tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40483988462157107932024-03-17T20:04:33.230-07:00Spirit-Wrestlers BlogBlog for <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com">Spirit-Wrestlers.com</a> about Doukhobors<br>
By Koozma J. Tarasoff, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ... In Nonkilling PeaceKoozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-86026025938960958412023-12-03T07:56:00.025-08:002023-12-18T10:24:06.470-08:00Awards for Georgia Doukhobor Photos... and a new book about Doukhobors in Georgia with 90 color prints.<div> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKsTVV03B-89BJTJlzF62i37t_6qOrBP1tIGE8VHh5gHjfQM9IikRB6yPfIes7Vjt_1DGp2toRoNuOehQtsHDLcULvsY2JiD3pZCfGKiJFHRdSxwwR75KT9hsaZaw0j-SrVumu8-rUJP7xWUNreJyTU4vowUak_JLKwaVtP91wzRfDm_8yj1I821b8vtW/s1088/2021-Georgia-photo-finalist-Grigalashvili.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1088" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKsTVV03B-89BJTJlzF62i37t_6qOrBP1tIGE8VHh5gHjfQM9IikRB6yPfIes7Vjt_1DGp2toRoNuOehQtsHDLcULvsY2JiD3pZCfGKiJFHRdSxwwR75KT9hsaZaw0j-SrVumu8-rUJP7xWUNreJyTU4vowUak_JLKwaVtP91wzRfDm_8yj1I821b8vtW/w400-h265/2021-Georgia-photo-finalist-Grigalashvili.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.lensculture.com/original/5645f4bd-0983-487f-8ea6-531d09cf7920.jpg" rel="nofollow">Click to Enlarge</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>"Finalist: Natela Grigalashvili: Doukhobor women pick flowers on the Holy Blue tumulus or kurgan, which they visit every year", in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/oct/19/6mois-award-for-photojournalism-winners-and-finalists" rel="nofollow">6Mois award for photojournalism – winners and finalists</a>, ... chosen from 177 applications from 40 countries. ... <i>The Guardian</i>, 19 Oct 2021.</div><div><br /></div><div>This photo of Doukhobor women in Georgia was selected as one of 12 finalists for an international biannual 6Mois Photojournalism Award in 2021. It's #12 of 35 photos in Grigalashvili's project "<a href="http://www.natelagrigalashvili.com/the-doukhobors-land-ongoing/" rel="nofollow">The Doukhobors' Land</a>". The French name of the Award and cosponsoring magazine translates as "6 months". Two men split the first prize of €10,000 (<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=euro+to+canadian+dollar+2021&oq=euro+to+canadian+dollar+2021" rel="nofollow">CAN$14,000</a>) which is awarded twice a year. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2020 Grigalashvili was awarded the <a href="https://www.eyesonmainstreetwilson.com/press-release/" rel="nofollow">2nd $2,000 Photo-Reportage Grant from the Eyes on Main Street festival for “The Doukhobors Land”</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2021 the project was published as a 144-page bilingual French-English book — <i><a href="https://www.imagesplurielles.com/fr/livres/93-la-terre-des-doukhobors.html" rel="nofollow">La Terre des Doukhobors</a></i> —144 pages, 90 photos, cost €30.00 (CAD44.00), also at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Terre-Doukhobors-Natela-Grigalashvili/dp/2919436449" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Grigalashvili, born in 1965 in <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Khashuri+Georgia" rel="nofollow">Khashuri</a>, Georgia, is an independent documentary photographer and the first female Georgian photojournalist. She was born in an grew up in a town between Doukhobors' land and Tbilisi, and now lives in the capital Tbilisi. She mainly works on long-term documentary projects in the rural areas of Georgia focusing on the lives and issues of people living in villages and provincial cities. (<a href="https://www.lensculture.com/natela-grigalashvili-2" rel="nofollow">About Natela Grigalashvili</a>, LensCulture, 2023) Her colour photos are published in several European magazines.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupNcuma6vdgXhw0td4OiuuoMg7yKvQFJf4dEeVLpfaMFabSdPpEusHG-kIY_omnpd-m4Oa0W8JIPALNJwwScD3-rtosY8tkc-gxmlhDaSlSeLwZ9EPAUmQaNAFSbt2RASIwhKyGFCj9dNHFia9TiZ-ikOXs9AM7nlzE-H-Ant_1Ea_RD0s0vjI6JR4rnY/s892/funeral.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="892" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupNcuma6vdgXhw0td4OiuuoMg7yKvQFJf4dEeVLpfaMFabSdPpEusHG-kIY_omnpd-m4Oa0W8JIPALNJwwScD3-rtosY8tkc-gxmlhDaSlSeLwZ9EPAUmQaNAFSbt2RASIwhKyGFCj9dNHFia9TiZ-ikOXs9AM7nlzE-H-Ant_1Ea_RD0s0vjI6JR4rnY/w400-h259/funeral.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The day she first visited these Dukhobors in <a href="https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/447" rel="nofollow">2013</a> happened to be during a funeral. She was so overwhelmed with the ritual that she stated: "<a href="https://youtu.be/KyjNVC5uJ8Q?feature=shared&t=653" rel="nofollow">I decided to die as a Doukhobor</a>."</div><div><br /></div><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECzA113S6fcmKIns0tuFx19A_lHH219wvJknNUJBvmndsECWd3QKPERLoIXGrZUIDhG5UoFgFSqCAxcWf_cOhqgleRGGEk11zq9RfoRIOBgF7Wtf-40gwBu-r040WHRrASUUm7LVxRV0uezF5ybXBDBgTZHjVcga17PmRlTu-qXgH38UC0uLcExxTbBud/s516/Youtube.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="516" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECzA113S6fcmKIns0tuFx19A_lHH219wvJknNUJBvmndsECWd3QKPERLoIXGrZUIDhG5UoFgFSqCAxcWf_cOhqgleRGGEk11zq9RfoRIOBgF7Wtf-40gwBu-r040WHRrASUUm7LVxRV0uezF5ybXBDBgTZHjVcga17PmRlTu-qXgH38UC0uLcExxTbBud/w400-h295/Youtube.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href=""I decided to die as a Doukhobor."" rel="nofollow">Video interview, at minute 10:53.</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>See her translated interview segment about <a href="https://youtu.be/KyjNVC5uJ8Q?feature=shared&t=468" rel="nofollow">Doukhobors in Georgia</a> (minutes 7:48 to 12:19) in <a href="https://youtu.be/KyjNVC5uJ8Q" rel="nofollow">Natela Grigalashvili - In search of something extraordinary in the ordinary</a>, <i>Sakartvelo Insight</i>, 2022 October 26.</div><div><br /></div><div>About the award photo caption: "Doukhobor women pick flowers on the Holy Blue tumulus or kurgan, ..."</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumulus" rel="nofollow">tumulus</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurgan" rel="nofollow">kurgan</a>" refer to huge mounds of dirt covering ancient graves and are among the 10 "holy" mountains and hills that surround <i>Dukhoboria </i>(Dukhobor land) in Georgia</li><li>The "Blue krugan" is "Sinii Kurgan (aka Lushechkin Kurgan, Kachal Gora, <a href="https://www.doukhobor.org/pn-detailsabfb.html?rec=741" rel="nofollow">Gora Madatapa</a>)". <i>Sinii</i> and <i>gora</i> are Russian for the color "blue" and "mountain" respectively. Link is to the Doukhobor Gazetteer by Jonathan Kalmakoff.</li><li>Grigalashvili explained: "There are four mountains nearby — Holy Kurgan, Blue Kurgan, Ivanis Mountain, and Big Abul. The Doukhobors consider these mountains to represent a sort of border of '<a href="https://www.thequietamerican.org/the-doukhobors-land" rel="nofollow">The Doukhobors' Land</a>' [<i>Dukhoboriya</i>]."</li></ul><div></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/2023-Dec-Dukhoboriya-map.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="925" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeV4cV1T35_TmYQTbUX9Pnm5Vxplkm_KwQNIpYMhBYj4hwjZO6n2qOJdfa4A5aHVUDEwEUzd88qGRlmMGdXvgWWXcjrchtHlngYsxxiFBhdYNynjY6MG7Zm-oY23qr6DZik1VgZGGbJlY33w5Mw08l6uJMDf3Jxo9ig9oHx3dC6kE7a7ie6LIg-T8PD-Z/w386-h400/2023-Dec-Dukhoboriya-map.jpg" width="386" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/2023-Dec-Dukhoboriya-map.jpg" rel="nofollow">Click to Enlarge.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The map above is adapted from "<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=1Nt_flXKvw4g7yMfOE2Xw4vxxLos&ll=41.203661275473365%2C43.75124206804234&z=12" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Settlement in Georgia, 1841-Present</a>" by Jonathan Kalmakoff. For more detail, click on the satellite toggle icon in the lower left. Then click on "... 50 more", left middle, to see list of all 51 locations. Click on blue dots and pins for location, more information and links to Doukhobor Gazetteer. Many places have alternate names. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dukhobors arrived in the 1840s when this territory was conquered by Russia and called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiflis_Governorate" rel="nofollow">Tiflis Governorate</a>. Find 11 cemeteries (including <i>Mogilochki</i>), 9 villages, 8 valleys/gulleys, 5 kurgans, 5 mountains (<i>gora</i>), 4 prayer houses (2 at <i>Molgilichki</i>), 4 streams (<i>rodnik</i>), 1895 Burning of Arms site, <i>Sirotsky dom</i>, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>"The last twenty years have been especially difficult for Doukhobors. No one can say why most of them have decided to return to Russia. There are different versions: betrayal, fear, persecution, false promises. Nowadays there are approximately 150 families left, mostly in Gorelovka. Youth is in minority in the community. Lack of opportunities in education and work is forcing them to leave their villages and the country." (<a href="https://www.lensculture.com/projects/1402955-the-doukhobors-land" rel="nofollow">Natela Grigalashvili : The Doukhobors' Land : Project info</a>, 2023)</div><div><br /></div><div>The 6Mois contest was started in 2019 "... to support photographers who like to tell stories ... to astonish, embark, move... with authenticity, relevance, commitment. Entrants must present a project already started which tells a story through photographs."</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://boutique.4revues.fr/revue6mois-1" rel="nofollow">6Mois n°1, 2011</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forphotographersonly.com/post/6mois" rel="nofollow">6Mois - Priz Du Photojournalisme</a> (6Months - Prize for Photojournalism) , For Photographers Only — Deadline: August 28th, 2022. Prize: €10,000 + Publication + Exhibition, Entry Fees: Free</li><li><a href="https://www.blind-magazine.com/news/the-6mois-award-recognizes-original-photojournalism/" rel="nofollow">The 6Mois Award Recognizes Oritginal Photojournalism</a>, by Sabyl Ghoussoub, Blind magazine, 21 Oct 2021</li><li><a href="https://boutique.4revues.fr/common/categories/9" rel="nofollow">All issues of 6Mois magazine since 2011</a></li></ul><div>More about Natela Grigalashvili</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>18 items about Natela Grigalashvili listed on <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10K3mWFyEXjXqPVDt6eZuYulI9i5oi3RjsnVDi08nvEw/" rel="nofollow">Doukhobors in Georgia since 1853</a>, Spirit-Wrestlers.com — Search for her name: "Natela"</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/natela_grigalashvili/" rel="nofollow">Natela Grigalashvili Doukhobor photos on Instagram</a> 15.9K likes, 256 Comments — Need free account to login.</li></ul><div>In 2011 documentary photographer Agnes Montanari won a similar award. — <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2011/08/georgia-photos-italy.html" rel="nofollow">Georgia Doukhobor Photos Win 3rd Place at International Competition in Italy</a>, Spirit-Wrestlers Blog, 14 August 2011.</div></div><div><div>—————</div><div><b>Note</b>: You can enter a Comment only with a Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, email your Comment to KJTarasoff@gmail.com</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-57082369263631114722023-08-14T12:30:00.069-07:002023-08-20T09:02:46.506-07:00Nagasaki Commemoration Ottawa<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8LbSmZJgGiNlyTCYYG-txWimVUbzDUCDzkB8fOQ4vBlpO4bedi5Y7ZyPSAOMsAkcM8t4D3jEPq7jjKSrrUVEsPy6JBEa9aah04Ust8owxsZsBxEUwP_BNZhrZl3CFicrTvnR41Lpk23pMlYPkXNuEPO1Ow_SNMzDaF8AC9S7umtL_cfPqRObIXSW_Kf_/s550/lanterns.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="550" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8LbSmZJgGiNlyTCYYG-txWimVUbzDUCDzkB8fOQ4vBlpO4bedi5Y7ZyPSAOMsAkcM8t4D3jEPq7jjKSrrUVEsPy6JBEa9aah04Ust8owxsZsBxEUwP_BNZhrZl3CFicrTvnR41Lpk23pMlYPkXNuEPO1Ow_SNMzDaF8AC9S7umtL_cfPqRObIXSW_Kf_/s320/lanterns.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><b>Tōrō nagashi</b>— <a href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=t%C5%8Dr%C5%8D+nagashi+hiroshima" rel="nofollow">floating paper lanterns</a> are a traditional consolation for the approximate 200,000 souls of those killed in Japan in 1945. This event is hosted annually by <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Friends+Ottawa+Quakers" rel="nofollow">The Friends, Ottawa Quakers</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glebe" rel="nofollow">Glebe neighbourhood</a>. See <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/mYWBzGF6k2KP8Frd9" rel="nofollow">62 photos</a>.<div><br /><div> <div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHbT8__fA7NAUi1qjIShIfQCiO9VYUpn-BjWVzspVJ7qEXpg5zQEZGNdrPBNZA3v3cz_SCb7seb6toV_fYy3iPHK49oCIESvn6YTHVATdeWe7eV1TKxVVIhGPbSqGghwxOD8ots-xKCIrweh36esiqehzNvg3YEN6mfpVwP-yrjKa41jdVwpLIP2kbqFi/s877/crowd.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="877" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHbT8__fA7NAUi1qjIShIfQCiO9VYUpn-BjWVzspVJ7qEXpg5zQEZGNdrPBNZA3v3cz_SCb7seb6toV_fYy3iPHK49oCIESvn6YTHVATdeWe7eV1TKxVVIhGPbSqGghwxOD8ots-xKCIrweh36esiqehzNvg3YEN6mfpVwP-yrjKa41jdVwpLIP2kbqFi/w400-h103/crowd.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the crowd.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On August 9, 2023, more than 100 Ottawans came out in a beautiful evening to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the international <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_over_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki">criminality</a> that took place in Japan in 1945 when USA dropped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki">atomic bombs</a> on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The consequences have since posed an existential threat for humanity, with the possibility of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock" rel="nofollow">our own extinction</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.peacequest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Nagasaki-Day-2023-793x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://www.peacequest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Nagasaki-Day-2023-793x1024.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><p>Since 2019 we are meeting near Queen Elizabeth Drive and Third Street, at the new <a href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=45.40552%7E-75.681808&lvl=20.4&style=a" rel="nofollow">Lily Pond</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Moose/@45.4055505,-75.6822624,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPJdPqX8KmQrnm9G_F_B8hkVTGLvNdXS13WaOKE!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPJdPqX8KmQrnm9G_F_B8hkVTGLvNdXS13WaOKE%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i1920!8i1080!4m17!1m9!3m8!1s0x4cce05b25f5113af:0x8a6a51e131dd15ed!2sOttawa,+ON,+Canada!3b1!8m2!3d45.4215296!4d-75.6971931!10e5!16zL20vMDVrc2g!3m6!1s0x4cce0537829c841b:0x39bcbedd8dfc0eea!8m2!3d45.4055353!4d-75.6817165!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11tf7l1dhf?entry=ttu" rel="nofollow">Monz (Moose) bench</a>, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitigan_Zibi_Anishinabeg">Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg</a> Algonquin artist Claude Latour, northwest of the new <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Kdkaho55CUrhmdcMA" rel="nofollow">Flora McDonald Footbridge</a> over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_Canal" rel="nofollow">Rideau Canal</a>, a <a href="https://dtah.com/work/flora-footbridge" rel="nofollow">UNESCO Heritage Site</a>. See <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/mYWBzGF6k2KP8Frd9" rel="nofollow">62 photos</a>.</p><p>Before this <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2020/08/tragedy-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.html" rel="nofollow">Lily Pond</a> was made, we all met at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/q1rMhKre2XTYLcv28" rel="nofollow">The Friends House</a> at 91A Fourth Ave, made lanterns, and walked east 450 meters to the Rideau Canal <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/14yXBYrjKeK3jUFzX39pXwuqiDZTdHsEYfCslvqtFUVU/edit#bookmark=id.ynfvuxuua1ff" rel="nofollow">wharf</a> at the <a href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=45.404111%7E-75.681676&lvl=20.8&style=g" rel="nofollow">Canal Ritz restaurant</a>.</p><div>Again this year the mood was, '<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=no+more+hiroshimas" rel="nofollow">No More Hiroshimas</a>! Take Peace Action Now!' as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Peace_Congress">Canadian Peace Congress</a>, one of the participants in the evening, wrote in their handout.<br /><blockquote>On August 6 and 9, 1945, the U.S. military bombed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons. Over 200,000 people, mostly civilians, died instantly or later succumbed from burns, malnutrition, and radiation-related illnesses, and their cities leveled to the ground. Those notorious acts will forever be remembered as the first time the devastating impact of nuclear warfare was unleashed.<br /><br />There was absolutely no justification for this wanton attack. Unclassified documents have confirmed the lie of the constructed '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_over_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#Opposition" rel="nofollow">myth</a>' that the atomic attack was necessary to spare the lives of U.S. servicemen and end the war. In fact, Imperial Japan was already on the verge of collapse and surrender by early August 1945....</blockquote><p><b>Program</b></p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipMtRo8XF11OK_i3I0VM-hSggwwjAKlDwvoPozz2?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Bill Bhaneja, MC</a> for the evening, began the meeting by saying 'We are here to commemorate those who lost their lives.'</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Most lanterns were made at The Friends House earlier, and many brought their own or <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipPnllOl2pw63oDVdlZUugkAXoT0CKE2Il7cL0pJ?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">made them onsite</a> with art supplies furnished by The Friends.</li><li>Many evening people signed the <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipPSyAOznZpNUJtMkrUiee5Hik2JiaLGv0maI5kE?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons</a>.</li><li>Friend <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipNw5Sf0VeR2E-X80l5ruK4ZkvxdNYNHG92SmoE0?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Judith Brown</a> read the City of Ottawa proclamation: '... Mayor of the City of Ottawa, proclaimed August 6th Hiroshima Day and August 9th Nagasaki Day ...' ; then <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipOk_--VLoS9BGEgBX4sQnK9A_mn-3ZBotN3ln0Y?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Morgan Gay</a> read it in French.</li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Peggy+Mason+United+Nations+Rideau" rel="nofollow">Peggy Mason</a>, former Canadian Disarmament Ambassador to the United Nations, and now <a href="https://rideauinstitute.ca/whoweare/" rel="nofollow">President of the Rideau Institute</a>, spoke about the urgent need in the UN to bring about peace in the world with countries needing a guarantee of shared sustainable security. </li><li>Music by <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipP8kCgtOqjAPAgMSBO3ERECF1LTg967Kh-F-nuV?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Tim Kitz</a> and <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipPQnL5ELVzDrj6boKGG925d-Bp4SaLoas3Xx1TL?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Just Voices</a> group, and <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipNWVP-cBpGwo97uiKX2Ga2_IKV1UFPiXJyX0KEW?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Kris Wilson-Yang</a> (left) on violin.</li><li><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipMuAPN8Cd_vOf-XCnkqKJk5__bqes6QYJ3Hfv1k?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Rory Lewis</a> spoke about making <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/The-City-of-Peace/100070966535217/" rel="nofollow">Ottawa a city of peace</a>, free from nuclear weapons, banning the annual <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cansec+ottawa" rel="nofollow">CANSEC</a> military show.</li><li>Friend <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipMmXyVOuNSfFSthc7gjYizAvfYXbnQ_6suWwxTp?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">Carl Stieren</a> announced that the Celebration of Life for <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=han+sinn+perth+ontario" rel="nofollow">Hans Sinn</a> will be held at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/hJn1Nz6hVR4LHCPR8" rel="nofollow">Brooke Valley School, Perth, Ontario</a>, on September 24, between 2 pm to 5 pm with potluck after.</li><li>At dusk our <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_lantern#Japan" rel="nofollow">Tōrō nagashi</a></i> ceremony began as <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipPvYbuw4LPuBi6Vcu_RhYuMf6b1kQhUccOZa7HF?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">participants floated their handcrafted candlelit paper lanterns</a> on the water symbolizing the guiding of souls of the deceased toward peace, to the spirit world, and as a gesture of respect for those who have died.</li><li><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOWtb4eOW3aW3o0kwqaNpOfCqo1XfIxfsKDNkRickjj4tISqzJ8x8livbPU0X5tcA/photo/AF1QipNWVP-cBpGwo97uiKX2Ga2_IKV1UFPiXJyX0KEW?key=bVozNUpfQWR5YTRlVng3UTZWeERWS3NPUllwZ2p3" rel="nofollow">More music</a> and song in the night.</li><li>Lanterns were gathered at the end.</li></ul><p></p></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipTpzpFQ76PvlkECZH2JwivPqvwxq1UGJ3rMyuS2ubtx4dMP7uUGjIzYE_EXOxwr9InpwMIMpk_HNEVrId858Eux8M8LPXuG-mfSVTV5GatNDr9jGv4FB0n0bd59962T-SK2d5xIb-D6MqvaEq-_1zCzBHFF1x08UXmEmisr40vvOdu9Qqapzaw1cCdG8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipTpzpFQ76PvlkECZH2JwivPqvwxq1UGJ3rMyuS2ubtx4dMP7uUGjIzYE_EXOxwr9InpwMIMpk_HNEVrId858Eux8M8LPXuG-mfSVTV5GatNDr9jGv4FB0n0bd59962T-SK2d5xIb-D6MqvaEq-_1zCzBHFF1x08UXmEmisr40vvOdu9Qqapzaw1cCdG8=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">Tōrō nagashi.</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/mYWBzGF6k2KP8Frd9" rel="nofollow">62 photos</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>All my reports since 2009: <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2019/08/1945-bombing-of-japan-memorials.html">1945 A-bombing of Japan Memorials, Ottawa</a>.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Announcements</b></div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.peacequest.ca/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-day-events-in-canada-2023/" rel="nofollow">Updated! Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day events in Canada 2023</a>, Peace Quest</li><li><a href="https://www.baywardbulletin.ca/peace-memorial-and-lantern-ceremony/" rel="nofollow">Peace memorial and lantern ceremony</a>, Bay Ward Bulletin</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ojcaojcc/posts/10159871825749178/" rel="nofollow">Ottawa Japanese Community Association & Cultural Centre</a> (OJCA - OJCC), Facebook</li><li><a href="https://www.ippnwcanada.ca/events/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-peace-memorial-ottawa" rel="nofollow">Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ottawa</a>, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada (IPPNW Canada)</li></ul><div>—————<br /><b>Note</b>: You can enter a Comment only with a Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, email your Comment to KJTarasoff@gmail.com</div></div></div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-53634442423053492023-07-29T19:56:00.136-07:002023-08-31T11:45:51.091-07:00Canada Cancels Russians <p>'<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=multicultural+canada" rel="nofollow">Multicultural Canada</a>' is being tested today with <a href="https://cpj.org/reports/2016/03/north-america/" rel="nofollow">defamation</a> about <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57690737" rel="nofollow">abuse of indigenous kids</a>, <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/global-extremes/the-problem-with-canadas-delusions-of-inclusivity-and-multiculturalism/" rel="nofollow">Muslims</a>, <a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2021/racist-labour-exploitation-continues-in-multicultural-canada/" rel="nofollow">Asians</a>, <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=antisemitism+canada" rel="nofollow">Jews</a>, <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/anti-racism-engagement/anti-racism-strategy.html" rel="nofollow">Blacks</a>, and now <b>Russians</b>.</p><p>Russian-Canadian citizens are being canceled and abused for Putin's '<a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=special+military+operations" rel="nofollow">special military operations</a>' on Ukraine. Several instances involved Canadian <b>Doukhobors</b>.</p><p>In April 2022, Kootenay BC <b>Doukhobor </b>'<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wlyMN1-ohdmrgbf7OS8Y3qUXJolxu5UllpYBzrINQJQ" rel="nofollow">Zemfira</a>' submitted her complaints about 'irrational hysteria, and hypocrisy' in blaming everything Russian that has nothing to do with the war in Ukraine, like 'Dostoevsky [writer] and Daniil Medvedev [tennis player]'. Read her ranting 4-page commentary: '<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16KnuXZBXfNV-bC9XdK_dxvEXPdqW9VfwWMIfH9TUHPw" rel="nofollow">Canceling Russians</a>'.</p><p>In June 2023, the <i>New York Times</i> quoted USCC Chairman J.J. Verigin Jr: '... because of anger over the Ukraine conflict, several <b>Doukhobors</b> in recent months had been denied service in local shops in Castlegar.' See: <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/corrections/New-York-Times/2023-June/" rel="nofollow">A Pacifist Sect From Russia Is Shaken by War, and Modernity</a>.</p><p><b>Alberta</b></p><p>In 2019 and 2021 a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Shukhevych_statue" rel="nofollow">controversial sculpture</a> in front of the Edmonton Ukrainian Youth Association was <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?va=r&t=he&q=Shukhevych+edmonton&ia=web" rel="nofollow">vandalized</a>. In June 2021 '<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grant-program-alberta-hate-crimes-security-1.6062499" rel="nofollow">Alberta creates grant program for security measures to deter hate crimes</a>', <i>CBC News</i>.</p><p>In February 2022, the Calgary, Alberta, All Saints Russian Orthodox Church was vandalized. In October 2022, a man phoned the priest and threatened to kill the Russian members, and was arrested according to <a href="https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-man-charged-after-allegedly-threatening-congregation-of-russian-orthodox-church-1.6109915" rel="nofollow"><i>Calgary CTV News</i></a>. </p><p>In March 2022, Russian hockey star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin" rel="nofollow">Alex Ovechkin</a> of the Washington Capitals was booed in Edmonton by Oilers fans, and everywhere he toured. (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/sports/hockey/alex-ovechkin-putin-russia-ukraine-nhl.html?searchResultPosition=3" rel="nofollow"><i>New York Times</i></a>, <a href="https://novacapsfans.com/2022/03/09/edmonton-preparing-to-roll-out-unwelcome-mat-for-alex-ovechkin-and-the-capitals/" rel="nofollow">NoVa Caps Fans</a> blog by Jon Sorensen)</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlwn75u6QQsbg6_V1fbNPPJqwdo3vPz4d-MDLRV9xuZaDIe6A--jQe74WUvyiCJ0yZ5vVqp-w4o4OsWgrM3vv783TQ8DEks9Xy8ov8YUDDHadgF0Ko9QtsrWuLVIXjXfbsCy_oMnzvhzqHRLFnrIMrVfLqshfMdQ4ywVPEz2Iu0bjhIv8HLFhM9Odf6dez" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlwn75u6QQsbg6_V1fbNPPJqwdo3vPz4d-MDLRV9xuZaDIe6A--jQe74WUvyiCJ0yZ5vVqp-w4o4OsWgrM3vv783TQ8DEks9Xy8ov8YUDDHadgF0Ko9QtsrWuLVIXjXfbsCy_oMnzvhzqHRLFnrIMrVfLqshfMdQ4ywVPEz2Iu0bjhIv8HLFhM9Odf6dez=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian Pavilion at the Edmonton Heritage Festival <br />Aug. 3, 2019. <a href="https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/keith-gerein-column-on-heritage-festival-controversy" rel="nofollow"><i>Edmonton Journal</i></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In June 2023, the <i><a href="https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/ukrainian-community-calls-for-russian-association-to-withdraw-from-edmonton-heritage-festival" rel="nofollow">Edmonton Journal</a></i> reported that the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Edmonton '... wants the Russian association to speak out against the war in Ukraine and condemn [Russia] ....' which did not happen. The Ukrainian organization wants the Russians banned from all public events.</div><div><br /><div>In July 2023, the <a href="https://www.heritagefest.ca/" rel="nofollow">Edmonton Heritage Festival Association</a> (EHFA) cancelled the Russian Pavilion '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/russianheritagefestival/" rel="nofollow">due to safety concerns</a>.' EHF is one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_Heritage_Festival#Overview" rel="nofollow">largest three day celebrations of multiculturalism in Canada.</a><p></p><p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/russianheritagefestival/" rel="nofollow">Russian Heritage Cultural Development Association</a> (RHCDA) reported that their members and the local Russian community have been subject to defamation, bullying and threats over past few months, and banned by EHFA from participating. The EGFA violated their own '<a href="https://www.heritagefest.ca/aboutus" rel="nofollow">Core Values</a>' and the '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/118557358154640/user/100012905746606/" rel="nofollow">Alberta Human Rights Act.</a>'</p><p><b>Doukhobor </b>elder singer <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hMsXs2ElIn25lORO18zbygRvlCvcZFHN93Zi_bk20OY" rel="nofollow">Alexander Kalesnikoff</a>, third generation Russian, President of the <a href="Heritage Day Festival’s are partially funded by the Alberta Liquor Gaming Commission, the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, also privately sponsored by businesses which may or may not be more sensitive to their Images." rel="nofollow">Calgary Folk Arts Council</a> for the past 25 years, has also been the Master of Ceremonies at the annual Calgary <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=calgary+%22heritage+day%22" rel="nofollow">Heritage Day</a> festival, to be held August 7, 2023.</p><p>When asked about any abuse of Russians in Calgary, his comments were that there have been some instances, however, it seems not on the scale of what was happening in Edmonton. The <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Russian+Orthodox+church+2022+damage+calgary" rel="nofollow">Russian Orthodox church suffered some damage</a>, along with the Bible burnt at another.</p><p>There is only a handful of <b>Doukhobors</b>, approximately 35-40 thousand Russians and Russian-speaking people in Calgary, and '<a href="https://novacapsfans.com/2022/03/09/edmonton-preparing-to-roll-out-unwelcome-mat-for-alex-ovechkin-and-the-capitals/" rel="nofollow">about 345,000 of ... Ukrainian descent</a>'.</p><p>In 2022, Kalesnikoff said that there was no abuse of any sort at the Heritage Day Festival. I would never let that happen, also, I would not disallow any cultural entity to perform on our stage. This year in 2023 we have police present for the safety not only for the performers, but the general public as this is a family event, young and old.</p><p>In 2022, there were Russians dancing and showing off their culture in song, music and dance, alongside Ukrainians. This year in 2023, we have the Russian and Ukrainian groups performing at the Heritage Day Festival also, in fact, some of the Russian groups have amongst them some Ukrainians, some from Belarus, some from Kazakhstan. Cultural diversity is the basic fabric that integrates, without assimilating more than 120 cultural organizations that exist in the City of Calgary. Heritage Day Festival promotes the preservation, development, advancement and awareness of the community at large.</p><p>Kalesnikoff says: 'We may have a unified identity in the country we live, but we are indeed proud of the uniqueness of our individual heritage.'</p><p>Heritage Day Festival’s are partially funded by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Gaming,_Liquor_and_Cannabis_Commission" rel="nofollow">Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission</a>, the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, and by <a href="https://www.heritagefest.ca/sponsors2023" rel="nofollow">business sponsors</a> which may or may not be more sensitive to their images.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonHeritageFestivalAssociation" rel="nofollow">Edmonton Heritage Festival</a> is is much larger in many ways than Calgary. In Edmonton, 70-75 pavilions, over 100 cultures may be present at the three-day celebration, whereas in Calgary, it is a one day affair, presenting folk arts in song, music and dance on one stage at Olympic Plaza. Attendance of over 5,000 in Calgary, in Edmonton 350,000.</p><p>Kalesnikoff surmised tensions in Edmonton, maybe be due to the fact that the City is hosting thousands of ‘displaced’ Ukrainians, more than in Calgary and this may or may not affect the decision made.</p><p>'Over 12000 Ukrainians have already come to Edmonton, with about a thousand more arriving each month' is stated on <a href="http://edmontonhostsukrainians.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">Edmonton Hosts Ukrainians</a> website.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ukrainians-leaving-toronto-amid-war-1.6945601" rel="nofollow">60,000 Ukrainians</a> have emigrated to Ontario under the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/03/canada-ukraine-authorization-for-emergency-travel.html" rel="nofollow">Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel</a> (CUAET) program due to the war. Under the federal program, each adult is eligible for a one-time payment of $3,000, while families with children can get an additional $1,500 for each child. </p><p>Also see: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_refugee_crisis_(2022%E2%80%93present)#Canada" rel="nofollow">Canada: Ukrainian refugee crisis (2022–present)</a>, Wikipedia.</p><p><b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Bridge+building+sociology" rel="nofollow">Bridge building</a></b></p><p>To stem future harassment in the Kootenays, the UCCC could try to invite the racist store owners to their events escorted by a guide to translate, introduce them to members, the history and tour the buildings and landmarks. Maybe Doukhobors can help un-cancel Russians in Canada.</p><p>—————<br /><b>Note</b>: You can enter a Comment only with a Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, email your Comment to KJTarasoff@gmail.com</p><p></p><hr /><b>Update: 2 August 2023</b><br /><p></p><p>In their Comments below, the Rev. Dr. Mealing and Dr. Beissel remind us of Canada internment of different nationalities during WW1 and WW2, the effects of which still linger.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/life-at-home-during-the-war/enemy-aliens/anti-german-sentiment/" rel="nofollow">Anti-German Sentiment</a>, Canadian War Museum</li><li><a href="https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/life-at-home-during-the-war/enemy-aliens/the-internment-of-ukrainian-canadians/" rel="nofollow">The Internment of Ukrainian Canadians</a>, Canadian War Museum</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Canadian_internment" rel="nofollow">Ukrainian Canadian internment</a>, Wikipedia</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Canadians" rel="nofollow">Internment of Japanese Canadians</a>, Wikipedia</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Canadian_internment" rel="nofollow">Italian Canadian internment</a>, Wikipedia</li><li>More on <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=internment+Canada" rel="nofollow">internment Canada</a></li></ul></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-31874458771961511102023-07-06T22:00:00.003-07:002023-08-19T06:40:19.645-07:00Mark Mealing: Review of Doukhobor Pioneers and Friends<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiLGTztej1R7tS_5yRiAbArqUcZ-C4coHD3KBay86Yo9D37qtfldVwhtBam-T7kFY6eZfFC6inl0lZotE7WDacdxAz01U2_bDyXu_fijLtbU5dTuQ6Sjmbn4bTSe4IVIPoXgnOB3cwaAiUQOZx_jV3Nh1T8YF50usG8B8dZLp3chKleWjL4KCNud5_l7S/s534/Mealing-Mark-2023.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="404" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiLGTztej1R7tS_5yRiAbArqUcZ-C4coHD3KBay86Yo9D37qtfldVwhtBam-T7kFY6eZfFC6inl0lZotE7WDacdxAz01U2_bDyXu_fijLtbU5dTuQ6Sjmbn4bTSe4IVIPoXgnOB3cwaAiUQOZx_jV3Nh1T8YF50usG8B8dZLp3chKleWjL4KCNud5_l7S/w151-h200/Mealing-Mark-2023.jpg" width="151" /></a></div>Book Review by Rev. F. Mark Mealing Ph.D:</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Spirit Wrestlers: </span></b></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Doukhobor Pioneers and Their Friends</span></b></i> <br /><div>Compiled by Koozma J. Tarasoff, 2022.</div><div><br /></div><div>It’s an academic joke that a scholar has only one book, no matter how many times it’s written. This is, of course, a wry look at those of us who, having chosen a topic for life, examine and report on it from different directions, point of view, and with respect to newer learning.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP_1nz3fwWrzzPrC-uneEleWzXXncdfAelVNwZjZ5kKw-MqzNu4Oja4ObO2161nAJ5lbjiLjO9XPT479lX0c2ot46BTvRkyxexQUMeOl_80_W_IuDpmymUgEnXmIwD-WsO9OqMaRzG-858DUZMXJLc7RtpFDcQTMgTYnYgES9vTYhh6dXOsh88sRfI" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP_1nz3fwWrzzPrC-uneEleWzXXncdfAelVNwZjZ5kKw-MqzNu4Oja4ObO2161nAJ5lbjiLjO9XPT479lX0c2ot46BTvRkyxexQUMeOl_80_W_IuDpmymUgEnXmIwD-WsO9OqMaRzG-858DUZMXJLc7RtpFDcQTMgTYnYgES9vTYhh6dXOsh88sRfI=w285-h356" /></a>Koozma J. Tarasoff has for decades now taken on what was once a fragile, unpopular topic previously and with a bare handful of exceptions studied badly or not all: Doukhobor society and culture. He began his research in the 1950s with the publication of <i><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/" rel="nofollow">The Inquirer</a></i>, then with a 1,006-page mimeographed edition of his research, <i><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/In_Search_of_Brotherhood.html?id=nly8tgAACAAJ" rel="nofollow">In Search of Brotherhood</a></i> (1963), down to the present with <i><a href="http://www.Spirit-Wrestlers.com/2022" rel="nofollow">Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and Their Friends</a></i> in 2022, with many in between, often superbly illustrated and annotated, and from varied points of view.<br /><br /><i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and Their Friends</i> collects interviews, photographs and other discussions with some material in Russian as well as in English, with Doukhobor elders and others deeply involved in the life of that society. It thus not only presents precise documentation of historic views, but also of viewpoints and attachments in significant depth. It also includes some useful aids and good advice for others who wish to continue such work. It is thus another real treasure for Doukhobor Studies scholarship. <br /><br />I cannot commend Koozma too highly for this lifework he has pursued, honest, diligent and valuable. I have known him for over 50 years, chiefly through correspondence but also by direct meetings when possible. Since I too made Doukhobor Studies the major part of my scholarly life, I can legitimately commend the value of his work. I trust he will continue it as long as possible and wish him all the great honour and respect he so richly deserves for his devotion to Doukhobor people and their significant culture and place in history. I am only sorry that great pressure from outside circumstances has delayed this note for almost a year.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Link to the ebook: <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/2022">www.Spirit-Wrestlers.com/2022</a>.<br />Order printed book: Jia Hou, Merriam Print Inc.,<br />252 Laurier Ave, East, Ottawa, Ontario K1N OP4. </div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:print252@gmail.com">print252@gmail.com</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>About Rev. Dr. Mealing </b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mealing, Mark. <a href="/https://andrewchernoff.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/ourpeopleswaystu00meal.pdf" rel="nofollow">Our People's Way : a Study in Doukhobor Hymnody and Folklife</a>, PhD thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 1972. 1468 pages.</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mark.mealing.988/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Mealing, Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://sc.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/sc:3417" rel="nofollow">Mark Mealing at Selkirk College</a></li></ul><div>—————<br /><b>Note</b>: You can enter a Comment only with a Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, email your Comment to KJTarasoff@gmail.com</div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-45381120190183790552022-10-26T07:09:00.141-07:002023-07-06T21:03:40.802-07:00Mich Ozeroff, 83 (1939 - 2022), Langham, Saskatchewan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2kjCM5GMMnCfLzCSPAuTbp8vSollEl9A7SaeWf2hKcwHtMQmoC4W0fsWR2o4pEaztvB9LH2ekZKdWLDkfHZpZ4iIsEd-VFaMQLiLLcNq-dxSKb4XZSssxVW3SuudxnItZPRk8yg5lYcUhNMK2yhCtPe366P0lfnbckX9Yd2qEabJc5r_PZtPzSoestB1/s304/Ozeroff-Mich-2023.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="184" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2kjCM5GMMnCfLzCSPAuTbp8vSollEl9A7SaeWf2hKcwHtMQmoC4W0fsWR2o4pEaztvB9LH2ekZKdWLDkfHZpZ4iIsEd-VFaMQLiLLcNq-dxSKb4XZSssxVW3SuudxnItZPRk8yg5lYcUhNMK2yhCtPe366P0lfnbckX9Yd2qEabJc5r_PZtPzSoestB1/s1600/Ozeroff-Mich-2023.png" width="184" /></a></div><b>Michael 'Mich' Ozeroff, 83</b>, died October 23, 2022, at the Langham, Saskatchewan Care Home. <div><br /></div><div>He was one of 33 biographers in my most recent book <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and their Friends</i>. Here is my Introduction:<br /><br />Mich Ozeroff is a retired successful farmer, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Director, choral singer, and Doukhobor community activist in creating a cooperative, just, and peaceful society. </div><div><br /></div><div>He and his wife Dorothy reside in Langham, Saskatchewan where he continues to encourage the development of a rich culture and the authentic ethics of the Doukhobor movement. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the help of others, Mich recently produced a remarkable visual and audio study of the Saskatchewan Doukhobor Youth Festivals 1955 - 1968, recording their history, communities, choirs, singers and recorded songs and photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://saskatoonfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/4630/Micheal-Ozeroff/obituary.html" rel="nofollow">Michael ('Mich') Ozeroff</a>, Saskatoon Funeral Home, November 2022.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gtulnVrQHjWPNK-LC47Nq6HyLql9MO2wbPiCDaV_384" rel="nofollow">Mich Ozeroff, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Director</a>. In Koozma J. Tarasoff, <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and their Friends</i> (2022): 287-299. <br /><br />Koozma J. Tarasoff, Mich Ozeroff, Elmer Verigin and Andrei Conovaloff, <a href="http://goo.gl/xoC48I" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan Doukhobor Youth Festivals, 1955 - 1968. Summary of history, communities, choirs, singers, recorded songs and photos</a>. 22 pp. </div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-66555000716497900842022-10-26T07:05:00.129-07:002023-07-06T21:04:10.263-07:00Jack Tarasoff, 89 (1933 - 2022), Calgary, Alberta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JCEkkd67xRRnKG4ORHL74fjdUNVyQ0Vnp9tyM6TXVasMi3-3xD6W9-iHVWX8UrAcxDm4rzrZASz_0iVDwnGL9u4BnNwriNEemuKobo3YJAZvPc6MJtuVRJJahCFOTt3_dGmPJixdLmQ7s7efHbvDu8A_pJ44DRDmaPuvFPNqS2MFcLTts8i6Xl87lito/s263/Tarasoff-Jack-2023.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="199" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JCEkkd67xRRnKG4ORHL74fjdUNVyQ0Vnp9tyM6TXVasMi3-3xD6W9-iHVWX8UrAcxDm4rzrZASz_0iVDwnGL9u4BnNwriNEemuKobo3YJAZvPc6MJtuVRJJahCFOTt3_dGmPJixdLmQ7s7efHbvDu8A_pJ44DRDmaPuvFPNqS2MFcLTts8i6Xl87lito/s1600/Tarasoff-Jack-2023.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><b>Jack Tarasoff, 89</b>, died August 26, 2022 in Calgary, Alberta. <div><br /></div><div>Jack was one of 33 biographers in my book Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and their Friends. <div>Here is my Introduction to him:<br /><br />Jack Tarasoff is a retired professor of First Nations Studies and Adult Education. Curretly he resides with his Welsh wife Jan in Calgary, Alberta. </div><div><br /></div><div>From attending many First Nations feasts, Swet Lodges, and Pow Wows, Jack considers that he has gained the wisdom of being a 'a professor for the Underdog Natives'. From being an executive member of the Federation of Russian Canadians and being active with Doukhobor groups, Jack learned the meaning of contributing to the common good, stopping the killing of fellow human beings, and rejecting the destruction of all life on the planet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Read his entire biography. </div><div><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ai30zC4WWSBGvBj_jts3I6SybGaoIkMcHmGG5BF43nM" rel="nofollow">Jack Tarasoff, Professor for the Underdog Natives</a>, in Koozma J. Tarasoff, <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and their Friends</i> (2022): 369 - 384.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/.calgary-ab/jack-tarasoff-10903823" rel="nofollow">Obituary Jack Tarasoff </a>(1933-2022), in Calgary, Alberta. by Dignity Memorial. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date.</li></ul></div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-26634543735169149172022-09-29T13:06:00.051-07:002022-10-21T15:07:07.133-07:00Human Chain for Release of Assange <p>By <a href="https://muckrack.com/peter-biesterfeld/articles" rel="nofollow">Peter Biesterfeld</a> <docupeter@gmail.com>, journalist, <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/docschool" rel="nofollow">@DocSchool</a>, Toronto, Ontario. </p><p><b>'<a href="https://twitter.com/Candles4Assange/status/1576072980043821056" rel="nofollow">Free Assange Day' to be held October 8th around the world</a></b></p><p>Gather at noon at Parliament Hill, Ottawa, in solidarity with thousands of people around the world who support <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange" rel="nofollow">Julian Assange</a> — Don't Extradite Assange.