UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
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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…
Щоденник, том перший, 1911–1920
The daily journal of the author and political figure who headed the first Ukrainian government, the Central Rada, and led the Directory of the Ukrainian People's Republic during the revolution era (1917–20). The annotations by Hryhorii Kostiuk, head…
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…
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…
Prophets and Proletarians: Documents on the History of the Rise and Decline of Ukrainian Communism in Canada
This collection of more than 400 of the most pertinent documents relating to the origin, growth, and decline of Ukrainian pro-communist organizations. The content of this work is divided into three sections: The Roots of Ukrainian Communism, 1904–18,…
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…
