first time, how can you not dance with delight! I know we certainly couldn't contain our …
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Becoming a Proud Ukrainian as a Child of Immigrants to Canada – Part 9 of My Ukrainian Heritage
Previous 'My Ukrainian Heritage' Diary Entries Catch up on previous diary entries from ’My Ukrainian Heritage': Part 9 …
My Mom’s Choice: Slave Labour on a Kolkhozes and Leaving Ukraine all on her Own – Part 8 of My Ukrainian Heritage
Facing the choice of slave labour on a kolkhozes and leaving Ukraine all on her own, Laryssa's mom began her life as a Ukrainian …
My Mom’s Childhood Ended with the Occupation of Ukraine – Part 7 of My Ukrainian Heritage
Previous 'My Ukrainian Heritage' Diary Entries Catch up on previous diary entries from ’My Ukrainian Heritage': Part 7 …
Father and Sons Reunited After 50 Years – Part 6 of My Ukrainian Heritage
Previous 'My Ukrainian Heritage' Diary Entries Catch up on previous diary entries from ’My Ukrainian Heritage': Part 6 …
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Loss of Family. Leaving Ukraine for Survival – Part 5 of My Ukrainian Heritage
Can you imagine having to leave your family and your country for their survival and yours? That the decision Mikhail had to make. …
Adventures Between the Tides at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie
As I sat on the stone steps leading down to Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie that first night, with a simple …
Conscripted! Siberian Worker’s Army to World War II Soldier – Part 4 of My Ukrainian Heritage
From one army / nightmare into another. Join Mikhail's story where we last left off, with his forced conscription into the …
Hiding in Plain Sight from the Dekulakization in Valuyki – Part 3 of My Ukrainian Heritage
In part 3 of 'My Ukrainian Heritage', Laryssa shares how her father nearly evades capture during dekulakization in Russia by …
Fleeing Dekulakization in Early 1930s Russia – Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage
In Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage, Laryssa shares her father's story of survival in fleeing dekulakization and Polatova, Russia …