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDbtVI9aVG8t1JB7USycBj5DaQDgoGHGJu9N8kv8wX1ugROgFfkOFGldkSoSGYiXuHXbkfvQzRWRQEv_w85LVIk18TwYU--5yQ7qFUcj0zB021Y1K3pMQrflNhloTMr26WTyTTnoxxmjhQ17TqrdYO3qo7Mc_tSTK_i7iU6wg-numa8bVstfZLumXcw/s627/2022-Oct-8-Assange.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="627" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDbtVI9aVG8t1JB7USycBj5DaQDgoGHGJu9N8kv8wX1ugROgFfkOFGldkSoSGYiXuHXbkfvQzRWRQEv_w85LVIk18TwYU--5yQ7qFUcj0zB021Y1K3pMQrflNhloTMr26WTyTTnoxxmjhQ17TqrdYO3qo7Mc_tSTK_i7iU6wg-numa8bVstfZLumXcw/w400-h216/2022-Oct-8-Assange.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Added </b>Oct. 21, 2022.</div><div>Assange 'Human Chain' events were held at 3 locations in Canada (2 Ontario, 1 British Columbia).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikF2Xac9v6lBSNTX377PRpLi4t7ue3IVDnvZTxtA-4bFrwYYa8nWJMA5WHIL3SZSLe8OEmhrziDXAPHq6PyJ9ZjVAT2jPWg__NDy28VD6yr7iGfjzadu5qLgUZ8k4VXVW2ccxt50TG5QIoEqno3ipuJXRRv4TDQVAKQaiphCdAYf4yi4Q8yBYtWVL37Q/s854/2022-Oct-8-Assange-Ottawa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="854" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikF2Xac9v6lBSNTX377PRpLi4t7ue3IVDnvZTxtA-4bFrwYYa8nWJMA5WHIL3SZSLe8OEmhrziDXAPHq6PyJ9ZjVAT2jPWg__NDy28VD6yr7iGfjzadu5qLgUZ8k4VXVW2ccxt50TG5QIoEqno3ipuJXRRv4TDQVAKQaiphCdAYf4yi4Q8yBYtWVL37Q/w400-h271/2022-Oct-8-Assange-Ottawa.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ottawa —</b></span> <a href="https://www.bitchute.com/video/Gn0FJRGN4nZd/" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;">short video</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLJVxo4yJA2M0cCGBuZmosHUSosmmtGpBnGznL5aONTtgp7UcPCI8-qJ6Lfi1YPpHNvhH5D6GlaqINZEavFPe5b05fRHnq---UHax6533UIi3uULZ6FZYKPRVnWVWC7uvMykNy6YdgAXamMTu13Hck2Vdhm9be_TbQJ1J3bCIssACvp2-MvU8dbl2CA/s1024/2022-Oct-8-Assange-Toronto.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1024" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLJVxo4yJA2M0cCGBuZmosHUSosmmtGpBnGznL5aONTtgp7UcPCI8-qJ6Lfi1YPpHNvhH5D6GlaqINZEavFPe5b05fRHnq---UHax6533UIi3uULZ6FZYKPRVnWVWC7uvMykNy6YdgAXamMTu13Hck2Vdhm9be_TbQJ1J3bCIssACvp2-MvU8dbl2CA/w400-h216/2022-Oct-8-Assange-Toronto.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Toronto </b><span style="text-align: left;">— <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveVenright/status/1578846800433143808" rel="nofollow">8 photos</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo_4p2dGzx1ovu37LGkr_Zi1XxuHzPfW5jcryRp0QrrnBCfaNknQ0vuWmE-1SExqttLe611dhWRv7hF32tdfXVPtIQvWAbWjcNdqWgSNnw3l52cFvIl86RKI7_-tOOncd0isFOF9TtsVdutMpBPkejfw-sMtal88WmxZeeslSUrU6eZvs4Yx0PCyFSA/s1532/2022-Oct-8-Assange-Victoria.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1532" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo_4p2dGzx1ovu37LGkr_Zi1XxuHzPfW5jcryRp0QrrnBCfaNknQ0vuWmE-1SExqttLe611dhWRv7hF32tdfXVPtIQvWAbWjcNdqWgSNnw3l52cFvIl86RKI7_-tOOncd0isFOF9TtsVdutMpBPkejfw-sMtal88WmxZeeslSUrU6eZvs4Yx0PCyFSA/w400-h144/2022-Oct-8-Assange-Victoria.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Victoria </b>— <a href="https://twitter.com/Candles4Assange/status/1579349593657339905" rel="nofollow">2 photos of drum circle by Sherry Claton and friends</a>.</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Around the world the event was promoted mostly on social media: </div><div><ul><li><a href="http://Facebook.com/DEAcampaign">Facebook.com/DEAcampaign</a></li><li><a href="https://www.freeassange.net/" rel="nofollow">#FreeAssange</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/candles4assange/" rel="nofollow">@Candles4Assange</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23humanchain4Assange" rel="nofollow">#HumanChain4Assange</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SurroundParliament" rel="nofollow">#SurroundParliament</a></li><li>#<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/freeassangenow" rel="nofollow">FreeAssangeNOW</a></li><li>#<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bringassangehome" rel="nofollow">BringAssangeHome </a></li><li>#<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/journalismisnotacrime" rel="nofollow">JournalismIsNotACrime</a></li><li>Victoria, BC. — <a href="https://twitter.com/Candles4Assange/status/1576306221291741185" rel="nofollow">Drum circle hosted by @sherrydrums</a></li></ul></div><div>and on websites:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>John Rees. '<a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57271.htm" rel="nofollow">The human chain protest voices the growing call to free Assange</a>', Information Clearing House, October 7, 2022.</li><li>Peter Biesterfeld. <a href="https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/where-is-canadian-media-on-the-assange-file/" rel="nofollow">Where is Canadian Media on the Assange File?</a>, Dissident Voice, November 27, 2020. </li><li><a href="https://dontextraditeassange.com/events/free-assange-human-chain-oct-8/" rel="nofollow">Free Assange Human Chain Oct 8</a>, Don't Extradite Assange.</li><li>Online petition: <a href="https://speak-up-for-assange.org/" rel="nofollow">Speak Up for Assange</a>.</li><li><a href="https://caj.ca/u-s-must-abandon-its-charges-against-julian-assange/" rel="nofollow">U.S. must abandon its charges against Julian Assange</a>, The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), October 7, 2022.</li></ul></div><div>The largest protest was in London, UK, led by wife Stella Assange and a few politicians, followed by Melbourne, Australia.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/assange-supporters-form-human-chain-uk-parliament-2022-10-08/" rel="nofollow">Assange supporters form human chain at UK parliament</a>, <i>Reuters</i>, October 8, 2022</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euy5HLL2ysQ" rel="nofollow">Hundreds Form Human Chain Around UK Parliament Protesting Against Julian Assange Extradition</a>, <i>India Today</i>, YouTube.com, Oct 9, 2022.</li><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/video/julian-assange-supporters-form-human-chain-outside-parliament-12715886" rel="nofollow">Julian Assange supporters form a human chain outside parliament</a>, <i>Sky News</i>, UK, 8 October 2022 </li><li><a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/08/the-call-heard-around-the-world-free-julian-assange-now/" rel="nofollow">The call heard around the world: Free Julian Assange Now!</a>, <i>Peoples Dispatch</i>, October 08, 2022</li><li><a href="https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7934633/assange-protesters-rally-for-his-release/?cs=14231" rel="nofollow">Assange protesters rally for his release</a>, by Tara Cosoleto, <i>The Canberra Times</i> (Australia), October 7 2022.</li></ul></div><hr /><div>My previous blogs about and with Peter Biesterfeld</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2013/04/learn-to-make-videos.html" rel="nofollow">Learn to Make Videos</a>, 7 April 2013</li><li><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-usa-syria-and-world-call-for-sanity.html" rel="nofollow">The USA, Syria and the World,</a> 8 September 2013 (2 photos)</li><li><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2015/02/honest-world-news.html" rel="nofollow">Honest World News</a>, 16 February 2015</li></ul></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-25537108876094055882022-09-11T19:41:00.006-07:002022-09-15T07:31:12.142-07:00Alex A. Wishlow, 91 (1930-2022), Creston, BC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-Y9vwrtFtduakcNb8YTpFMx3TmX-Fu_etBkR4pn0QEQ5OwqCHQD-zT51nk1qsBiYl1ir6_Bfe8nOO0LtspCFDdsLSth_kvuhfZqLdjLq7fvGJhMMSofIHp6SxE76eg4kyGZYMxcJ3kheiN3HrEkZaw6hC27XyrpeuoMFbX2NSXXEEuA9NqE9YHBtaQ/s1479/Wishlow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="1479" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-Y9vwrtFtduakcNb8YTpFMx3TmX-Fu_etBkR4pn0QEQ5OwqCHQD-zT51nk1qsBiYl1ir6_Bfe8nOO0LtspCFDdsLSth_kvuhfZqLdjLq7fvGJhMMSofIHp6SxE76eg4kyGZYMxcJ3kheiN3HrEkZaw6hC27XyrpeuoMFbX2NSXXEEuA9NqE9YHBtaQ/w400-h113/Wishlow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We gladly send our sincere condolences to the wider Wishlow family in the passing of a memorable personality. Alex was a creative teacher for 37 years, and one of the first Doukhobors to adopt computer technology in his courses. He passionately worked to promote multiculturalism as the way to tolerance and understanding of others. <br /><br />Alex chaired the <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/CDS/" rel="nofollow">Canadian Doukhobor Society</a> (CDS) for many years and persistently reminded its members to be a great example to others. As part of a 65-member 1995 'Voices for Peace Choir' that went international, he actively promoted peace and nonkilling as the way to our future. Alex will be missed. May he rest in peace. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/community/crestons-larry-ewashen-and-alex-wishlow-attend-castlegar-unveiling-of-historic-doukhobor-plaques/" rel="nofollow">Creston’s Larry Ewashen and Alex Wishlow attend Castlegar unveiling of historic Doukhobor plaques</a>, <i>Creston Valley Advance</i>, October 18, 2012 — Peter V. Verigin was declared a Person of National Historic Significance, and the migration of the Doukhobors from Saskatchewan to British Columbia an event of National Historic Significance.<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAsJQOrY3d6A5pZziHAbIQblZS6k1vXAFz69xxbXcE0ZtKwOn3YH0ODlqk9QWNvnNXWLrRok6cCFvlgCqwqBbM1Wp8Hnv0BmaelbMgIXno9XqmIhbB7OjB9HpADhi5dU7NykDUJmiaXFgcii4h9oNB9OM9yAcQho5NHTsYSK0naNJq4ygHoRvNApHkQ/s895/Wishlow-links.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="895" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAsJQOrY3d6A5pZziHAbIQblZS6k1vXAFz69xxbXcE0ZtKwOn3YH0ODlqk9QWNvnNXWLrRok6cCFvlgCqwqBbM1Wp8Hnv0BmaelbMgIXno9XqmIhbB7OjB9HpADhi5dU7NykDUJmiaXFgcii4h9oNB9OM9yAcQho5NHTsYSK0naNJq4ygHoRvNApHkQ/w400-h178/Wishlow-links.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><br />Read my biography (above) of Alex titled: '<a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/images/2002-SW-Wishlow-p105-p106.jpg" rel="nofollow">Educator in the Interior of British Columbia</a>' from Koozma J. Tarasoff, <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers' Strategies for Living</i> (2002): 105-106.<br /><br />In 2014, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DoukhoborDiscoveryCentre/photos/pob.806750726/799756266703384" rel="nofollow">Alex addressed a meeting held at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre</a> (photo above)<br /><br />See his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alex.wishlow.1" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> page with a family photos<br /><br />Alex's obituary at <a href="https://www.gfoliverfuneralchapel.com/obituary/Alex-Wishlow" rel="nofollow">G.F. Oliver Funeral Chapel</a> is simple: <br /><b>Donate to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre in his memory.</b>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-10731478012549943382022-09-11T18:58:00.009-07:002022-09-15T07:28:59.240-07:00 John E. Atamanenko, 91 (1930-2022), Saskatoon, SK<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXx7uBly-6dyht52msT7Gh0P1U88CNshU-Tq64dZrdpnT_0Vo9QecuySgper4qt71nF4cEMtxJcG0unouwNiMYrDg4uSflhdxgFXeZuJQV7AZfv-LKcGyM-o2m2ueL-XYDq5_yrVVWsho9Rslk19wL5LEadgD_2ZNB4aQ3G64SUMSVbQlaS0eILyXQ/s570/Atamanenko.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="570" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXx7uBly-6dyht52msT7Gh0P1U88CNshU-Tq64dZrdpnT_0Vo9QecuySgper4qt71nF4cEMtxJcG0unouwNiMYrDg4uSflhdxgFXeZuJQV7AZfv-LKcGyM-o2m2ueL-XYDq5_yrVVWsho9Rslk19wL5LEadgD_2ZNB4aQ3G64SUMSVbQlaS0eILyXQ/w400-h169/Atamanenko.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Left: <i><a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/newBook.htm" rel="nofollow">Spirit Wrestlers</a></i>, 2002, page 310.<br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">Center: <a href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saskatoon-sk/john-atamanenko-10884023" rel="nofollow">Obituary, Dignity Memorial, 2022</a>.<br />Right: <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-christmas-meeting-in-saskatoon.html" rel="nofollow">DSS </a></span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-christmas-meeting-in-saskatoon.html" rel="nofollow">Christmas Meeting, Saskatoon, 2018</a>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<div>John and I are close in age and have known each other for many years. I was Best Man at his wedding. We worked together building bridges of understanding between the East and the West, and getting to know the stranger.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We promoted cultural tours to the Soviet Union as well as joint business ventures.</li><li>In 1988, John raised funds for <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gAd9tX2OQpiPIHyNa2vUwwOCnZ1r-yaL1juRkmYCS2Y/edit#bookmark=id.d4ybfhmxvnu9" rel="nofollow">Vakhit V. Sharipov</a> of Kazan, and myself to come to Saskatoon to meet Doukhobor Canadians.</li><li>There were many times that John generously helped with accommodation and travel related to East-West exchanges. In the 1980s, as van drivers and organizers, John and Koozma escorted a western Canada tour of Soviet poets to Alberta and British Columbia.</li><li>We promoted the distribution of Russian films and videos to Canadians.</li></ul>That ancient wisdom is dearly needed today between the Russian Federation and the West. The welfare of the world depends on this understanding so that we can build trust to mutually work towards a peaceful world. Is anyone listening? As a generous man, John will be missed. Sincere condolences to the wider family.<div><br />In 1976 he was mentioned in his ag newsletter: <blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">John Atamanenko '54 is now Manager of The Carpet Warehouse in Saskatoon. He has just built a new store and would be glad to have you drop in. (<a href="https://www.saskaggrads.com/uploads/newsletters/1970-1979/1976/SAGA%20Volume%20145%20Dec%201976.pdf" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan Agricultural Graduates Association Newsletter</a>, No 145, December 1976, page 4, col. 2) </div></blockquote><div><br />In 2002, I included this short biography and photo (above) in my big book: <i><a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/newBook.htm" rel="nofollow">Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers' Strategies for Living</a> </i>(2002), page 310.<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">John E. Atamanenko, an agronomist by training, has worked variously as an owner of a carpet store, a bingo hall, and as a farmer. An active proponent of EastWest cultural exchanges, he is best known as founder of the Saskatoon Russian Cultural Club. The Club has promoted the use of Russian language, assisted the Russian Pavilion in town, has shown Russian movies, and has arranged for the visit to Canada of Soviet artists, students, professional and business people. His cousin Alex Atamanenko, in Castlegar, BC, is an international Russian-English interpreter, educator, and karate instructor, while Alex's brother George Atamanenko is an agricultural expert in Vancouver.</blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://riverlandsheritageregion.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="630" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTRtWmmLOaPhf-WRcPUhjZ1KmVP0fQcbHrjePBRlL64HSmbBOfH2OKOAwGs9e82JyHi97hbwtku0E55-rg270WaNAgx7Qkh3amday1aQcayw7wn6RijADnY1gnoH_2eQfrPbwwK4elxXxqALOF3HkS9reKYrrYRqQqStjsXf-6HEww93zWo1DUi9rWA/w400-h271/Atamanenko-Riverlands.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>In 2003 John helped launch a project to conserve and promote an area north of Saskatoon near Blaine Lake, where he was raised. They formed the Riverlands Heritage Region project committee, ‘to preserve the historical contributions of Russian peoples who settled on the Canadian prairies over a century ago.’ By 2007 he served as president and treasurer and helped write a progress report about the project: <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2007_Saskatchewan_Riverlands.html" rel="nofollow">Riverlands Heritage Region Formed in Saskatchewan</a>. In 2015 the tour map (above) was published, titled 'Petrofka to Wingard'. By 2017 the new <a href="https://riverlandsheritageregion.ca/" rel="nofollow">Riverlands website</a> presented a virtual tour, maps, and video.<br /><br />More of John’s active biography can be seen in his Obituary in <a href="https://thestarphoenix.remembering.ca/obituary/john-atamanenko-1085928686/" rel="nofollow"><i>The StarPhoenix</i></a>, Saskatoon, and at <a href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saskatoon-sk/john-atamanenko-10884023" rel="nofollow">Dignity Memorial Funeral Home</a>.<br /><br /><b>Plant a tree in his memory.</b></div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-57673298508916061502022-07-21T14:19:00.017-07:002022-09-13T13:13:13.692-07:00Frank Wm. Konken, 94 (1927-2022)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPSg4Lkseel7lIRu-UZfoBPfLiRmXU0IEgWJX3Uclg5tih-jE_S9lF8DVbYOw9WwgKaXRO-H-WBEYoRQ074ohKFwFs9PcCclBLPzE9HWBQ2rw9XM3mBY1iC8lIJYxFYpMiNnIp854WrS5SnWfE1cAvEFCt4879D61rhosqwGTFw1PVieqE9nAkbCCBQ/s1322/2022-Konken-Frank-faces.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="1322" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPSg4Lkseel7lIRu-UZfoBPfLiRmXU0IEgWJX3Uclg5tih-jE_S9lF8DVbYOw9WwgKaXRO-H-WBEYoRQ074ohKFwFs9PcCclBLPzE9HWBQ2rw9XM3mBY1iC8lIJYxFYpMiNnIp854WrS5SnWfE1cAvEFCt4879D61rhosqwGTFw1PVieqE9nAkbCCBQ/w400-h116/2022-Konken-Frank-faces.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click to Enlarge</div><p>One of the early times I learned of Frank was when we published this article in <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/#3.1" rel="nofollow"><i>The Inquirer,</i> February 1956</a>: 'The Capacity Crowd Thrilled by Choir', News from British Columbia by John J. Chernenkoff —</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">On January 13 a capacity crowd saw the Grand Forks Youth Choir (Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ) put on a concert at the K. P. Hall [<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1928938,-117.2780941,3a,35.8y,12.29h,90.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1B80LrSc6xFvkx_jJ3F5xg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">Knights of Pythias Hall, Salmo, B.C.</a>].</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Frank Konken</b>, master of ceremonies and director of the 30 voice mixed choir, introduced the numbers in both Russian and English. The first part of the program consisted of hymns and spiritual numbers while the second part took on a classic and romantic vein.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Choir members John Novakshonoff, Peter and Lucy Gretchen urged the strengthening of Doukhobor faith and the promotion of better understanding between peoples.</p></blockquote><p>For decades I periodically kept in touch with my friend, singer-musician Frank Konken. Our last call was a few days before he died on December 10, 2021. In a letter to me January 6th, 2022, his wife Ruby wrote: 'Frank always had great admiration for you and looked forward to talking with you.' Below is a list of publications about his productive life.</p><p>Condolences to Ruby and children Frank Konken Jr , Stefanie Zaytsoff, Jamie Konken. Sadly, daughter Dominca 'Damanya' Sweet <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207139974/dominica-sweet" rel="nofollow">died in 2020</a>.</p><p><b>In Memory</b></p><p>'<a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2002-SW-Konken-page-252.pdf" rel="nofollow">A Tovarischi' Adventurous Performer</a>' (PDF), from my 2002 book: <i><a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/newBook.htm" rel="nofollow">Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers' Strategies for Living</a></i>, page 252.</p><p>Frank William Konken, Obituaries, <i>Iskra</i>, January 2022, No. 2170, pages 37-39.</p><p>Frank Konken, Obituaries, <i><a href="https://www.grandforksgazette.ca/obituaries/frank-konken/" rel="nofollow">Grand Forks Gazette</a></i> and <i><a href="https://www.castlegarnews.com/obituaries/frank-konken/" rel="nofollow">Castlegar News</a></i>, December 10, 2021</p><p><a href="http://mykootenaynow.com/44325/regional-news/news/folksinger-frank-konken-dies-at-94/" rel="nofollow">Folksinger Frank Konken dies at 94</a>, by Greg Nesteroff, <i>My Kootenay Now</i>, Dec. 21, 2021; copied on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1023juicefm/posts/3281816785462592" rel="nofollow">Facebook: 102.3 Juice FM</a> (radio).</p><p><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238971614/frank-konken" rel="nofollow">Frank Konken</a>, 10 Dec 2021 (aged 94), USCC Sion Cemetery, Find-A-Grave.</p><p><a href="https://www.rosslandnews.com/news/trail-blazers-renowned-musicians-frank-and-ruby-konken/" rel="nofollow">Trail Blazers: Renowned musicians Frank and Ruby Konken: From country to Russian tunes, the Konkens are instrumental players in the world of recorded music</a>, by Sheri Regneir, <i>Rossland News</i> and <i><a href="https://www.trailtimes.ca/news/trail-blazers-renowned-musicians-frank-and-ruby-konken/" rel="nofollow">Trail Times</a></i>, Apr. 22, 2021.</p><p>Tovarischi (Comrades): <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/7371495-Frank-Konken" rel="nofollow">Frank Konken</a>, William Saliken, Fred Zibin, Discogs.com</p><p><a href="https://doukhobormusic.ca/78s/Konkens-01.htm" rel="nofollow">Frank & Ruby Konken</a>, DoukhoborMusic.ca, 1999</p><p><a href="https://doukhobormusic.ca/78s/78s-Tovarischi.htm" rel="nofollow">The Tovarischi collection</a>, DoukhoborMusic.ca, — "...the largest contribution [of] music with intrumentation ... Beginning in 1954, a total of 21 records (42 sides) ..."</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/FRANK_AND_RUBY_KONKEN__Russian_Folk_Songs" rel="nofollow">Frank and Ruby Konken: Russian Folk Songs</a> — 10 audio files uploaded by DoukhoborMusic.ca. 2019 on Archive.org.</p><p><a href="https://www.russian-records.com/categories.php?cat_id=553" rel="nofollow">Tovarischi</a> [Hits: 23803] Label of Canadian Doukhobors. 42 songs recorded 1954-1955+ on 21 45-RPM records, from DoukhoborMusic.ca. Russian-Records.com</p><p>Вечная память!<i> Vechnaya Pamyat! </i>Eternal memory! Rest in peace, Frank.</p>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-80727386667101938622022-06-24T13:47:00.027-07:002023-08-19T06:40:46.021-07:00 Doukhobors Celebrate Destruction of Guns in 1895As 'de-Militarization and de-Natizification' is taking place in Ukraine, as the USA is struggling with gun violence, mass shootings and police brutality, and as Canada is proposing to ‘freeze…handguns’ and other safety measures, Canadian Doukhobors will celebrate the 127th anniversary of their ancestors burning their guns in Russia in 1895.<br /><br />In Russia 127 years ago, pacifist Doukhobors burned all their guns once and for all. No weapons. No killing. For their protest they were severely punished. Many died. In 1898 they were given sanctuary in Canada and military exemption. About 8,300 came.<br /><br />For over a century, Canadian Doukhobors have commemorated their 1895 burning of guns as a major annual holiday. This year ‘Peace Day’ will be held on Sunday, June 26th. <span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="205" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/5cRCCdZ-OlnHCkI81zg8R8Dqyg2suNJzKEvvN86IBREwnv0crrVhz9nNNT8cX5VtpEzHydcM64SVbR0BKaN2Kev2C6rH3Gc3ywk4oEIAHjnYF9I2Opziq38HMkENauBpw967Xs4guxJREga2wA=w400-h205" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1895 Burning of Guns. Painting recreated by Michael M. Voykin, 1974. <br />On display in the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, Castlegar, British Columbia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />‘Peace Day’ gatherings, also known as 'Peter's Day' will take place in community halls in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the Community Home, 525 Avenue I South, people will gather Sunday June 26th for a prayer service at 11 am, followed by a program and potluck. The Quakers, Tolstoy, the country they left and the country that saved them will be remembered. