April 20, 2021 | History, video
Bukovynian Wedding. 1940 Soviet Propaganda Film. Part 3
I hope you will like seeing a real old Bukovynian wedding too. Now I can imagine what kind of reality is behind a marriage record......
Tag Archive: bukovina
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......
September 12, 2019 | History
The Crimes of Our Ancestors: Angel Makers
I have recently read some disturbing facts about the life of our ancestors, and while the topic is quite horrific, I feel that it helps......
May 3, 2019 | History
Salaries and Prices: Chernivtsi in late 18th-19th century
In this post we will talk about money, and study the income and purchasing power of urban dwellers, namely the citizens of Chernivtsi, the capital......
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