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Can I read The Russian Refugees: A Family's First Century in Canada on EtoBox?
The Russian Refugees: A Family's First Century in Canada by Michael Andruff is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Russian Refugees: A Family's First Century in Canada about?
A sweeping family history, chronicling the journey of a group of Russian refugees who settled in rural Alberta in 1924, this book pays tribute to countless people who have found a safe haven in Canada over the past 100 years.Every refugee has a story. This book follows the life of Nikifor Andriev, driven from his homeland in 1924, to settle in Canada as part of a group of 116 privately sponsored Russian refugees. Their new home, the aptly named Homeglen, Alberta, was a symbol of promise and prosperity. With a newly Anglicized name, Nikifor—now Michael—embarked on the Canadian dream, raising a family and eventually leaving Alberta for a better-paying industrial job in BC.Like countless other refugees and immigrants, Nikifor faced the obstacles and opportunities of life in Canada with a determination to succeed against all odds. Reinventing himself time and again following...
Who reads The Russian Refugees: A Family's First Century in Canada?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Andruff
- Publisher
- Heritage House
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Biography, Peoples & Cultures Biography