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/472045167792145">Facebook.com/DSSaskatoon</a>, or contact elder Mae Popoff (email: maepopoff@sasktel.net). <br /><br />Canadian Doukhobors fully support the long overdue new law to ‘freeze’ guns, but recommend banning all weapons of mass destruction. They continue to promote a nonkilling peace as the way to the future of humankind. For them, war is madness. Money spent on wars should be turned into new institutions for the betterment of humanity. Demilitarization is the way for our future survival.<div><br /></div><div><b>CBC podcast: '50 years after the Napalm Girl photo, what do you see?</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjACZAKWQF9UQwCXgJ3n_1FLEBpvGpNAds76KFVZAWuZ_Gu4Y1bUZxLVUYS_n7ADRRoCsm2cKT9GYHay7EyyyfdtTNpwf1hj4rw-d9sMYwd3EpZnG3ttKVcvmr-zLG_XMGvy3UtiMEGLmpSK4RNSZ9CC2kl87JkLZbfGjFSH5X63Zm7pw8UHVbgrx5I8w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjACZAKWQF9UQwCXgJ3n_1FLEBpvGpNAds76KFVZAWuZ_Gu4Y1bUZxLVUYS_n7ADRRoCsm2cKT9GYHay7EyyyfdtTNpwf1hj4rw-d9sMYwd3EpZnG3ttKVcvmr-zLG_XMGvy3UtiMEGLmpSK4RNSZ9CC2kl87JkLZbfGjFSH5X63Zm7pw8UHVbgrx5I8w=s16000" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"1973 Photo Contest, World Press Photo of the Year". By Nick Ut, Associated Press, 1972.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The madness of war as a criminal act was brought to my attention by the famous Vietnam war photo "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Terror_of_War.jpg" rel="nofollow">The Terror of War</a>", showing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_Phuc" rel="nofollow">Phan Thi Kim Phuc</a> running down a road near Trảng Bàng, Vietnam, after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm" rel="nofollow">napalm</a> bomb was dropped on the village of Trảng Bàng by a plane of the Vietnam Air Force. The village was suspected by United States Army forces of being a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong" rel="nofollow">Viet Cong</a> stronghold. Kim Phúc survived by tearing off her burning clothes and running with her 2 brothers and cousins.</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div>Kim Phuc Phan Thai, now lives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax,_Ontario" rel="nofollow">Ajax, Ontario</a>, near Toronto. On June 22, 2022, she was interviewed on the 'Ontario Today CBC podcast: '<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/50-years-after-the-napalm-girl-photo-what-do-you-see/id396108377?i=1000567412704" rel="nofollow">50 years after the Napalm Girl photo, what do you see?</a>' For me, it was a moving conversation about the power of this photograph on its 50th anniversary.</div><div><br />Napalm that nearly killed Kim was developed in 1942 in the USA as an '<a href="https://www.napalmbiography.com/" rel="nofollow">incendiary weapon</a>' to burn buildings, not people. Tears came to my eyes as I listened to Kim, a victim of war, who deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for revealing this horror of inhumanity. She spent 14 months in the hospital to regain her health from the terrible napalm fire she endured.</div><div><br /></div><div>This 50-year-old image helps to educate us to work for a peaceful world. Kim says: 'Our responsibility is to make people know how horrible war is.’ The truth of the photo is painful, but important to see her today as mother, as grandmother, and as a survivor. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/2006_Our_Way_Home/Kim_ladies.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="319" height="247" src="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/2006_Our_Way_Home/Kim_ladies.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing with Kim on her left are Anne Chursinoff, Castlegar, and Lucy Tarasoff, Crescent Valley (right), who performed in the Friends in Unity and Krestova Ladies Kootenay Doukhobor women’s combined choir. Photo from '<a href="https://purplemountainpoems.blogspot.com/2006/07/our-way-home-reunionsomethings.html" rel="nofollow">Our Way Home Reunion ... Something's Happening Here</a>', Purple Mountain Poetry blog by Linda Lee Crosfield, 10 July 2006.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>BC Doukhobors met Kim in July 2006. She was a keynote speaker with <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Arun+Gandhi" rel="nofollow">Arun Gandhi</a>, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, at the <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Our_Way_Home_2006.html" rel="nofollow">Our Way Home Peace Event and Reunion</a> held at the Brilliant Culture Centre, Castlegar, British Columbia.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we commemorate the 127th anniversary of the arms burning in 1895, let’s not forget the pain of countless wars in human history — and the urgent need to stop this mass murder from continuing and threatening our civilization. Wars must stop once and for all. As concerned citizens, we all need to add our energies to this sacred duty of saving ourselves and succeeding generations from the scourge of wars. NATO should cease, as should NORAD!</div><div><br /><b>More<br /></b><br /><a href="http://goo.gl/JwimTW" rel="nofollow">Historic 1895 Burning of Guns: descriptions, selections and translations</a>, by Koozma J. Tarasoff with Andrei Conovaloff, June 24, 2009. Updated 28 April 2022.</div></div><div>—————<br /><b>Note</b>: You can enter a Comment only with a Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, email your Comment to KJTarasoff@gmail.com</div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-63349285641138825212022-06-07T16:04:00.008-07:002022-06-24T20:29:11.581-07:00100s Protest Canada Weapons Show<p>OTTAWA. June 1 — About 250 people, the most ever in recent years, protested ‘<a href="https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/CANSEC/" rel="nofollow">Canada’s Largest Global Defence & Security Trade Show</a>’ for 2022. This year’s protest theme was: ‘Oppose CANSEC Weapons Fair’. It began at 7 am and ended about 10:30 am. A few activists continued next day. </p>The event was hosted by <a href="https://vowpeace.org/" rel="nofollow">Canadian Voice of Women for Peace</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/antiimperialists" rel="nofollow">Anti-Imperialist Alliance</a> and <a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/to-get-into-canadas-weapons-fair-youll-have-to-walk-through-an-anti-war-protest/" rel="nofollow">World BEYOND War</a>. Many peace groups participated.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK71eD_1Wl7t7_oIbYC0KNMK4Gsc8PyvVHfd1iglvKQ8fC9F0F1ZC-5oq3UKIVnOI7f-E3PZZ0w7ziogWBhhrHGnr_QcdSje3svBcXt9Y09Sm9lDdrKvSR71MG6lRKUs7L3XYN7Izm33wQL5YC2StKYMKaf3THvvTDWPl2AwCJ4L3730XG5mg48o9XA/s1598/CANSEC-2022-a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1598" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK71eD_1Wl7t7_oIbYC0KNMK4Gsc8PyvVHfd1iglvKQ8fC9F0F1ZC-5oq3UKIVnOI7f-E3PZZ0w7ziogWBhhrHGnr_QcdSje3svBcXt9Y09Sm9lDdrKvSR71MG6lRKUs7L3XYN7Izm33wQL5YC2StKYMKaf3THvvTDWPl2AwCJ4L3730XG5mg48o9XA/w400-h129/CANSEC-2022-a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">See <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/bgnXLZ8gA7x9i9ks9" rel="nofollow">my 122 photos</a> — More photos + videos <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelCANSEC" rel="nofollow">#Cancel CANSEC</a></div><p></p><p>The David and Goliath scenario unfolded quickly. While hundreds of participants gathered outside the <a href="https://eycentre.ca/" rel="nofollow">EY Centre in Ottawa</a> to deliver peace messages as cars arrived, an estimated 12,000 members of Canada’s military-industrial-parliament complex conducted their lethal business inside.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNdElDbZT4ri9A23oknB3RXK_5f38QPLpfIoSj9kf_dzUE9Fdv_AjBW8VgQEB28ser7UJjYYAsVFlauN_06ebnDHUDMghvFCqgQh9KNMCrofGiO5r3DnWw5FRc2KoH7h-XsOFlDQToq8D0_yzNnUYYXd6b_PAk_7YWJwze3HX_p3vNoMdqN1PpWwDJw/s2420/2022-CANSEC-signs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="2420" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNdElDbZT4ri9A23oknB3RXK_5f38QPLpfIoSj9kf_dzUE9Fdv_AjBW8VgQEB28ser7UJjYYAsVFlauN_06ebnDHUDMghvFCqgQh9KNMCrofGiO5r3DnWw5FRc2KoH7h-XsOFlDQToq8D0_yzNnUYYXd6b_PAk_7YWJwze3HX_p3vNoMdqN1PpWwDJw/w400-h115/2022-CANSEC-signs.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage of most of the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4048398846215710793/6334928564113882521#" rel="nofollow">signs and banners</a>. Some were in French and other languages.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>What struck me this year was how many young people turned out, and the protest was global. A cluster of signs protested conflicts in India, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.</p><div><div>The youth exerted much more energy than most of my generation of protesters did in the past. Using a loud speaker, they chanted “<a href="https://twitter.com/WBWCanada/status/1531994662143156229" rel="nofollow">Who? WE! When? NOW! We’re going to bring imperialism down!</a>” (17 sec. video)./div><div><br /></div><div>Some persistently blocked pedestrians and cars, shouting sharp words:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>‘Go Home.’</li><li>‘Terrorists.’</li><li>‘Shame on you.’</li><li>‘Stop Having Blood on Your Hands.’</li></ul></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUFzS9CTjGx77rBjqoq4dT5EGOxQyRkzsgYCblg-XJZ1deMB5P9iEy_LE8798Tgv-gwTP40aeBH9Em_gWzGrzjhja6aTtKK0sLCiM15ucjiB11y4LdEP587ogGjm0QuBys4c5iHdDK3WwXFbTXAFckGVeqszTZQT77MhJ5d-8f3YDcgA00BxXNfeV_g/s2352/2022-CANSEC-lay-street.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2352" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUFzS9CTjGx77rBjqoq4dT5EGOxQyRkzsgYCblg-XJZ1deMB5P9iEy_LE8798Tgv-gwTP40aeBH9Em_gWzGrzjhja6aTtKK0sLCiM15ucjiB11y4LdEP587ogGjm0QuBys4c5iHdDK3WwXFbTXAFckGVeqszTZQT77MhJ5d-8f3YDcgA00BxXNfeV_g/w400-h208/2022-CANSEC-lay-street.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Three courageously laid on the street to block traffic.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Some used blow horns to shame the warmongers. All proudly emphasized our many peace messages against escalating wars. Among the two dozen police present were a few liaison officers who made sure the protestors rights were respected. No one was arrested, but a few were given warnings.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Inside the EY Centre, arms dealers, international buyers, government officials, and others came to negotiate lucrative contracts, and lobby for larger military budgets as NATO is preparing for a possible WW3. The Ukraine war was much on their minds sparking large profits on the stock market. The profit motive seems to have taken over for any chance of getting to know the stranger and working cooperatively for win-win solutions. The threat of a nuclear catastrophe was ignored. Is anyone listening?</div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, June 2, a few protesters came and they were prohibited from posting signs on the fences used for many years. They decided to move across the street and hold their signs where they could be seen by entering cars.</div><div><br /></div>Since 1989, the business of arms trade shows have faced <a href="https://coat.ncf.ca/ARMX-to-CANSEC.html" rel="nofollow">strong opposition in Ottawa</a>, but the government always gave in to big business. In 2009 I began to volunteer as a <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2015/06/cansec-ottawa-reports-since-2009.html" rel="nofollow">peace photographer and reporter for these annual events</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>See all my illustrated <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2015/06/cansec-ottawa-reports-since-2009.html" rel="nofollow">CANSEC Ottawa Reports Since 2009</a> and links to reports on <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/Ottawa_Peace_Festival.html" rel="nofollow">13 Ottawa Peace Festivals</a> from 2007 to 2019. For the 2022 event, see my <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/bgnXLZ8gA7x9i9ks9" rel="nofollow">122 photos</a>, and more photos and videos at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelCANSEC" rel="nofollow">#Cancel CANSEC</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>More</b></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://socialistproject.ca/2022/06/hundreds-protest-na-largest-weapons-fair/" rel="nofollow">World Beyond War. ‘Hundreds Protest North America’s Largest Weapons Fair’</a>. <i>The Bullet</i>, War/Peace. June 3, 2022. Copy at <a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/hundreds-protest-block-entrances-to-north-americas-largest-weapons-fair/" rel="nofollow">World BEYOND War</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://nbmediacoop.org/2022/06/01/hundreds-protest-block-entrances-to-north-americas-largest-weapons-fair-in-ottawa/" rel="nofollow">Hundreds protest, block entrances to North America’s largest weapons fair in Ottawa</a>, by World BEYOND War, NB Media Co-op, June 1, 2022.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/hundreds-gather-at-the-ey-centre-in-protest-against-the-weapons-and-defence-industry-5432634" rel="nofollow">Hundreds gather at the EY Centre in protest against the weapons and defence industry</a>, <i>CityNews Ottawa</i>, Jun 1, 2022.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/06/02/news/canada-weapons-fair-anti-war-protest" rel="nofollow">To Get Into Canada’s Weapons Fair, You’ll Have to Walk Through an Anti-war Protest</a>, by Natasha Bulowski, <i>Canada's National Observer</i>, June 2, 2022. Copy at <a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/to-get-into-canadas-weapons-fair-youll-have-to-walk-through-an-anti-war-protest/" rel="nofollow">World BEYOND War</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=386276470099052" rel="nofollow">The Ottawa police and private security at #cansec2022 attempted to suppress the people standing against arms dealers. They manhandle …</a>, Anti-Imperialist Alliance, Facebook</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/01/shut-down-war-machine-peace-activists-block-entrances-major-weapons-fair-canada" rel="nofollow">'Shut Down This War Machine': Peace Activists Block Entrances to Major Weapons Fair in Canada</a>, by Kenny Stancil, <i>Common Dreams</i>, June 1, 2022.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cancelcansec" rel="nofollow">#CancelCANSEC</a>, Facebook</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Iap0nOSQc" rel="nofollow">Protest against the CANSEC arms fair</a> "The people united. We'll never be defeated!", YouTube (video 16 sec) National Observer.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rabble.ca/human-rights/protest-denounces-cansec-arms-trade-show/" rel="nofollow">Protest denounces CANSEC arms trade show</a>, by Brent Patterson, rambble.ca, May 24, 2022</div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-36551552216596798002022-05-09T06:11:00.007-07:002022-06-24T20:32:26.815-07:00New cartoons on Ukraine by Talimonov<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoyX8_FGZxyC99fM05jw-9Q7-Pts3xe7VxKUFvSwdY5TI6q0dqWgokMO84fxcqw_gJApMiULsv-4X8cDxfq2B7-o8eeoPcRR_haycWk-5o9Fkg-MitjXGT-EyKNsiYIVYVZr_JZqANyCE8YUnx4OPr86aBJ_vnCgGhD6BGdLwJqk296qjiE5vDcrgNRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1336" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoyX8_FGZxyC99fM05jw-9Q7-Pts3xe7VxKUFvSwdY5TI6q0dqWgokMO84fxcqw_gJApMiULsv-4X8cDxfq2B7-o8eeoPcRR_haycWk-5o9Fkg-MitjXGT-EyKNsiYIVYVZr_JZqANyCE8YUnx4OPr86aBJ_vnCgGhD6BGdLwJqk296qjiE5vDcrgNRg=w400-h259" width="400" /></a></div><br />Russian / Ukrainian celebrated political cartoonist <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2013/02/cartoonist-alexey-talimonov.html" rel="nofollow">Alexey Talimonov</a> sent me <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO8u5NavPlsJgR1-WS-JH88MxyNEyYxAsSr1MLAZB_LJ8d0orr0eLWJlbGwCSCO1w?key=WjF2MHgxZ3hPbThiWGNXWk82QkhaUVA2elRLLVNR" rel="nofollow">20+ new illustrations</a>. Most are about the Ukraine war. A few cover global warming and the economy. None have captions, which you can suggest in comments on the album or below.<p></p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO8u5NavPlsJgR1-WS-JH88MxyNEyYxAsSr1MLAZB_LJ8d0orr0eLWJlbGwCSCO1w?key=WjF2MHgxZ3hPbThiWGNXWk82QkhaUVA2elRLLVNR" rel="nofollow"><b>Talimonov's cartoons on Ukraine 2022 </b>(March 1, 2017–April 20, 2022)</a>, <br />Album by Koozma J Tarasoff, April 21, 2022</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCKtiln3DJAH_N6eukpmqHeu8Y2da8UoTpDWg73nOopY1ohC-LWl9dnKEevsiGTR7Uy9GyEtKKzMgBdinLGfkv2VZBBeW86lnhXLEzY8eEygvadU9fi_dFygODn79PPHhbWRxYlqQFrKdX5wROEZQv_Ed9ZzD42PaT-i4StSNqTN-C4RL-N6gLupQYgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1388" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCKtiln3DJAH_N6eukpmqHeu8Y2da8UoTpDWg73nOopY1ohC-LWl9dnKEevsiGTR7Uy9GyEtKKzMgBdinLGfkv2VZBBeW86lnhXLEzY8eEygvadU9fi_dFygODn79PPHhbWRxYlqQFrKdX5wROEZQv_Ed9ZzD42PaT-i4StSNqTN-C4RL-N6gLupQYgg=w400-h219" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>My previous articles about Talimonov</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://goo.gl/k9RABM" rel="nofollow">Russian Political Cartoons by Talimonov</a>, 7 February <b>2015</b></li><li><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2013/02/cartoonist-alexey-talimonov.html" rel="nofollow">Cartoonist Alexey Talimonov</a>, 19 February <b>2013</b></li></ul><p></p>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-44876503238338032802022-03-06T16:07:00.239-08:002022-05-05T06:58:54.087-07:0090 Years of Memories<p>On February 19, 2022, about 60 people and I celebrated my 90th birthday ONLINE!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3kD4-Q01h1YrPqyUStxi8xQHyhz91-97LhhgFLHYmGFdG2loF7qI-85iMnupC76h58CdU-PAEC48Nay7eKV2IobQdqJx4vXHwBcaIrGxcbCfM2Hx0WwwF0DYLcljnZLZWA0Hz-kvOxmgvHNsVLO8OuOmrf3anl__EaYbrq4qs4Q23dCwnAmqm_B2u7A=s313" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="313" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3kD4-Q01h1YrPqyUStxi8xQHyhz91-97LhhgFLHYmGFdG2loF7qI-85iMnupC76h58CdU-PAEC48Nay7eKV2IobQdqJx4vXHwBcaIrGxcbCfM2Hx0WwwF0DYLcljnZLZWA0Hz-kvOxmgvHNsVLO8OuOmrf3anl__EaYbrq4qs4Q23dCwnAmqm_B2u7A" width="313" /></a></div><p></p><p>My wife and our daughters arranged the event which featured prerecorded video messages, phone calls, and some sent an <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NLp-mun2Fc-GZvW1z1DlY34IwZ2Pcryu63075ZC9VHQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">email</a> or letter. Thank you all.</p><p>In early February my daughter Tamara and her husband John, and Kristina with her daughter Milena, decided to arrange a virtual party. They invited many people to submit short video messages at a website, or any way the guests would like. About 60 people participated resulting in a 1.5 hour video and more than a dozen emails, cards and letters.</p><p>Kristina wanted to create a photo album of my life, and we selected about 50 photos which became a slide show presentation of my '90 Years of Memories'.</p><p>See everything here:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Videos submitted (1.5 hours) — Link to be added.</li><li>Slide show of my life — Link to be added.</li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NLp-mun2Fc-GZvW1z1DlY34IwZ2Pcryu63075ZC9VHQ" rel="nofollow">Emails received</a></li></ul><p></p><p>During the planning process, I began to reflect on my 90 years and listed these highlights of my life so far, a short version of <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gAd9tX2OQpiPIHyNa2vUwwOCnZ1r-yaL1juRkmYCS2Y/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">my biography</a> and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeWN-bGowQwZ3LVigb6unuI5XlH9m9QZ_YHAuaGDrww" rel="nofollow">50 Years of Doukhobor Studies</a>.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1141fb680d6_1_5" rel="nofollow">Born in 1932 in this farm house</a> to <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1141fb680d6_0_10" rel="nofollow">parents and grandparents who came from Russian Doukhobor roots</a>. Believed that hospitality, love and <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2021/07/nonkilling-message-at-global-colloquium.html" rel="nofollow">nonkilling</a> are the way to a world without wars. <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2004_Ty_Cobb.html" rel="nofollow">Met Tyrus R. Cobb world famous baseball pioneer</a>. Invited for <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1190a2eb08d_0_15" rel="nofollow">tryout in 1953 to Pittsburgh Pirates in California</a>. Did not make it, but exercises that I learned from Lloyd Percival of CBC Sports College of the Air persist today 70 years later.<br /><br /></li><li>At the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where I took my BA in Arts and Sciences in the 1950s, I produced <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/history.html" rel="nofollow">50 monthly journals of <i>The Inquirer</i></a> at my grandparent's attic next door, which led me to become a journalist, photographer, scholar, and peace activist.<br /><br /></li><li>After attending the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CiHKTQKQgusMOQrKp1s382a3-WCgOwrL543PEXDHsbk/edit#bookmark=kix.q5ajy3frydkj" rel="nofollow">World Festival of Youth and Students in 1957 in Moscow</a>, this led me to make 12 additional trips to the Soviet Union and Russia as a bridge-building effort between the East and the West (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CiHKTQKQgusMOQrKp1s382a3-WCgOwrL543PEXDHsbk/edit#bookmark=kix.q5ajy3frydkj" rel="nofollow">1957</a>, 1964, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1190a2eb08d_0_46" rel="nofollow">1980</a>, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1190a2eb08d_0_40" rel="nofollow">1991</a>, etc, ). The wisdom of getting to know the stranger persists today as one of key steps to help the people and the planet to survive.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1141fb680d6_0_133" rel="nofollow">In the early 1960s, at UBC in Vancouver</a>, I was privileged to get my MA in Anthropology and Sociology, with my thesis on 'A Study of Russian Organizations in the Greater Vancouver Area' (<a href="https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0105782/1" rel="nofollow">PDF</a>, 15 GB). The Cold War, I discovered, was the critical element in what brings people together and what splits them apart.<br /><br /></li><li>In 1964, as a Russian and English speaking grad of UBC, I was invited to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_of_Anthropological_and_Ethnological_Sciences" rel="nofollow">International Ethnological Congress</a> in Moscow where I met anthropologists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead" rel="nofollow">Margaret Mead</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Tax" rel="nofollow">Sol Tax</a>.<br /><br /></li><li>In 1980, as guest <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeWN-bGowQwZ3LVigb6unuI5XlH9m9QZ_YHAuaGDrww/edit#bookmark=id.4370df9a9ee6" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor peacemaker</a> and photo journalist, I reported on the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1190a2eb08d_0_46" rel="nofollow">Summer Olympics in Moscow </a>as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_Americans" rel="nofollow">Slavic</a> representative for North and South America. What an awesome responsibility!