March 4, 2021 | History
The Stories of a Boyko Gazda
“A serious Gazda (host) from Sambir, contemptuously named a Boyko, sits in his house that looks more like a smokehouse for human bodies rather than...
February 24, 2021 | History, video
Bukovyna – Ukrainian Land. 1940 Soviet Propaganda Film. Part 2
The 2nd part of the Soviet propaganda film (read more about it in the previous post) lets us see Bukovyna in the 1940s. However, the...
February 16, 2021 | History, video
Bukovyna – Ukrainian Land. 1940 Soviet Propaganda Film. Part 1
Bukovyna - Ukrainian Land is a film created in 1940-1941, right after the northern part of the region was annexed by the Soviets. It was...
February 9, 2021 | Research
Mrs. Haluska and Singapore
Here is another little piece of my conversation with Mrs. Haluska in Bavoriv, Ternopil Province. Many of you liked the previous part. After it had...
January 26, 2021 | History, Research
Interview with Mrs. Halus’ka. WWII
This video is part of family research interviews done in the village of Bavoriv, Ternopil Province. Mrs. Haluska, b. 1931, is one of the Ukrainian...
December 31, 2020 | News
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