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Zustrichi i proshchanni͡a : spohady. Knyha II
A continuation of Зустрічі і прощання: Спогади (книга перша), the second volume of Hryhorii Kostiuk’s memoirs is a unique document of the development of Ukrainian culture and community outside Ukraine. This volume depicts the extraordinarily dynamic,…
In the shadow of the Rockies : diary of the Castle Mountain internment camps, 1915-1917
It is still a little-known fact that during the First World War and in the immediate postwar period (1914–1920), Canadian Internment Operations imprisoned more than 8,000 individuals. The majority of those interned were civilian non-combatants,…
The word and wax : a medical folk ritual among Ukrainians in Alberta
The Word and Wax explores the fascinating medical folk ritual of wax pouring used by some members of the Alberta Ukrainian community as a means of driving away fear and curing minor ailments. The ceremony is of the magico-religious and…
Щоденник, том другий, 1921–1925
An excellent primary source for the study of the political and cultural climate of Eastern and Western Europe from 1921 to 1925. Living in exile in Europe, Vynnychenko recorded his extensive interaction with West European cultural figures, as well as…
Detente, the Helsinki Accords and the Soviet Opposition: A Discussion with Dissident Leonid Plyushch
Ukrainians of the Eastern Diaspora : an Atlas
The atlas Ukrainians of the Eastern Diaspora is the first such publication concerning Ukrainians living outside their ethnic territory and scattered throughout the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union during the course of the last century. The Soviet…
Changing Realities: Social Trends Among Ukrainian Canadians
Twelve essays provide a portrait of Ukrainian Canadians analyzing the various ways in which the Ukrainian population has changed over several decades. Contributors include Wsevolod W. Isajiw, Olga Kuplowska, Jean E. Wolowyna, Charles B. Keely, Ivan…
Osvita: Ukrainian Bilingual Education
This volume contains the proceedings of the first conference in Canada on research into Ukrainian-language education. Eighteen articles examine the teaching of Ukrainian in partial-immersion classrooms in Canada, focusing on the Ukrainian-English…
Recollections about the Life of the First Ukrainian Settlers in Canada
Thi is a translation of the memoirs of William Czumer, Spomyny pro perezhyvannia pershykh ukrains'kykh pereselentsiv v Kanadi, which chronicle Ukrainian life in Canada during the first twenty-five years of settlement. See Ukrainians and Alberta in…
Continuity and Change: The Cultural Life of Alberta's First Ukrainians
A comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the life of the first Ukrainian immigrants. The volume consists of eight parts. It begins with a prologue by Roman Onufrijchuk that sets the stage for understanding the difficult process of cultural…
Ethnicity in a Technological Age
Twelve path-breaking essays define the territory for a Canadian social philosophy of ethnicity. They address the major issues of immigration, discrimination, consumerism, government policy, ethics, gender, media, and political strategy. From a…