<br /><br /></li><li>Over the past 60 years I have organized a number of scholarly ethnographic studies and exchanges across North America (including a 1990 3-month North American Ethnographic Expedition with Russian scholar Svetlana Inikova), the Soviet Union and Russia on my ancestors the Doukhobors and East-West understanding. Together with my work in the provincial and federal governments as social scientists, this led me to publish over <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/bib.htm" rel="nofollow">25 books</a> and <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/bib.htm#II" rel="nofollow">50 articles</a>; the gifting to the Saskatchewan Archives and BC Archives major <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2006_Saskatchewan_Archives.html#1" rel="nofollow">collections of textual materials and photographs on Doukhobors, rural development, Native Indians, and ethnography</a>; the creation of a <a href="https://www.Spirit-Wrestlers.com" rel="nofollow">Spirit Wrestlers website and blog</a> with Arizona scholar Andrei Conovaloff.<br /><br /></li><li>In November 2007, I presented a paper on '<a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2007_Tolstoy_Doukhobors_Hawaii.html" rel="nofollow">Tolstoy and the Doukhobors</a>' at the First Leadership Forum in Hawaii where the <a href="https://nonkilling.org/center/" rel="nofollow">Center for Global Nonkilling</a> formed; and served as reporter and photographer for <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/Ottawa_Peace_Festival.html" rel="nofollow">13 Ottawa Peace Festivals</a>.<br /><br /></li><li>In 1982 co-organized with Community Doukhobors, the First <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BSokW8-1cGQnPg3pNzVTQOUdmQMQdh3vsvVsLnhcCas/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">International Intergroup Symposium of Doukhobors</a>, Molokans, Mennonites and Quakers, held in Castlegar, British Columbia, with many prominent people including the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BSokW8-1cGQnPg3pNzVTQOUdmQMQdh3vsvVsLnhcCas/edit#heading=h.5bhlty306g41" rel="nofollow">great grandson of Lev N. Tolstoy</a>, a major world writer and proponent of nonkilling. The meeting endorsed a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HV1IGxE8_wh8AEo0fZrfNZxrgCUUUrLln7XZ-99a0x0" rel="nofollow">letter to the UN</a> on disarmament and getting rid of wars.<br /><br /></li><li>With distinguished Doukhobor lawyer <a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2007_Makaroff_1914.html" rel="nofollow">Peter G. Makaroff</a> (the first non-Anglo-Saxon grad in Western Canada with a law degree in 1918), and participating Doukhobor, Quaker and Mennonite reps, in 1964 and 1965, I coordinated and helped organize four major peace manifestations in Western Canada urging the government to cease research and production of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, and work towards the survival of our human species.<br /><br /></li><li>Between 1996 and 1998, served as guest co-Curator with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Klymasz" rel="nofollow">Dr. Robert Klymasz</a> on '<a href="https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cultur/doukhobors/dou01eng.html" rel="nofollow">The Doukhobors: Spirit Wrestlers</a>' exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, commemorating the centenaries of the <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=d986hkj_59dckb9jdg" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor destruction of weapons in 1895</a> in Russia and the January <a href="https://doukhobor.org/with-the-doukhobors-to-canada/" rel="nofollow">1899 arrival of the first Doukhobors to Canada</a>.<br /><br /></li><li>We all know that it takes a village to raise members of a family. My <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gAd9tX2OQpiPIHyNa2vUwwOCnZ1r-yaL1juRkmYCS2Y/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">grandparents and parents</a> along with my newly acquired families and offspring deserve praise for their support. <a href="https://www.physics.mun.ca/~lev/index.html" rel="nofollow">Son Lev</a> is professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland where he is modeling the last Ice Age and is searching the major parameters of climate change. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rV6sfzGT8dguCFJbcicaBXwssBddXOSIqoqG1q_MGrM/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">Daughter Tamara</a>, now retired as a museum professional, recently spent the last three years working in Nunavut as Project Manager, Wrecks HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site. Their spouses, <a href="https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/pathobiology/people/faculty/Dorothee-Bienzle" rel="nofollow">Dorothee Bienzle</a> is an accomplished researcher and doctor, and John Pinkerton is a retired international manager for Parks Canada. Their children Jaspar and Katya along with Tamara and John's offspring (Nicholas and Elena) are outstanding students, athletes and outdoors people like their parents. I always marvel at being so lucky to be part of their family circle. <br /><br /></li><li>As well, I marvel at the challenge of keeping alive my 30-year marriage with <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2013/02/ode-to-kristina.html" rel="nofollow">Kristina Kristova</a>, a pioneering journalist who once served for 24 years as anchor person with the Bulgarian National Television. Her <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1190a2eb08d_0_126" rel="nofollow">daughter Milena</a> is a music teacher in Ottawa, while <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1190a2eb08d_0_120" rel="nofollow">son Orlin</a> is in Sofia, Bulgaria, as a professional keyboard composer / musician. Kristina introduced me to her most fascinating <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-NpuTZmAmtvOwpa40j-d2T7hbVHUsG5Pm-VLf8gQHEs/edit#slide=id.g1141fb680d6_0_208" rel="nofollow">Bulgarian community</a> who have given me the title of 'Honourary Member' although I have not learned much Bulgarian language.<br /><br /></li><li>In the 90 years of my life, this family along with all the people that I have met around the world (in person, in books and in the media), I consider all of you remarkable and many are friends and wisdom people. <i>Bolshoe spasibo!</i> Thank you very much! You have taught me so much. I wish all of you to live at least to 90 with good health, joy, peace and happiness.<br /><br /></li><li>Personally, I look forward to many more years of productive life. In my work, I never got rich in money, but rich in ideas, in friendship, and in the vision of my ancestors for a peaceful world without wars.</li></ol><p></p>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-59220378325117759172022-01-25T07:37:00.025-08:002023-07-31T07:48:59.535-07:00New Book on Doukhobor Biographies<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg040iz-zEeCOTe1s3FFkuAMsYLaj7uyyj47GCFt6ndiUfUzGnVwfMWGdI6GllWHQypluOM1xnPJ0HEygmperbUKmmAtwkfIIAgMPeGUNGs_e7-tq5kNQQzfSRjarmK4pmGtiBJ8rUMoFt6AB2AtbBfOJcGjojIG5DdwU2iZlFWbpmONxuy63PMuvj0QQ=s306" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg040iz-zEeCOTe1s3FFkuAMsYLaj7uyyj47GCFt6ndiUfUzGnVwfMWGdI6GllWHQypluOM1xnPJ0HEygmperbUKmmAtwkfIIAgMPeGUNGs_e7-tq5kNQQzfSRjarmK4pmGtiBJ8rUMoFt6AB2AtbBfOJcGjojIG5DdwU2iZlFWbpmONxuy63PMuvj0QQ=w164-h200" width="164" /></a></div>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers and Their Friends</b> has just been published as a text with 459 pages and 340 images, and as a <a href="http://Spirit-Wrestlers.com/2022" rel="nofollow">free eBook online</a>. See <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ECaGPANQfJHYDNcLn7iI1VR7W6EJMBe3YeoStjbkF8c/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">press release</a>. <div><br /></div><div>This 2022 book is a continuation of my 2002 book ― <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/newBook.htm" rel="nofollow"><i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers’ Strategies for Living</i></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>To update the first book 20 years later, I invited more people associated with the Doukhobor Movement to submit their biographies, and many did.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k22EWgu3HZJLS11n7VofBypqd2dbsPUa-mN-3TnscrU/edit#bookmark=id.gtuzohm2jez" rel="nofollow">33 biographies</a> came from around the world ― Canada (24), Russia (5), USA (2), Caribbean West Indies (1), and Australia (1). Four have no direct Doukhobor heritage. </div><div><br /></div><div>They are:
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<td nowrap="" style="vertical-align: top;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>scholars</li><li>lawyer</li><li>ministers</li><li>educators</li><li>professors</li><li>civil servant</li><li>medical doctor</li><li>administrators</li><li>heritage builder</li><li>Slavic specialist</li><li>community activist</li><li>geophysical engineer</li><li>petroleum consultant</li></ul></td>
<td nowrap="" style="vertical-align: top;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>wheat pool director</li><li>singers and musicians</li><li>museum professional</li><li>artist, storyteller, dancer</li><li>communications worker</li><li>early childhood educator</li><li>digital technology expert</li><li>ethnographer and folklorist</li><li>entrepreneur with a conscience</li><li>organic candy maker in Australia</li><li>organic architect in the Caribbean</li><li>international consular property manager</li><li>Canadian family in Russia living<br />next to the Lev N. Tolstoy estate </li></ul></td>
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These <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k22EWgu3HZJLS11n7VofBypqd2dbsPUa-mN-3TnscrU/edit#bookmark=id.gtuzohm2jez" rel="nofollow">33 Doukhobor pioneers and their friends</a> exhibit an extraordinary spirit and talent to create a peaceful and healthy society. Their combined lessons of friendship, love, problem solving, and respect for humanity give us hope for the future of our species on planet earth. </div><div><br /></div><div>This large book with 340 images was a voluntary effort. The printing was funded by a very generous donation from geological engineer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Chernoff_(curler)" rel="nofollow">Michael N. Chernoff</a> of West Vancouver, born in Veregin, Saskatchewan. His big brother <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D0lD7-gMV0MM4XZTwaubipdks1wzb8Y5-ef-4bsWWZg" rel="nofollow">Charlie</a> has a biography in the book. </div><div><br /></div><div>A limited number of printed copies were distributed to the biographers, to select libraries and archives around the world, to several book reviewers, and to a number of individuals (‘the unsung heroes’). The distribution was made free as an expression of loving dedication to the Doukhobor experience and their hope for a peaceful nonkilling world society. </div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://Spirit-Wrestlers.com/2022" rel="nofollow">online version</a> will be updated over time. Printed copies can be ordered from Manager Jia Hou, Merriam Print Inc., 252 Laurier Ave. East, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6P4. Phone Jia at 613-567-5050, or email print252@gmail.com </div><div><br /></div><div>
<b>About the Editor</b></div><div><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/Intro.htm" rel="nofollow"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/Intro.htm" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDDv0zVFBxEp3P3rpI6v9PFojFcKv4egSZRINNeQR6V-xtHHFJzK7y0RLaGJKBzO7PbbF1-b8j9-V1O2Los8GaDDqZoAwH89FkJS9YF27KpSl5M0cXP6PNSLFiFq5WtuOwRoxDQB6tRuKV0xn3NXUgpWu_Dyf6-MjdzPJAfKuR1kSkJoAoLDc-sdX3Fw=s219" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="151" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDDv0zVFBxEp3P3rpI6v9PFojFcKv4egSZRINNeQR6V-xtHHFJzK7y0RLaGJKBzO7PbbF1-b8j9-V1O2Los8GaDDqZoAwH89FkJS9YF27KpSl5M0cXP6PNSLFiFq5WtuOwRoxDQB6tRuKV0xn3NXUgpWu_Dyf6-MjdzPJAfKuR1kSkJoAoLDc-sdX3Fw" width="151" /></a></div><br />Koozma J. Tarasoff was <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cEtJzNnwQBc3uaiS6qwhOFIdXdzLZUwQg0pRi33em4Q/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">born in 1932 on an isolated Saskatchewan farm</a> 35 miles north-west of Saskatoon. With father John K., mother Anastasia, and brother John J. in the early 1940s, he moved to Saskatoon for public schooling. He got his BA in social sciences at the University of Saskatchewan and in 1962 went to University of British Columbia for his MA in Anthropology and Sociology. </div><div><br /></div><div>After graduation in 1964, for three years, he worked for the Province of Saskatchewan doing ethnographic studies of the <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/1995_Tarasoff_Papers.html" rel="nofollow">Native Indians in the Broadview area</a>. Next he joined the Federal Government in Winnipeg and then Ottawa where he worked for Regional Economic Expansion with submarginal rural areas and Natives. In the spring of 1979, the Canadian Council of Rural Development where he was last working was dissolved and he lost his job. That change allowed him to work as an independent ethnographer, photojournalist, and author on the Doukhobors and the peace movement. </div><div><br /></div><div>To date, Koozma Tarasoff has written <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/bib.htm#I" rel="nofollow">25 books</a>, including those on native Canadians, rural development, east-west peace making, and major works on his heritage ― the Spirit Wrestlers / Doukhobors. With webmaster Andrei Conovaloff of Arizona, USA, Koozma today hosts the Spirit Wrestlers website and blog ― <a href="http://www.Spirit-Wrestlers.com">www.Spirit-Wrestlers.com</a> ― from Canada’s capital Ottawa. </div><div><hr /><div><b><a name="Update">Update</a>: February 4, 2022</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Among the many people who got a copy of this new book was <a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/david-swanson/" rel="nofollow">David Swanson</a>, director of World BEYOND War, ‘a global movement to end all wars’. He was inspired by the contents, and on January 28, 2022, posted: ‘<a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/can-we-learn-anything-from-russian-canadian-pacifists/" rel="nofollow">Can We Learn Anything From Russian-Canadian Pacifists?</a>’ </div><div><br /></div><div>Swanson mentioned Tolstoy, Doukhobors, 1895 Burning of Arms, and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7rsQvRpV1PX7LR9LisCq_-YfK_lmOimuXxhveLMaTs/edit#bookmark=id.uuwvkanoe42w" rel="nofollow">quoted a paragraph</a> from Dr. Ashleigh Androsoff's biography.</div><div><br /></div><div>In response to Swanson’s article, Jim Popoff and Dr. Androsoff sent replies to me, which are copied below in the Comments section. Please add your comments and replies on either blog.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Note that the comment posted after <a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/can-we-learn-anything-from-russian-canadian-pacifists/" rel="nofollow">Swanson article</a> by Andrei Conovaloff is missing 3 links:</div><div> 'For clarification of the first 2 paragraphs, see:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2018/05/are-doukhobors-people-of-25th-century.html" rel="nofollow">Are Doukhobors “people of the 25th century”?</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OU9iadRrZd37rI8opvBVE22LStPvDvx1ogwtgsFX_88/preview" rel="nofollow">The ‘Sons of Freedom’ — a Flashback to 1956</a> (Doukhobors are not nudists.)</li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEzkBQc9V8k9833S-djSse_1Lmvv09MCw1xgAetb2EM" rel="nofollow">Historic 1895 Burning of Guns: descriptions, selections and translations</a></li></ul></div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-73489638565171431252022-01-20T12:12:00.023-08:002022-01-25T10:52:24.098-08:00Canada, Get Out of NATO !<p>On January 18th, 2022, a coalition of Canadian peace groups issued a <a href="https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/ukraine/#:~:text=PRESS RELEASE" rel="nofollow">press release</a> and <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ukraineconflict?clear_id=true" rel="nofollow">petition</a> that urgently demands the Canadian government and the public to take immediate action for a peaceful nonkilling settlement with Russia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyeWcjn0U3gQPpi0_hiA_nr2ex1n9Ef2Tlvhvk3Qh5l8MMg2sblLPWWbEBp1xE8eJcOSE-jEhZg7f4g5v6dsdA9Br8cIm4g0Tis_VN6FaeBGt67rsWSHSucd_Ysnx2ZrTPVuEPPmCth-_CRFGCzxlOVULehxi_9tM2xVAf_hcgIHa0Iy7SpwyDHNtxKg=s1278" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="1278" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyeWcjn0U3gQPpi0_hiA_nr2ex1n9Ef2Tlvhvk3Qh5l8MMg2sblLPWWbEBp1xE8eJcOSE-jEhZg7f4g5v6dsdA9Br8cIm4g0Tis_VN6FaeBGt67rsWSHSucd_Ysnx2ZrTPVuEPPmCth-_CRFGCzxlOVULehxi_9tM2xVAf_hcgIHa0Iy7SpwyDHNtxKg=w400-h144" width="400" /></a></div><p>About 30 peace groups in Canada formed a joint initiative, led by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, World Beyond War, the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, and more, to urge the Government of Canada to take immediate steps to de-escalate and demilitarize Ukraine, and to engage diplomatically in long-term peace and security with Russia, and throughout Europe. </p><p><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ukraineconflict?clear_id=true" rel="nofollow"><b>Please sign this petition << CLICK</b></a></p>
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<b> <br /> Government of Canada:</b><p></p>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stop arming Ukraine</li><li>End <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/operation-unifier.html" rel="nofollow">Operation UNIFIER</a> </li><li>End <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/operation-reassurance.html" rel="nofollow">Operation REASURRANCE</a></li><li>Withdraw all Canadian Armed Forces from Eastern Europe <br /><br /></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p></p><p>And please <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ukraineconflict?clear_id=true" rel="nofollow">START WRITING</a> to your government. <br />Do your part to stop the Armageddon from happening.</p><p></p>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-73897359845807451292021-11-05T17:47:00.024-07:002021-11-08T22:27:13.691-08:00Business For Sale: Family Pastimes Co-operative Games <p><b>Retiring Doukhobor seeks new owner to continue his family business of crafting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_board_game" rel="nofollow">cooperative board games</a> about peace, health and ecology</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7FkQnLBUHy9Q_0bNVeQ7EaFoA0lIHp6HGfcbFyfKPvoQHdnwSfjC4wp8aT4g879RvZTMCTE8NPIYEL585EvvGD1x5xPNLsvRc32H0FS1ui0lWzqtfpm89Ii26VgaaCVh03kR2PbFIagS/s720/Jim_Ruth+Deacove_2021-.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="704" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7FkQnLBUHy9Q_0bNVeQ7EaFoA0lIHp6HGfcbFyfKPvoQHdnwSfjC4wp8aT4g879RvZTMCTE8NPIYEL585EvvGD1x5xPNLsvRc32H0FS1ui0lWzqtfpm89Ii26VgaaCVh03kR2PbFIagS/s320/Jim_Ruth+Deacove_2021-.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim and Ruth Deacove</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>‘It’s time to retire’, says Jim Deacove. ‘’We haven’t widely advertised that Ruth and I are stepping down after 50 years of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_board_game" rel="nofollow">co-operative game</a> business, but word is getting round and a variety of offers are coming our way. The <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ed-qDVbtqmDC_qJs6tHigfMLa1iMWgFC/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">Sales Prospectus</a> summarizes our offer. Some folks just want the portfolio of Intellectual Property.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>‘Some want to move the business to another city. Some want to buy everything: the 100 acre farm, our house, the business. In the meantime it is a joy to come to the shop every day, read and answer the mail, fill the orders, make some more games in small batches. Just like the meaningful hobby that was started long ago, a social mission disguised as a business. Maybe 'Small is Beautiful' after all. Could be a perfect fit for a retired couple for a meaningful hobby.’</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>For details download the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ed-qDVbtqmDC_qJs6tHigfMLa1iMWgFC/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">Family Pastimes Sale Prospectus</a>. (PDF)</div><div><br /></div><div>Contact: <a href="http://Familypastimes.com">Familypastimes.com</a> — Phone: 613-267- 4819.</div></div><div> Family Pastimes, RR 4, Station Main, 796 Brooke Valley Road,<br /> Perth, Ontario, Canada K7H 3C6</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth,_Ontario" rel="nofollow">Perth is 83 kilometres (52 mi) southwest of Ottawa</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Sale Prospectus summary:</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Registered trademark for next 12 years.</li><li>No debt.</li><li>Equipment — $222,000 </li><li>Finished goods — $95,000.</li><li>Materials — $150,000.</li><li>Intellectual property of every game, the artwork for labels, game faces, card parts, available at 10% royalty to Jim Deacove, annually on Gross Revenue.</li><li>Books, like <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/co-operative-parlor-games" rel="nofollow">Co-operative Parlor Games</a> (30 games, 36 pages)</li><li>Rental use of all buildings: main shop, woodwork cottage, storage cottage, two 53-foot trailers for storage.</li><li>Customer base from 50 years in business grew to $500,000 before the depression of 2008; since then, averaging $125,000 annually. Except during the Covid-19 period.</li><li>Affiliates in the USA, Australia, and Europe.</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>More</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>‘<a href="#Humm" rel="nofollow">Jim Passing the Family Pastimes Torch: an interview with Jim and Ruth Deacove</a>’, <i>The Humm</i> (Arts, Entertainment & Ideas in the Ottawa Valley), October 19, 2021.</li><li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/Deacove" rel="nofollow">‘Vaccine’ for a ‘Competitive Virus’</a>, by Jim Deacove. Spirit Wrestlers, April 20, 2021.</li><li>‘<a href="https://www.150canadianpeacestories.com/copy-of-story-level-template-30" rel="nofollow">Cooperative games? Are you serious? A remarkable Canadian success story</a>.’ By Jim Deacove, as retold to Koozma J. Tarasoff. In 150 Canadian Stories of Peace. An Anthology (2017), compiled by Gordon Breedyk, Mony Dojeiji, Koozma J. Tarasoff and Evelyn Voigt. Pages 265-266.</li><li>‘<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-e5N_VUDQ2ao3KoghRFj9lJIogEuJ9nkxXwQtWVOf5Q/" rel="nofollow">Why I Wrote My Book on Spirit Wrestlers / Doukhobors?</a>’, October 31, 2014. — Includes an illustrated feature on Jim Deacove.</li><li>‘<a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2011/08/krishnamurtis-search-for-truth.html" rel="nofollow">Film review: Krishnamurti’s Search for Truth</a>.’ Film hosted by Jim Deacove, Cooperative Family Pastimes, Spirit Wrestlers website August 30, 2011.</li><li>‘<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqYC11e026WQmFztk_34j0vHOkRscH6xHjVN-SeAx80/preview" rel="nofollow">A Remarkable Evening With Cooperative Pioneers, Jim and Ruth Deacove</a>’, Spirit Wrestlers January 22, 2011.