November 6, 2022 | History, Interview Project, video
In the Ukrainian Mountains.
Hello Friends,It is Vasyl's birthday today. Vasyl's house is located on a mountain, 30 min walk from the village. There’s no way to get to......
Tag Archive: lifestyle
December 1, 2021 | History, Interview Project, video
Story #3 by 102-year-old Anastasia
Yes, Anastasia whom you will meet soon, was born in 1919. Her interview is part of the Stories Our Grandparents Haven't Told Project. It's a......
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......
June 8, 2020 | History
Pentecost in a Rich and a Poor Family
In this post, I would like to present a first-person narration about the real events on Green Holiday (Holy Trinity Holiday or Pentecost) in the......
June 1, 2020 | History
Welcome to the village of Soroki in 1934
Welcome to the village of Soroki in 1934. It is located in present Ukraine, Ivano – Frankivsk Province. Have a look at the map. It was......
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