</li><li>‘<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CWfdkp8pJtx99li0_McER2yna4tA4pOUB39TWr76pGw/" rel="nofollow">Co-operative Games and the Inventor Jim Deacove</a>’, August 6, 2008. — A full biography.</li><li>‘<a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Hodge_Podge.html#2006_July_23" rel="nofollow">Deacove farm (Perth, Ontario) Ploughshares board game</a>.’ Hodge-Podge section of Spirit Wrestlers website July 23, 2006.</li><li>‘<a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2002-Family-Pastimes.pdf" rel="nofollow">Spirit of Co-operation in a Competitive Society</a>’ (PDF), <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers’ Strategies for Living</i>, by Koozma J. Tarasoff (2002): pages 236-241.</li><li>‘<a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/1999-Voices_Deacoves.pdf" rel="nofollow">Spirit of Co-operation in a Competitive Society</a>’ (PDF, 5.6 Mb), by Jim Deacove, in <i>Spirit Wrestlers' Voices: Honouring Doukhobors on the Centenary of their migration to Canada</i>, compiled and edited by Koozma J. Tarasoff (1999): pages 183-197.</li><li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/1121/jim-deacove" rel="nofollow">Jim Deacove, Board Game Designer</a>, Board Game Geek.</li><li><a href="https://www.everlearning.ca/articles-and-links/" rel="nofollow">A Valley Gamemaker</a>, by Mary Cooke, 2009, Seniors Young At Heart, Ever Learning.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Deacove/e/B00JCFLUNK?tag=everybodywikien-20" rel="nofollow">Jim Deacove, Author, Titles</a>, Amazon.com.</li><li><a href="https://blog.puzzlenation.com/2014/07/17/5-questions-with-board-game-designer-jim-deacove/" rel="nofollow">5 Questions with Board Game Designer Jim Deacove</a>, PuzzleNation, July 17, 2014.</li><li><a href="http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/FamilyPastimes.shtml" rel="nofollow">Family Pastimes - Jim Deacove</a>, The Games Journal, November 2000.</li><li><a href="https://imaginationsoup.net/co-operative-games-from-family-pastimes/" rel="nofollow">Does Your Family Play Cooperative Games? Cooperative Games Family Pastimes</a>, by Melissa Taylor.</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cooperativegames/posts/meet-jim-and-ruth-deacove-in-canada-makers-of-most-of-our-cooperative-games-they/221384637956235/" rel="nofollow">Meet Jim and Ruth Deacove in Canada</a>, Facebook, February 3, 2012.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb41qQW8Hag" rel="nofollow">Buddy the frog goes to Family Pastimes cooperative games!</a>, video by Juan Uribe, Sep 14, 2009.</li><li><a href="https://eachforall.coop/co-operative-games/" rel="nofollow">Co-operative Games</a>, podcast interview by Sandy Goldman, Each for All, September 11, 2018.</li><li><a href="http://www.fairplaygames.com/interviews.asp?name=jimdeacoveint" rel="nofollow">Hope, Peace and Play: An Interview With Jim Deacove of Family Pastimes</a>, Fair Play Games.</li><li><a href="https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/158/48713.html" rel="nofollow">Jim Deacove (Family Pastimes Cooperative Games)</a>, Friday Special Blend, with Chris White, CKCU FM 93.1 Radio, August 14, 2020.</li><li><a href="http://www.thehumm.com/online/TheHummData/PastIssueThumbs/thehumm%20March%202015.pdf" rel="nofollow">Local Cooperative Game Company Goes Digital</a>, <i>The Humm</i>, March 2015 (PDF, 22MB), page 8.</li></ol></div></div><hr /><br /><a name="Humm"></a><b>Passing the Family Pastimes Torch: an interview with Jim and Ruth Deacove</b> <div>by Kris Riendeau, Editor & Publisher, <i><a href="http://www.thehumm.com" rel="nofollow">The Humm</a></i>, October 19, 2021.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>When the world seems to be changing incredibly quickly, it’s good to know that some things are made to last. In the case of Family Pastimes, those things come in colourful boxes and contain imaginative and cooperative games! Owners Jim and Ruth Deacove have been running this delightful business in Brooke Valley for 50 years and are now well into their eighties. I have fond memories of playing such games as “Sleeping Grump” and “Max the Cat” with my own kids (who are now aged 27 and 30), so when I heard that the Deacoves were getting ready to sell this established business, I contacted them for more details. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>theHumm: Congratulations on 50 years in business! What first inspired you to create cooperative games, and how did you turn that passion into a business?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>When our girls first started playing games, they were always squabbling and first we questioned our parenting methods until we realized that the structure of the games caused the conflicts. After all, the point of the game was to beat each other. We looked around Ottawa game stores and couldn’t find any games that nurtured the family values we promoted, share toys, help one another, be kind to pets, find peaceful ways to settle problems, aso. Nada. So, necessity being the mother of invention, we started inventing them. Played our creations at birthday parties. Folks asked where they could buy them. Ergo, a cottage industry was born. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Although the world has changed rather significantly over the past half-century, Family Pastimes has stayed true to the cooperative game model. What have been some of the biggest changes in your games and the way you market and sell them?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>With new equipment, we made our handcrafted versions look more professional. The basic rule of thumb for my designs has always remained, Play Together. That is, I don’t have people against people. What has evolved is that early on, I marketed the games as Everyone Wins or Everyone Loses. My thinking has evolved away from this rather competitive Win/Lose paradigm to How well did we all do? Now we measure the degree of success and there is no losing involved. Didn’t get all of our carrots harvested before winter arrived? How many did we get in? We started out selling at craft sales, then to retail stores, and now we sell on our website <a href="http://www.familypastimes.com">www.familypastimes.com</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Why do you think it’s still important to offer kids (of all ages) cooperative, hands-on games to play?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>What skills are fostered by playing Family Pastimes games that perhaps aren’t addressed by electronic toys and video games?
The list is long from conducive to better health and liking one another; teamwork, shared decision making, openness, trust and safety, self worth and personal power, less aggressive behaviour, emotional maturity…all the myths about competition are dispelled. Cultural conditioning trains us to confuse success with trying to beat others. All games require overcoming some obstacle, but nowhere is it written that the obstacle must be other people. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>I understand that you are hoping to sell the business to someone new who can run it for the next 50 years. What kind of abilities and expertise would make someone a good match for this business?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Having a kind heart is essential. Family Pastimes is very much a social mission disguised as a business. As the business grew internationally, took on a fair-sized work force, the help of local business experts were necessary. Currently, Covid has made us small again and, to be honest, while we have been big and whoever takes on Family Pastimes again may choose to go big, they may realize what we are feeling now and that is that small is beautiful. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ruth and I are keeping the business almost at the level it was when we began 50 years ago, as a meaningful hobby. Digital printing, cutting and assembling parts, gluing game boards and boxes and so on are easily learned. It is a little more complicated preparing invoices and labeling cartons, because this is done by internet these days, but that also is easily learned. There are two, if not more, ways the hand-over could take place. A young couple with the technical skills in place could take over. But, also I picture a recently retired couple who are looking for a meaningful hobby would also be a perfect fit. In any case, interested folks can contact me at info@familypastimes.com and I will send them a detailed <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4048398846215710793/7389735984580745129#" rel="nofollow">Sales Prospectus</a>.</div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-14823872129480529192021-10-25T14:45:00.012-07:002021-10-25T18:38:18.211-07:00Jim D. Kolesnikoff (1936–2021)<p>Jim D. Kolesnikoff, a stalwart of the Doukhobor Movement, died in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" rel="nofollow">Hamilton, Ontario</a> on June 29, 2021, remarkably on the exact date of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEzkBQc9V8k9833S-djSse_1Lmvv09MCw1xgAetb2EM/mobilebasic" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Arms Burning in Russia</a> 126 years ago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3e84Qd1t94tapumH313rMkblT_6pxPhqItTuBYgRQ8QQGhfMcOTeQgOqlkQ4imnCK3NNpHPw9LLr2Jb6p4OFQ_zF9xa7KdOUAxbwdvvjnYM2uvoldhH1Pi0ITE6TrR9EkAip-APevn_s/s868/Kolesnikoff_Jim_faces.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="868" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3e84Qd1t94tapumH313rMkblT_6pxPhqItTuBYgRQ8QQGhfMcOTeQgOqlkQ4imnCK3NNpHPw9LLr2Jb6p4OFQ_zF9xa7KdOUAxbwdvvjnYM2uvoldhH1Pi0ITE6TrR9EkAip-APevn_s/w400-h133/Kolesnikoff_Jim_faces.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Three important historical occasions brought Jim and myself together.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>1957 — December. At the all-Doukhobor youth conference: ‘Building bridges of understanding’. Jim was one of the hosts. The Saskatoon Doukhobor Students’ Group initiated meetings with Community Doukhobor students in British Columbia to jointly discuss ‘Where do we go from here?’ Jim is seated on the right end in this <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/history.html#1957_meeting" rel="nofollow">group photo</a>. (See: ‘Young Adult Tour of Western Canada’, <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/#4.10" rel="nofollow"><i>The Inquirer</i>, December 1957</a>, pages 8-12.)<br /><br /></li><li>1982 — June 25-28. During the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BSokW8-1cGQnPg3pNzVTQOUdmQMQdh3vsvVsLnhcCas/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">International Intergroup Symposium</a> that brought together over 1,000 Doukhobors, Mennonites, Quakers, and American Spiritual Christians from Russia, to Castlegar, BC. Jim served as Secretary of the Convening Committee of four (Jim Kolesnikoff, John J. Verigin Sr., Jim E. Popoff, and me Koozma J. Tarasoff as Coordinator) and signed a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HV1IGxE8_wh8AEo0fZrfNZxrgCUUUrLln7XZ-99a0x0" rel="nofollow">letter to the United Nations.</a><br /><br /></li><li>1999 — October 22-24. At the Doukhobor Centenary in Canada conference held at Ottawa University, Jim presented: ‘Understanding violent behaviour: the “Sons of Freedom” case’, published in Doukhobor Centenary in Canada (edited by Andrew Donskov, John Woodsworth and Chad Gaffield), 2000, pages 114-128.</li></ol><p></p><p>These events brought Canadian Doukhobors together to focus on examining our identity in the new world today.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>‘Who are we?’</li><li>‘What contribution can we make to world society?’ </li></ul><p></p><p>That’s how I knew Jim.</p><p>Jim was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson,_Saskatchewan" rel="nofollow">Watson, Saskatchewan</a>. His family moved to British Columbia where he graduated from high school in 1954. For several years he worked for the Sunshine Valley Co-op and the Grand Forks Credit Union and was an active member of the USCC Union of Youth in a program of singing, the Russian language evening school program and Iskra. </p><p>In the 1960s, Jim attended Moscow State University where he received his MA in Russian language and literature, returned to Canada, and in 1978 obtained his PhD in Slavic Linguistics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.</p><p>A big event in Jim’s life was meeting Nina, a Polish student on scholarship in Moscow. They married in 1968 and moved to Canada the same year. They lived in Edmonton, Alberta where Nina completed her PhD studies in the Department of Comparative Literature. The couple moved to Hamiliton, Ontario where <a href="https://network.expertisefinder.com/experts/nina-kolesnikoff" rel="nofollow">Nina became a professor of Slavic Studies at McMaster University</a>. Jim commuted to Toronto where he worked with a company (<a href="https://canadacdb.com/c/043673-9/tordiam-inc" rel="nofollow">dissolved in 2002</a>) importing <a href="https://www.trademarkelite.com/canada/trademark/trademark-detail/631950/logo" rel="nofollow">precious and semi-precious metals, and jewelry</a> from Russia to Canada.</p><p>In 2002 I published a short biography of Jim and his wife: ‘<a href="https://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2002_Kolesnikoff_Jim.pdf" rel="nofollow">Slavic Scholars Broaden International Boundaries</a>’, <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers’ Strategies for Living</i> (2002), pages 232-233. (PDF, 1.3 Mb)</p><p>Jim was interviewed by Gregory James Cran for his doctoral thesis: '<a href="https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7891" rel="nofollow">A Narrative Inquiry into the Discourse of Conflict among the Doukhobors and Between the Doukhobors and Government</a>', University of Victoria, 2003, pages 105, 128, and 200. (PDF, 5 Mb). The thesis was modified into a book published in 2011 titled: <i>Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution</i>, where Jim is quoted on <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=u1N0aVges4kC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA175&vq=kolesnikoff&dq=cran%20buck%20naked&pg=PA81#v=snippet&q=kolesnikoff&f=false" rel="nofollow">page 81</a>. (See <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j0_jjlzjfXatYPbKlsGK6InCcGDdE1ZJKodWfsONV58" rel="nofollow">my book review</a>.)</p><p><b>Published Obituaries for James (Jim) Kolesnikoff</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Iskra</i>, No. 2166, September 2021, pages 35-38. Bilingual Russian and English.</li><li><a href="https://www.grandforksgazette.ca/obituaries/james-jim-kolesnikoff/" rel="nofollow"><i>Grand Forks Gazette</i></a>, (photo) June 12, 2021. Photo </li><li><a href="https://www.todayinbc.com/obituaries/james-jim-kolesnikoff" rel="nofollow">Today in BC</a>, Black Press Media (Surrey, B.C.) June 12, 2021</li></ul><p></p>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-78932595373507756732021-10-25T13:41:00.016-07:002022-01-23T11:14:26.317-08:00Joan Kazakoff Parker (1934–2021)<p> Joan Parker (née Kazakoff) of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississauga" rel="nofollow">Mississauga, Ontario</a>, Canada, died June 10, 2021 of stage 4 lung cancer. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwMZya5SURqWs63J6AUBy-7OjMqzhsA8OMliO1c1AdR9N4YnZ9QNQFGlVzmtExgD2ioozi50MFO1irnWySOEZppMrTFz2LXl-apoTNWSKY3aKZbLsm4j4sKzQ2_r7f1qHc70zpgo2MbiY//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwMZya5SURqWs63J6AUBy-7OjMqzhsA8OMliO1c1AdR9N4YnZ9QNQFGlVzmtExgD2ioozi50MFO1irnWySOEZppMrTFz2LXl-apoTNWSKY3aKZbLsm4j4sKzQ2_r7f1qHc70zpgo2MbiY/s16000/image.png" /></a></div><p>She phoned me a few days earlier saying that she was alive and in good humour. </p><p>Joan was born in the Kamsack area of Saskatchewan to Doukhobor parents.</p><p>Her son Jeff was looking after her in the home where he was raised and where her husband George, a professional engineer, <a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=george-edward-joseph-parker&pid=188989867" rel="nofollow">died May 5, 2018</a>. </p><p>Surviving are two children Jeff and Wendy, and Wendy’s son Aaron who is а professional chef in London, England.</p><p>Her father George Kazakoff miraculously survived the as-yet-unsolved <a href="https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/verigin/home/indexen.html" rel="nofollow">train explosion near Farron, British Columbia in October 1924</a> which took the lives of Peter V. Verigin and eight others. </p><p>Joan lived in central California where she attended college. She learned of a cousin, <a href="http://www.molokane.org/molokan/NEWS/Zolnekoff.htm" rel="nofollow">Allan Zolnekoff</a> (1953–), adopted by a <i><a href="http://www.molokane.org/taxonomy/#Dukh-i-zhizniki" rel="nofollow">Dukh-i-zhiznik</a></i> family near Los Angeles. His mother was her aunt Dunya "Doe" Samoyloff. And, Allan is an adopted cousin of Koozma's webmaster, Andrei Conovaloff, who shared the same step-grandmother. Small world.</p><p>In <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/181DgO1vn8iDV22Tz3Ye-W4czJsI_zc0ACHqJU-uZNTg/edit#bookmark=id.8ztlm6d0i8a3" rel="nofollow">1984 she toured the Soviet Union</a> with a group that included my mother Anastasia. Smaller world.</p><p>Joan was an interesting personality that I have known for many years by email. Though we never met, I interviewed her and published five stories (below). </p><p>Joan did watercolour and acrylic painting, she made jewelry, and became interested in the culinary arts. At the age of 76, Joan Parker published <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Hodge_Podge.html#2010_Oct_29" rel="nofollow"><i>Joan’s Favourites</i></a>, a cookbook of 350 recipes from around the world including a section from her Russian Doukhobor heritage. The book is liberally embellished with 28 colourful wisdom proverbs I liked so much that I gathered them into <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/181DgO1vn8iDV22Tz3Ye-W4czJsI_zc0ACHqJU-uZNTg/edit#bookmark=id.6kcm54lu9uyn" rel="nofollow">a list posted in 2011</a>.</p><p><b>Items I published about Joan:</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2002 — ‘<a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2002-Joan-Parker.pdf" rel="nofollow">Digging Into Family History</a>’. <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers’ Strategies for Living</i>, pages 99-100.</li><li>2010 October 29 — <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Hodge_Podge.html#2010_Oct_29" rel="nofollow">Joan's Favourites, cookbook by Joan Kazakoff Parker</a>.</li><li>2011 April 3,16, 30 — <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Hodge_Podge.html#2011_Mar_29" rel="nofollow">Book Signing by Joan Kazakoff-Parker in Ontario</a>. </li><li>2011 April 19 — <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/181DgO1vn8iDV22Tz3Ye-W4czJsI_zc0ACHqJU-uZNTg/" rel="nofollow">Joan Kazakoff Parker Interview</a> — Father survived 1924 train explosion. Grandmother remarried a Prygun in Los Angeles. </li><li>2011 May 5 — <a href="http://goo.gl/vMcsGl" rel="nofollow">Is Kamsack-born woman related to Russian tsar?</a>, <i>Kamsack Times</i>, pages 9, 20.</li></ul>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-11721256671222657702021-07-05T13:50:00.019-07:002021-10-25T15:12:26.341-07:00Artist Bill Perehudoff (1919–2013)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</tbody></table>Originally posted on 2 March 2013.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong><br /></strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong>William (Bill) Perehudoff</strong> was a farmer, designer and artist whom I have known since the 1950s. He died in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on February 26th at the ripe <strong>age of 94</strong>.<br />
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The Saskatoon Doukhobor choir will sing at the funeral at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=saskatoon+funeral+home+saskatoon+sk&ll=52.12951,-106.654673&spn=0.020891,0.041585&fb=1&gl=us&hq=saskatoon+funeral+home+saskatoon+sk&radius=15000&t=m&z=15">Saskatoon Funeral Home</a> at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 4. Burial at <a href="http://wikimapia.org/#lat=52.3721128&lon=-107.1283886&z=19&l=0&m=b">Bogdanovka (Cee-Pee) Cemetery</a>, 6 miles west of Langham.<br />
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For me, Bill was a Doukhobor legend. He illustrated several of my books. In 2002, I wrote: <br />
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'One prominent artist in a family of five is an honour. But when the wife [Dorothy Knowles] is also a prominent artist and the children [Rebecca, Catherine, and Carol] are equally promising, that is something outstanding. All were born in Saskatchewan where the landscape and the spirit of the Canadian prairies had affect. William (Bill) Perehudoff (1919- ), the head of the family, comes from a Doukhobor background and has been painting for over fifty years. His passion for form and colours have led him to experiment in his farm studio on the North Saskatchewan River. His perseverance and tenacity appear to stem deeply from his Russian roots.' ('<a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/images/2002_Tarasoff_Perehudoff.pdf" rel="nofollow">A Family of Artists Reveals Its Prarie Roots</a>', <em>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers' Strategies for Living</em> (2002), pp.117-119.)<br />
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Little is published about Bill's opposition to militarism and war. During World War II, he was one of <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Doukhobors_WW2.html#1">92 Doukhobor absolutist conscientious objectors</a> who chose to go to jail for four months in Prince Albert, Saskatchwan. While many of his contemporaries in the 'English' (other Canadians) world were avid patriots, Bill in his true Doukhobor spirit of <i>plakun trava </i>(meaning, flowing against the current) bravely went against the prevailing military propaganda of the day.<br />
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In Saskatoon in 1948, Bill was first known for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301103100/http://www.mendel.ca/perehudoff/featured/intercontinental-murals/" rel="nofollow">murals he painted in the Intercontinental Packers Limited cafeteria</a>. In 1952, he began a 25 year career as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111108092018/http://www.mendel.ca/2010/william-perehudoff-historical-drawings" rel="nofollow">art director at Modern Press</a>, a company owned by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_Wheat_Pool" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan Wheat Pool</a>, and publisher of the weekly <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Western_Producer" rel="nofollow">Western Producer</a></i>. <br />
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I began to know Bill in 1955 when he contributed <a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/#2.1">Mother and Child</a>, the first of his 5 abstract covers for <i><a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/">The Inquirer</a></i>, the first Doukhobor publication in the English language, which I edited. The original was soon purchased by the <a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/#2.2">Saskatchewan Arts Board</a> (page 10). By 1958, we published four articles about Bill's art career.<br />
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For my first book, <i><a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/html/bib.htm#PictHist">Pictorial History of the Doukhobors</a></i>, published in 1969, Bill laid out the text and did 16 pen and ink drawings of arms burnings and other historic views. I worked closely with Bill as he greatly enhanced this first pictorial book about the Doukhobors. His images filled in a missing visual texture of our Russian Doukhobor heritage. Coming from a Russian Doukhobor background, Bill had a creative feel for his Slavic roots, and admired the Doukhobor movement.<br />
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I vividly remember examining the finished book for the first time at the Doukhobor Historical Village Museum in Verigin, Saskatchewan. It was July 6, 1969, the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Canadians of Russian descent. Bill arrived in his station wagon filled full of books and 16 framed pen and ink drawings. We stacked the books for sale on a table at the meeting site. I sat for hours selling and autographing copies, talking and watching people admire the new pictorial volume. I also bought all his drawings, some of which have been on display in my living room for decades.<br />
<br />In 1980, the Doukhobor land and buildings Verigin was renamed the <a href="http://ndhv.ca/" rel="nofollow">National Doukhobor Heritage Village</a>. For a while my first book become a rare collector's item which sold for up to $700 a copy. Now you can <a href="http://www.amazon.com/pictorial-history-Doukhobors-Koozma-Tarasoff/dp/B0006CRTO2">find lower prices online</a>.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5756450224428269&set=a.1121646667908671" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Click to ENLARGE" border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="205" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rUU7q-36o6mMvlyBJSXKoB5tqk8fKggWHsSJj9W3QSaNQtuNCYBHqoIl8CA0g37x7DoN03dVGb7NBBOOfuh5QG-tT-nnhgnZJFdez4r1gvoY1SGVrt3OhBLy9mqFtGHfFzSkwVmdZMAe/w206-h274/Perehudoff_Doukhobor_Dress_T.jpg" title="Click to ENLARGE" width="206" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5756450224428269&set=a.1121646667908671" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Dress</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In 1977 Bill retired from Modern Press, but continued to paint until 2001 when poor health restricted his work. <br /><br />
When I was co-curating the exhibit <a href="https://www.museedelhistoire.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cultur/doukhobors/dou01eng.html" rel="nofollow">The Doukhobors: 'Spirit-Wrestlers'</a> at the Canadian Museum of Civlization in 1995-1997, Bill generously donated a large abstract painting of a <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/images/2002_Tarasoff_Perehudoff.pdf" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor sash</a>, acrylic on canvas (Tarasoff, 2002: 118) to the Museum. In 1995 he donated a painting ('<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5756450224428269&set=a.1121646667908671" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Dress</a>', right) to the <a href="https://www.doukhobor-museum.org/" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Discovery Centre</a> in Castlegar, BC. To the <a href="http://ndhv.ca/" rel="nofollow">National Doukhobor Village Museum</a> in Verigin, Saskatchewan, he donated an artistic depiction in <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/2009_1895_Guns_Burning/Perehudoff_1995_Burning_Arms.jpg">colour of the 1895 arms burning</a> which was then used in the Centennial quilt design (<em>ibid</em>.).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In 1994 was awarded the <a href="https://issuu.com/skgov/docs/order/64" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan Order of Merit</a>, and in 1999 was named a member of the <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients?filter_name=perehudoff&city_custom=" rel="nofollow">Order of Canada</a>. He also received the <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients?filter_name=perehudoff&city_custom=" rel="nofollow" target="">Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal</a>.<br />
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At the end of the 1990s the CBC videotaped <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoLDMNaT418">A Conversation with Bill Perehudoff on resistence to abstract art</a> at his rural home and studio overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. This video was aired again by CBC on February 8, 2013. Bill asserts the need to simplify confusion to allow art to last and 'let colour come alive'. <span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"> </span></span><br /><br />
I feel that Bill Perehudoff is not fully recognized as an abstract modern artist, nor is his Doukhobor heritage well known. A Google search for the name <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Perehudoff">Perehudoff</a> finds 100s of pages about Bill's art career, and images of him and his paintings, even a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Perehudoff">Wikipedia</a> page. After his death, some of his paintings are being sold for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190513174606/https://www.heffel.com/links/Sales_E.aspx?ID=575757" rel="nofollow">more than $80,000</a>.<br />
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In sum, Bill Perehudoff's legacy will carry on not just as a creative artist who experimented with the abstract form as a way to discover something new so as to attract public attention, but also his deep roots in the prairie soil, and in the Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolstoyan_movement" rel="nofollow">Tolstoyan</a> Doukhobor tradition of the Spirit Within, including its important <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonkilling" rel="nofollow">nonkilling</a> universal ethic.<br />
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We will miss you, Bill, but we will remember the beauty that you have given to the world, as well as the wisdom to work towards a world without wars.<br />
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Bravo, my dear friend. Bravo!<br />
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Perehudoff" rel="nofollow">William Perehudoff</a>, Wikipedia.</li><li>Fenton, Terry. <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/william-perehudoff" rel="nofollow">William Perehudoff</a>, <i>The Canadian Encyclopedia</i>, March 14, 2013 (Updated: Dec. 15, 2015)</li><li><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/4RfeQNerRr7ZxG3y7" rel="nofollow">Perehudoff Crescent and Perehudoff Court</a> — Two streets named in his memory.</li><li><a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=william-w-perehudoff&pid=189961882" rel="nofollow">Obituary — William W. Perehudoff</a>, <em>Globe and Mail</em>, March 2, 2013</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-modern-artist-william-perehudoff-dies-at-94-1.1315790" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan modern artist William Perehudoff dies at 94</a>, <em>CBC News</em>, February 27, 2013</li><li><a href="https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/well-known-saskatchewan-artist-dies-1.1174119" rel="nofollow">Well-known Saskatchewan artist dies</a>, CTV Saskatoon, February 27, 2013</li>
<li><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/400391/saskatchewan-artist-william-perehudoff-passes-away/" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan artist William Perehudoff passes away</a>, <i>Global News</i>, Feb 28, 2013</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sknac.ca/index.php?page=NewsDetail&id=49">Renowned Saskatchewan Artist William Perehudoff Dies at 94</a>, <em>Saskatchewan Art News</em>, February 27, 2013</li>
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Update</b>: 21 May 2018 — Since 2013, Bill's works have been shown and sold in 4 solo shows, 10 group shows, and included in 13 gallery shows.<br />
<a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/william-perehudoff/cv" target="_blank">William Perehudoff (1918-2013), Curriculum Vitae</a>, <i>Artsy</i>. Accessed 21 May 2018.<br /><hr /><b>
Update</b>: 5 July 2021 — Since this article was posted on 2 March 2013, it has been targeted with excessive comment <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming#Blog,_wiki,_and_guestbook" rel="nofollow">spamming</a>. For that reason, the original URL was deleted and reposted here, with the 2 original comments. On 21 July more links and 'Doukhobor Dress' were added.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-41592609505070723792021-07-01T07:17:00.017-07:002021-10-25T15:12:51.917-07:00Tribute to Peter Rezansoff (1939–2021)<b><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/Rezansoff-Tarasoff-2002.pdf" rel="nofollow">People’s Builder and Cultural Mover</a></b><br /><br /><div>Peter P. Rezansoff, age 81, Vancouver, British Columbia, died May 16th, 2021. He is survived by his wife Elsie, his three daughters with spouces, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many friends across Canada and the world.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaeP3oc66HfdOrh8N66XjCGynUCJDB7Jcs_lpt245XP70kZMdRf2Xuw_tFoFZq_S8aP8CCML86iDTl_MnRAfjrUHORYHWVhQZBODX-tnei83vIGeCOjPE-b9GL1jnf_e2_M5ji8xwI1xK/s1255/Rezansoff-Peter.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="1255" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaeP3oc66HfdOrh8N66XjCGynUCJDB7Jcs_lpt245XP70kZMdRf2Xuw_tFoFZq_S8aP8CCML86iDTl_MnRAfjrUHORYHWVhQZBODX-tnei83vIGeCOjPE-b9GL1jnf_e2_M5ji8xwI1xK/w400-h121/Rezansoff-Peter.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click picture to ENLARGE.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As a biographer of interesting Doukhobors around the world, I have found Peter Resansoff to be one of the most memorable. We first met in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1959 during a farewell visit with zealots, when some of them stopped at our place for the night. Peter told me that he was impressed by the Doukhobor university students who organized the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eU4QQCN_hR4tKE2w1SnAgTckZPESW9ihRUxUNWN6AaY" rel="nofollow">Saskatoon Doukhobor student group</a>, published <i><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/Inquirer/" rel="nofollow">The Inquirer</a></i>, yet maintained an active interest in their ancestry.</p><p>At that time Peter had only seven grades of schooling which he received in the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%22sons+of+Freedom%22+%22Hilliers%22" rel="nofollow">Hilliers, BC experimental community</a>. However, when he decided to become a builder, he did a crash course in getting his high school certificate before going to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Institute_of_Technology" rel="nofollow">British Columbia Institute of Technology</a> (BCIT) where within two years he completed the Construction Management Program and became a skilled carpenter. Peter was known for his outstanding memory, for being a perfectionist, for ‘<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_outside_the_box" rel="nofollow">thinking outside the box</a>’, and for being ‘a people person’. At BCIT, he was so liked and so knowledgeable that he taught Saturday classes in carpentry.</p><p>He was hired in 1971 as a Superintendent of the first company he pursued, Stanzl Construction. In 1981 he moved to Narod Construction where he was recognized for his business skills and promoted to Vice-President. When the company went bankrupt during Canada’s recession, Peter and a colleague Tony McGill formed their own construction company Intertech Construction Group (later rebranded as Intertech Construction: ITC) and became one of the 50 best managed companies in Canada building high rise residential buildings in Western Canada.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjvbzIGMDAp_JQWjPCmAIe7-Hlw0UM7OgNrwAQJK9_71LGBweSSLs6MLFd2qDl4_zF4tCKhyUNsPVTPa0rZnCo4i9RV87tA97bzT70nznGYuOdNCKt1wdgcJmnh03upBdSLxpVPgN7As/s775/USCC+Festival+2013.+Gordon+and++Vi+with+Peter+Rezansoff-short.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="775" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjvbzIGMDAp_JQWjPCmAIe7-Hlw0UM7OgNrwAQJK9_71LGBweSSLs6MLFd2qDl4_zF4tCKhyUNsPVTPa0rZnCo4i9RV87tA97bzT70nznGYuOdNCKt1wdgcJmnh03upBdSLxpVPgN7As/w400-h260/USCC+Festival+2013.+Gordon+and++Vi+with+Peter+Rezansoff-short.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Left to right) Gordon and Vi Bonderoff, and Peter Rezansoff,<br />USCC Union of Youth Festival 2013, Brilliant Cultural Centre.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For me as for many others, Peter Rezansoff was larger than life. In spite of his humble beginnings, he was not only successful in business, but he found time to sing, to play the accordion, to nurture his Doukhobor roots, and to support his family. He was truly a bridge-builder for understanding across cultures in his philanthropic work with <a href="http://www.whatshan.com/" rel="nofollow">Whatshan Lake Retreat</a>, the Doukhobor <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070223213733/http://www.tolstoy.ca/index.html" rel="nofollow">Friends of Tolstoy Bakery Café</a> project at Yasnaya Polyana in Russia, in supporting the <a href="https://selkirk.ca/mir-centre-for-peace/education/mir-lecture-series/supporters" rel="nofollow">Mir Centre for Peace</a> in Selkirk College, the Lower Mainland Doukhobor Benevolent Society, and the <a href="https://uscc-doukhobors.org/peter_and_elsie" rel="nofollow">USCC Community Doukhobors</a>.</p><p>In response to one of the stories about outstanding work by his company, on Feb. 15, 2010 Peter replied in an email:</p><p></p><blockquote>Thank you Koozma in finding interest in the Vancouver Sun Story and for including this article on your Web Site. I am pleased to have received most positive comments from many friends and associates and you are one of these friends. Just as you, I am proud of my Doukhobor heritage and humble upbringing and am not the least ashamed to share this with everyone I meet. Many in the business community refer to me as ‘The Doukhobor Builder’, ‘one must appreciate his past in order to be able to recognize the future.’</blockquote><p></p><p>One friend wrote me: ‘I lost a great confident and friend. The world lost a true Doukhobor.’ I fully agree! Peter Rezansoff was an honest exemplary Renaissance man plus, and an outstanding example for others. He will be missed.</p><p><b>More About Peter Rezansoff</b></p><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Verigin, Elmer. ‘<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/155ZxQP-Cs_yEd721nQmvi0ad6_51i4KDCBV3JJFUZSM" rel="nofollow">How I Knew Peter Rezansoff</a>, remarks at funeral in Krestova, BC, May 22, 2021.</li><li>'<a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=808273226731593&id=180925906132998" rel="nofollow">Passing of Peter Rezansoff, co-founder of ITC Construction Group</a>', Denna Homes, Real Estate, Seylynn Village, West Vancouver, The Sentinal, Facebook, May 18, 2021.</li><li>Obituary in <i>Iskra</i>, No. 2163, June 2021, pages 34-37. <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/Rezansoff-Iskra-2004-2021.pdf" rel="nofollow">Peter Rezansoff (Sept. 5, 1939 - May 16, 2021)</a>.</li><li>Obituary in <i>Vancouver Sun</i> and <i>The Province</i>, May 29, 2021. <a href="https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/peter-rezansoff-1082472650" rel="nofollow">Peter Rezansoff</a>.</li><li>Obituary in <i>Castlegar News</i>, and <i>Grand Forks Gazette</i>, May 16, 2021. <a href="https://www.castlegarnews.com/obituaries/peter-rezansoff/" rel="nofollow">Peter Rezansonff</a>.</li><li><a href="https://selkirk.ca/mir-centre-for-peace" rel="nofollow">Notice of Passing</a>, Mir Centre for Peace, Selkirk College, June 2, 2021. — With sadness, we share the news of Peter Rezansoff's passing. Peter was born in Krestova and lived a life based on traditional Doukhobor principles. He and his wife, Elsie, were great supporters of the Mir Centre for Peace, and generously seeded the endowment fund that supports the Mir Lecture Series. <a href="https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/peter-rezansoff-1082472650" rel="nofollow">Read more about Peter here</a>. We are very grateful for donations made in his memory to the Mir Centre. <a href="https://selkirk.ca/donate-today" rel="nofollow">Learn more…</a></li><li><a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2011/10/rezansoff-construction.html" rel="nofollow">Rezansoff Construction Now Top of Class</a>, Spirit-Wrestlers Blog, October 5, 2011.</li><li><a href="http://gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-changes-at-itc-construction.html" rel="nofollow">Some Changes at ITC Construction</a>, Micheal Geller's Blog, October 13, 2011.</li><li>Parry, Malcolm, ‘<a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/Rezansoff-2010.jpg" rel="nofollow">Builder proud that partnership produced affordable rent in Downtown Eastside</a>’, <i>Vancouver Sun</i>, February 4, 2010.</li><li><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Hodge_Podge.html#2010_Feb_4b" rel="nofollow">Peter Rezansoff in Vancouver Sun news</a>, Hodge-Podge, Spirit-Wrestlers.com, February 4, 2010.</li><li><a href="https://selkirk.ca/news/jj-verigin-supports-mir-lecture-series" rel="nofollow">JJ Verigin Supports MIR Lecture Series</a>, Mir Centre for Peace, Selkirk College, November 12, 2009. — [Photo] Peter Rezansoff MIR Lecture Series Campaign Chair accepts a cheque from JJ Verigin ...</li><li><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/films/index.html#2005c" rel="nofollow">Tolstoy and the Doukhobors</a>. 2005. Video narrated by Peter P. Rezansoff.</li><li><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.religious.doukhobor/1187" rel="nofollow">Official Opening of the Yasnaya Polyana Bakery/Café Communication Center</a>, Friends of Tolstoy Bakery/Café, Yasnaya Polyana, Update October 17, 2005, by Peter P. Rezansoff, on Doukhobor Message Board, 19 Oct 2005.</li><li><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/Rezansoff-Iskra-2004-2021.pdf" rel="nofollow">Intertech Construction Group: Intertech Construction Group selected as one of Canada’s 50 best managed companies for 2003</a>, <i>Iskra</i>, No. 1953, February 4, 2004, page 9.</li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060822052726/http://www.tolstoy.ca/sponsors.htm" rel="nofollow">ITC , Sponsor</a>, Friends of Tolstoy Yasnaya Polyana Bakery Café, Tula, Russian Federation. </li><li><a href="https://selkirk.ca/mir-centre-for-peace/education/mir-lecture-series/supporters" rel="nofollow">Supporters - Patrons $25,000+</a>, Mir Centre for Peace, Selkirk College.</li><li><a href="https://uscc-doukhobors.org/peter_and_elsie/" rel="nofollow">Peter and Elsie : Proud Sponsors of the USCC Doukhobor Website</a>.</li><li>Tarasoff, Koozma J. <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/photos/Blog/Rezansoff-Tarasoff-2002.pdf" rel="nofollow">Peter P. Rezansoff — People’s Builder and Cultural Mover</a>. In <i>Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers’ Strategies for Living</i> , 2002, pages 203-205.</li></ul></div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-88154503120964044352021-07-01T06:20:00.012-07:002021-07-03T08:17:22.723-07:00Nonkilling Message at Global ColloquiumOn June 28th, 2021, I was one of 13 people honored to address a 3-hour online international conference titled: ‘<a href="https://nonkilling.org/center/2021/06/23/creating-an-affirmative-nonkilling-world/" rel="nofollow">Creating an affirmative nonkilling world</a>’. This was my presentation text, which you can watch me read on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/gsdsnewdelhi/" rel="nofollow">this video</a> at time 2:24:00.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHvtvlndpaf_Y30eUnxXZTTyQcXxumfmlLarz2XVNvfHRsaftRZh8J2o2YJRToE0wnrSqWtY3jZGQJKAp1oqjl_dusfY0W2DLMiBkxzVAeZCklZMaA0SFLbkvmxOMD-wSngV8fu_j9yo/s917/2021-Jun-28-Nonkilling-video.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="917" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHvtvlndpaf_Y30eUnxXZTTyQcXxumfmlLarz2XVNvfHRsaftRZh8J2o2YJRToE0wnrSqWtY3jZGQJKAp1oqjl_dusfY0W2DLMiBkxzVAeZCklZMaA0SFLbkvmxOMD-wSngV8fu_j9yo/w400-h249/2021-Jun-28-Nonkilling-video.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=2816091545323293" rel="nofollow">My presentation begins at time 02:24:00</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><b>Nonkilling Message at Global Colloqium June 28, 2021</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello dear colleagues around the world in commemorating the birth anniversary of the Late Professor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_D._Paige" rel="nofollow">Glenn D. Paige</a> — one of the wisdom people of the world — <a href="https://www.transcend.org/tms/2021/06/glenn-durland-paige-28-jun-1929-22-jan-2017-a-prophet-of-nonkilling-2/" rel="nofollow">a prophet of nonkilling</a>.<p>It is very appropriate that Dr. Paige’s birthday on June 28th has been designated as <a href="https://nonkilling.org/center/2021/06/23/creating-an-affirmative-nonkilling-world/" rel="nofollow">International Nonkilling Day</a>. This date always reminds me also about the historical event of my Doukhobor ancestors. It was on <a href="http://goo.gl/JwimTW" rel="nofollow">midnight of June 28, 1895</a> that 7,000 of my Russian Spirit Wrestlers / Doukhobor ancestors burnt their guns in the first mass protest in history against militarism and wars. They reasoned that the spark of God and Love resides in everyone, therefore it is wrong to kill another human being.</p><p>Russian writer and philosopher Lev N. Tolstoy pioneered this idea in his book <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_Is_Within_You" rel="nofollow">The Kingdom of God is Within You</a> (1894); his message of getting rid of wars inspired the Doukhobors to drop their guns and then get rid of them. When persecution followed, Tolstoy, his intellectual friends and Quakers helped with the migration of one-third of the most persecuted (7,500) to Western Canada in 1899. My grandparents were part of this group.</p><p> At the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19CbSZKqx9zCiMUCCfGy8RjHmxJe515OWM6z0hxMlUSA" rel="nofollow">First Global Nonkilling Leadership Forum in Hawaii in 2007</a>, I was honoured to add <a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2007_Tolstoy_Doukhobors_Hawaii.html" rel="nofollow">Tolstoy as one of the pioneers</a> of Nonkilling to that of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and other world leaders and humanists. (<a href="https://www.nonkilling.org/pdf/forum1.pdf" rel="nofollow">Proceedings, page 207</a>) Tolstoy absolutely condemned all wars and looked forward to a new vision of humanity. This vision in modern times came forth from Dr. Glenn D. Paige with the Nonkilling paradigm and hope for a new world order. </p><p>Historically, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Tolstoy+Doukhobors+nonviolence" rel="nofollow">Tolstoy and the Doukhobors both used the word ‘nonviolence’</a>, but their real meaning, I discovered, was nonkilling. I am honoured that Glenn Paige gifted this insight to me which I have since adopted because nonkilling encompasses the broader notions of love including compassion, universal humanity, and world citizenship.</p><p>As a peace activist in many organizations such as the <a href="https://canadianpeaceinitiative.ca/" rel="nofollow">Canadian Peace Initiative</a> and the <a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/" rel="nofollow">World Beyond War Inc</a>, I have often used the word ‘Nonkilling’ to describe what I consider to be one of the urgent needs of the day to save us from the scourge of war, terrorism and abuse and preserve our civilization. Routinely, I end my emails with the words: ‘In search of truth and a nonkilling society.’ Let’s hope the new generation will embrace these important values that Glenn Paige pioneered for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and the society of human beings.</p><p>With the <a href="https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/" rel="nofollow">Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at 100 seconds to midnight</a>, we must urgently work together to stop the slaughter of humanity. Nonkilling is the hope and the way to the future.</p></div></div></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-24683301098475070902021-06-27T14:48:00.038-07:002021-07-08T19:00:59.697-07:00Doukhobor Arms Burning is Relevant Today<p>126 years ago tomorrow, June 28, 2021, one-third of the Doukbohors in the Russian Caucasus joined in a daring protest of <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEzkBQc9V8k9833S-djSse_1Lmvv09MCw1xgAetb2EM" rel="nofollow">burning guns</a> — all their killing weapons.</p>
<p>The significance of the Burning of Arms event for the Spirit Wrestlers / Doukhobors is enormous then and now. <b>Why?</b></p>
<p>This concrete act catapulted the Russian group into the international arena. Civilization was presented with a <a href="https://nonkilling.org/center/">nonkilling</a> alternative strategy of living instead of the use of violence from the gun, the bomb and other weapons of mass destruction.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4l5THUaXv1vFc4uuGdRDGEYaTUVmnb1XaFDdShor_BAUMQOjfd1W2AtTv5FgRS0nzJOe4N3WjYw_jERWDmA6BD6AVTH963UyySdNPwfiL07X-jZ8qREpD2QvBkhgkn-_MYCYD49uLBk/s1899/Arms+burning+1895.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1899" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4l5THUaXv1vFc4uuGdRDGEYaTUVmnb1XaFDdShor_BAUMQOjfd1W2AtTv5FgRS0nzJOe4N3WjYw_jERWDmA6BD6AVTH963UyySdNPwfiL07X-jZ8qREpD2QvBkhgkn-_MYCYD49uLBk/w438-h210/Arms+burning+1895.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>'Arms Burning by Russian Doukhobors in 1895<br />by <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2021/07/artist-bill-perehudoff-1919-2013.html" rel="nofollow">William Perehudoff</a>, 1969. Click picture to enlarge.</div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>This first ever event took place June 28-29 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates" rel="nofollow">Old Calendar, New Calendar</a> July 12-13), 1895 in three places of Transcaucasia in southern Russia, with 7,000 people involved. It was inspired by Russian writer and philosopher <a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2007_Hawaii_Tolstoy_Doukhobors.html#Lesson_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lev N. Tolstoy</a> by way of Doukhobor leader Peter V. Verigin. <div><br /></div><div>Today the precarious international relations with world nations demands the same serious attention that Doukhobors applied to guns 126 years ago. No more killing! No more wars! It's time for the leaders of the world to make war illegal as a crime. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>More</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2019/06/doukhobor-peace-day-message-2019.html" rel="nofollow">List of all my previous Peace Day Messages</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.transcend.org/tms/2021/06/russia-the-doukhobor-1895-arms-burning-is-relevant-today/">Russia: The Doukhobor 1895 Arms Burning is Relevant</a>. Posted by Transcend Media Service, June 28, 2021.</li><li>'<a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/does-canada-contribute-to-world-peace/" rel="nofollow">Does Canada Contribute to World Peace?</a>' An open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada. Posted in World Beyond War, April 28, 2021.</li><li>'<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEzkBQc9V8k9833S-djSse_1Lmvv09MCw1xgAetb2EM" rel="nofollow">Historic 1895 Burning of Guns, selections and translations</a>.' June 26, 2020.</li><li>'<a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2007_Tolstoy_Doukhobors_Hawaii.html" rel="nofollow">Tolstoy and the Doukhobors. Lessons from Nonkilling Leadership Experiences</a>', at the First Global Leadership Forum, Hawaii, November 1-4, 2007. </li><li>Peter's Day Commemorations, <a href="http://www.usccdoukhobors.org/specialevents/eventscanada.htm" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Calendar of Events Throughout Canada</a>, USCC Doukhobors website.</li><li><a href="http://www.larrysdesk.com/peters-day.html" rel="nofollow">The Doukhobor Arms Burning of 1895</a>, by Larry Ewashen.</li></ul></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-25158061213702752232021-04-23T14:32:00.009-07:002021-10-24T12:42:47.674-07:00Bill Kalmakoff Awarded by Governor General<b>Update 18 October 2021</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>'<a href="https://ltgov.sk.ca/news/saskatchewan-residents-recognized-for-exemplary-volunteer-contributions-1" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan residents recognized for exemplary volunteer contributions</a></b> </div><div><br /></div><div>'Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty presented the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to 19 individuals on behalf of Her Excellency the Governor General at a ceremony at Government House in Regina on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm.'</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>'Bill Kalmakoff, Saskatoon</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>'For more than two decades, Bill Kalmakoff [91] has served as a community representative at province-wide culture meetings of the <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/DSS/" rel="nofollow">Saskatoon Doukhobor Society</a> [sic] and the <a href="http://www.saskdoukhobor.ca/" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Cultural Society of Saskatchewan</a>. He has promoted public awareness of and fostered a greater appreciation for the contributions of Canadian Doukhobors.'</div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91RjRKCp9rw_jpmVjGNi0mKxFsn7LWgXdeFnm_BdjZscTwIuba1wrQqN9Skbi4J6FRXxwif06GMmCo5kifLON9L3PZlLxzYn0NAf9_q5qzyw5apjmBLaYE3DsSaFEXR_D02VQUwPbMLzI/s716/Ceremony.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="716" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91RjRKCp9rw_jpmVjGNi0mKxFsn7LWgXdeFnm_BdjZscTwIuba1wrQqN9Skbi4J6FRXxwif06GMmCo5kifLON9L3PZlLxzYn0NAf9_q5qzyw5apjmBLaYE3DsSaFEXR_D02VQUwPbMLzI/w400-h153/Ceremony.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original photos <a href="https://ltgov.sk.ca/2021-sovereigns-medal-for-volunteers/ulbobk5pmzegko4ji28jx8uwyymu5g" rel="nofollow">left</a> and <a href="https://ltgov.sk.ca/2021-sovereigns-medal-for-volunteers/yknwt12bjg18kb5d5zax653rooo887" rel="nofollow">right</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The Lt. Gov. staff posted a galley of <a href="https://ltgov.sk.ca/2021-sovereigns-medal-for-volunteers" rel="nofollow">61 photos</a>, 3 showing Bill (2 cropped above). Bill's daughter Sandy also took photos and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159868329617425&set=a.10154555887017425" rel="nofollow">posted 3 on her Facebook page</a>.<span></span></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><hr /></div><div><b>Original post:</b></div><div> </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2v881HfNcbmK9ewTeNMaiiFMTg0s2uzOtCwvEyl1L1ZgCIZLKtMhKElMFPlo4ZoObjdE1zwF5tBNg3NbVv7em1eIyZ4Va5DmnsXccR5PTSKbyF2RoO3iCk_wsRHEOgm5O5Ovcziq-XYK/s1437/Bill-medal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1437" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2v881HfNcbmK9ewTeNMaiiFMTg0s2uzOtCwvEyl1L1ZgCIZLKtMhKElMFPlo4ZoObjdE1zwF5tBNg3NbVv7em1eIyZ4Va5DmnsXccR5PTSKbyF2RoO3iCk_wsRHEOgm5O5Ovcziq-XYK/w400-h229/Bill-medal.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click on photo to enlarge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVarqLfsFjhyphenhyphenxBKD9wAtwq2_2R3MqfKPH57hTsvPpFRXNh9KnBjFO_Yq5I6RXHyN81Q1mh-kiLlwgxQJCBMln3JXG-DH_lffo-wYOQN5KqGlEov6gsnktEA6MDeg2L8EDOkPQ33-0ntLuN/s960/Award.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVarqLfsFjhyphenhyphenxBKD9wAtwq2_2R3MqfKPH57hTsvPpFRXNh9KnBjFO_Yq5I6RXHyN81Q1mh-kiLlwgxQJCBMln3JXG-DH_lffo-wYOQN5KqGlEov6gsnktEA6MDeg2L8EDOkPQ33-0ntLuN/w305-h400/Award.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span>Bill has served as Elder for the </span><a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/DSS/" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Society of Saskatoon</a><span> (DSS), in 2018-19, and 2014-15.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In 2012, Bill was interviewed for Doukhobor bread making — 60 volunteers bake and sell the 5,000 loaves produced at Saskatoon Exhibition. Interviewed: named: Bill <b>Kalmakoff</b>, John Tarasoff, Peter Holoboff, and Doreen Konkin. ('<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zKYCivUy93Iu38WZqx2pGymd6J6XdsKHo-mR62Jw3f4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor tradition carries on one loaf at a time</a>', <i>The StarPhoenix</i>, Saskatoon SK, August 12, 2012) </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2000, Bill was one of '<a href="https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2000/february/25/eight-volunteers-to-be-honoured-by-provincial-medal" rel="nofollow">Eight volunteers to be honoured by Provincial Medal, Government of Saskatchewan</a>.' 'Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor, Lynda Haverstock, today announced the names of eight citizens who will receive the <b>Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal for 1999</b>. The recipients include William <b>Kalmakoff </b>of Saskatoon, a well-known educator and promoter of multiculturalism, has given his time and energy to:</div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Saskatoon Doukhobor Society,</li><li>Doukhobor Cultural Society of Saskatchewan,</li><li>Saskatchewan Intercultural Society,</li><li>Saskatchewan Organization for Heritage Languages,</li><li>Multi Faith Saskatoon,</li><li>Saskatoon Doukhobor Society Newsletter,</li><li>Saskatoon Doukhobor Choral group and the barbershop singing group Chimo Chordsmen,</li><li>Doukhobor pavilions at the Saskatoon Exhibition and Folkfest,</li><li>University of Saskatchewan College of Education Leadership Unit, where after retirement as a consultant he wrote an Education Act for Indian Band Schools.</li></ul></div></div><div><b>Sources</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2021/canadians-recognized-their-exemplary-volunteer-contributions" rel="nofollow">Canadians recognized for their exemplary volunteer contributions</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210422182107/https://www.gg.ca/en/sovereigns-medal-volunteers-recipients" rel="nofollow">Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers - 2021 recipients</a>, The governor General of Canada, April 21, 2021</li><li>Photos 1 and 2 from: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shelley.lavertu/posts/10221258166018518" rel="nofollow">Shelley Lavertu, Facebook, April 9, 2021</a> — 'My dad Bill Kalmakoff awarded the Governor General award for volunteering. He is going to be 92 and still giving back . Congratulations dad.'</li><li>Photos 3 and 4 from Sandra Kalmakoff Greyeyes, via Mae Popoff, then found on <a href="https://ltgov.sk.ca/2021-sovereigns-medal-for-volunteers" rel="nofollow">website of Lieutenant Governor Mirasty</a>. </li><li>'<a href="https://ltgov.sk.ca/news/saskatchewan-residents-recognized-for-exemplary-volunteer-contributions-1" rel="nofollow">Saskatchewan residents recognized for exemplary volunteer contributions</a>', Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan website, 18 October 2021, </li></ul></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-44873098597036050952021-04-22T17:45:00.013-07:002023-07-29T21:13:36.888-07:00Review: Our Backs Warmed by the Sun Book: Vera Maloff. <b>Our Backs Warmed by the Sun: Memories of a Doukhobor Life</b> (Halfmoon Bay, BC: Caitlin Press, 2020), 263 pp. ISBN 9781773860398.
<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jjT90p09g4hJJERjzN4MJWNKGAKBP2pqMxbeqH4ywrFjWcPyf-sxLy8fa8aPuEvCgg2w69V6-jtWjsxhCH-a_oxKeeu-XGJiEF-ScpGKGODmi3KHtFmZz-uG2lT3Wp89lxqpRIdJOXKH/s642/Maloff-Peter-book-cover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jjT90p09g4hJJERjzN4MJWNKGAKBP2pqMxbeqH4ywrFjWcPyf-sxLy8fa8aPuEvCgg2w69V6-jtWjsxhCH-a_oxKeeu-XGJiEF-ScpGKGODmi3KHtFmZz-uG2lT3Wp89lxqpRIdJOXKH/w400-h320/Maloff-Peter-book-cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter N. Maloff, 1939; and book cover.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The main hero, Peter Nikolaevich Maloff (1900-1971), was a Canadian Independent Doukhobor, a free thinker, an enthralling emotional speaker, a devout vegetarian, and one who was deeply concerned with humanity’s problems of exploitation, militarism and wars. He shared the Doukhobor historic mission of stopping wars and working to create a good society.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMrzmvHfWb8BapFmmVQEN_E6IhByrcIznC3ExiZKPj29CX36u5KT4Kglg8OVSkNki_SeVKYNQAVDcFqLm_8-_HRaPNlISDaf05-Hl4zPXEbCdYSAQmnPJIaqL2AzzPY2B0AlQ3Xhn-E_F/s138/Maloff-Vera-author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMrzmvHfWb8BapFmmVQEN_E6IhByrcIznC3ExiZKPj29CX36u5KT4Kglg8OVSkNki_SeVKYNQAVDcFqLm_8-_HRaPNlISDaf05-Hl4zPXEbCdYSAQmnPJIaqL2AzzPY2B0AlQ3Xhn-E_F/s0/Maloff-Vera-author.jpg" /></a></div>The author <a href="https://caitlin-press.com/our-authors/maloff-vera/" target="_blank">Vera Maloff</a> (left) of <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ma5jJPWY8bE8GpF96" rel="nofollow">Shoreacres, British Columbia</a>, Canada, is Peter’s granddaughter. After retiring from a career in teaching, Vera began to record family stories passed down from generation to generation. Through Peter’s self-published book, interviews with her mother Elizabeth (daughter of Peter), historic photos, and news clippings, Vera recreates some of the life of her grandfather Peter whom she adores.</div><div><br /></div><div>Peter Maloff was born in Saskatchewan to parents who witnessed the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEzkBQc9V8k9833S-djSse_1Lmvv09MCw1xgAetb2EM" rel="nofollow">1895 Arms Burning</a> event in Tsarist Russia, which marked the Doukhobor community for life as a group that proclaimed to the world that humanity needs to get rid of militarism and wars once and for all.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>In 1913, young Peter moved with his parents to establish the communal <i><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&ll=44.43464016415737%2C-123.20059799999999&spn=0.031808%2C0.076818&mid=1gXYt6nvbwDF-wNJHRn37a2Wn56w&z=12" rel="nofollow">koloniya svobody</a></i> (sovereign, or freedom colony) near <a href="https://doukhobor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Oregon-Doukhobors.pdf" rel="nofollow">Peoria, Oregon</a>,* USA for three years. (<i><a href="https://doukhobor.org/pn-details01c9.html?rec=259" rel="nofollow">Kolony svobody</a></i>,* The Doukhboor Gazetteer). There he entered high school and developed a keen interest in working towards a war-less world where equality reigns, behaviour would be nonviolent, and caring for neighbours would be the Golden Rule that was taught by Jesus Christ and other religious figures in history.</div><div><br /></div><div>The commune dissolved in 3 years and the Maloff family went to San Francisco, California, for 9 months where they mingled with Molokane and other sectarians from Russia. Peter learned journalism and Russian grammar by assisting Russian publisher <a href="https://molokane.org/molokan/Berokoff/Chapter-5.htm#9" rel="nofollow">Anton P. Cherbak</a> (Щербаков), and meeting many educated Orthodox Russian immigrants in the city.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1919 Maloff returned to Canada and settled among like-minded pacifist relatives in the <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/FeZUKBess8xBNnUw8" rel="nofollow">Thrums area of British Columbia</a> along the Kootenay River north of Castlegar. The community was independent in thinking with a few zealot Freedomite families living nearby that did not easily fit into the orthodoxy of the Community Doukhobors, who were known up to 1938 as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Community_of_Universal_Brotherhood" rel="nofollow">Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood</a> (C.C.U.B.).</div><div><br /></div><div>The book title describes their field work in the hot sun tending to their vegetables and fruit trees. They sold their produce at markets in Nelson and Trail. They also had a horse or two, a cow, a goat and chickens. Most were vegetarians.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>In the 1920s Peter became very sympathetic to the zealot cause of striving for equality, in being against private property and some public education. He joined the cause and was arrested in 1929, 1932 and 1937. However, when the zealots began to burn and bomb homes and public property and used nudity as a way to gain public attention, Peter opposed this terrorism. His own home was threatened with arson and some of his books were burnt. By 1940 he abandoned the zealot movement. [Paragraph edited July 27, 2023.]</div><div><br /></div><div>The biggest impact on Peter’s life as well as on the livelihood of the Doukhobor community was during <a href="https://spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/Doukhobors_WW2.html" rel="nofollow">World War II</a> when Peter spoke out against militarism and wars. He refused to register for the Draft and was arrested, jailed, tortured, and threatened to be sent to a mental asylum and exiled in Canada in the early 1940s to an isolated two-room primitive isolated cottage near <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/J4tp1sU1vecYaXyAA" rel="nofollow">Blewett</a>, about 23 km northeast of Thrums. His health was broken and it took several years to regain his strength.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1948, Peter published a collection of Russian articles some he wrote, many he collected that he thought would be of interest to Doukhobors. The 600+ page book, often cited in literature about Doukhobors, was never published in English, except for three articles listed below, bottom.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Author Vera wrote about this neglected eyesore in Canadian history through the voice of Peter’s daughter Elizabeth (Vera's mother) who was given the task of periodically visiting her father in exile bringing him essential food for his survival. The book reads well. Vera acknowledges the professional help of editor Anne DeGrace, who generously and skillfully prepared the manuscript for the final publishing form. Teamwork worked!</div><div><br /></div><div>The book provides a good view of life among a close community group of pacifists with perspectives on values for survival, a passion for truth and justice, peace activism, conscientious objections, upbringing in the family, marriage traditions, land ownership, market gardening, visits to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=Dr+Bernard+Jensen" rel="nofollow">Dr. Bernard Jensen</a>’s ranch in Escondido, California, and more. Vera’s mother Elizabeth (or Leeza) is a centenarian who with probing by Vera reveals the many facets of life of a struggling family showing what it means to be an active Doukhobor in the 20th century and beyond.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was annoyed by the folksy English spelling of several Russian words, two of which were repeated by book reviewer <a href="https://ormsbyreview.com/2021/02/18/1036-verzuh-maloff-doukhobors/" rel="nofollow">Ron Verzuh</a>. In my opinion these Russian words should have been properly transliterated according to the Library of Congress, or Oxford University Press standards — <i><a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2016/11/q76-correct-spelling-of-borshch.html" rel="nofollow">borshch</a></i> (soup : not <i>borsh</i>, or <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borscht" rel="nofollow">borscht</a></i>), <i>pirogi</i> (<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierog" rel="nofollow">pierogi</a></i>, filled tarts, turnovers, <i>knish</i> : not <i>peerahee</i>), and <i>lekharka</i> (female healer : not <i>lyeekarka</i>). (See more examples in: <a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-doukhobor-song-book-with-cds.html" rel="nofollow">New Doukhobor Song Book, with CDs</a>, May 28, 2013.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, this is a good read on the Doukhobors illustrated by excellent historic images, with special attention to Peter N. Maloff, the brave soul who has suffered for the cause of humanity. His truth was welcomed, but long overlooked by the general public. His granddaughter Vera has done a good turn by giving a voice to a nonkilling hero. Bolshoe spasibo, Vera. Many thanks!</div><div><br /></div><div>If Peter Maloff was alive today, he would no doubt extend his anti-militarism call to include climate change, universal health care and drug programs for all, as well as urging all of us to make war a crime against humanity. <i>Bolshoe spasibo</i> (A big thank you), Peter! You were a visionary.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Fun fact</b>: <a href="https://doukhobor.org/pn-detailsf6ae.html?rec=515" rel="nofollow">Maloff Spring</a>*, Thrums, B.C. was named after Peter N. Malloff who first filed for a permit to use the water in 1956.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* 3 links to the <a href="http://www.doukhobor.org" rel="nofollow">Doukhobor Heritage</a> website by Jonathan Kalmakoff.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>More</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vera.maloff.7" rel="nofollow">Vera Maloff, Facebook</a>.</li><li><a href="https://chameleonfire1.wordpress.com/2021/11/18/the-price-of-freedom-a-book-review/" rel="nofollow">The Price of Freedom: A Book Review</a>, by <a href="https://chameleonfire1.wordpress.com/author/seanarthurjoyce/page/2/" rel="nofollow">Sean Arthur Joyce</a>, chameleonfire1 blog, <b>November 18, 2021 </b></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158041049288016&set=gm.10158942384443080" rel="nofollow">Voykin, Wendy, Facebook-Doukhbors in Canada</a>, <b>April 17, 2021</b>. — Photo: 'We were fortunate to have Vera Maloff, join us for a reading from her recent publication ‘Our Backs Warmed by the Sun. Regulations in Castlegar allowed only 10, but the discussion was lively. If you’ve not yet read this historical account, get your hands on a copy of the book: a great read.'</li><li><a href="http://castlegarsource.com/news/vera-maloff-provides-glimpse-doukhobor-history-one-two-authors-sharing-local-memoirs?qt-qt_source_regional_international=0" rel="nofollow">Vera Maloff provides glimpse into Doukhobor history as one of two authors sharing local memoirs</a>, <i>The Castlegar Source</i>, <b>February 19, 2021</b>.</li><li>Verzuh, Ron. <a href="https://ormsbyreview.com/2021/02/18/1036-verzuh-maloff-doukhobors/" rel="nofollow">1036 Kootenay Doukhobor family saga</a>, <b>February 18, 2021</b> — Review: <i>Our Backs Warmed By the Sun: Memories of a Doukhobor Life</i>, by Vera Maloff. 'Doukhobor Diaspora: A family oral history offers an antidote to past misunderstandings about the Russian sect'. Recommended read. Shows 4 vintage photos used in book. Fails to specify and correct 'some factual errors (a wrong date, some confusion over locations)'. See his lengthy <a href="http://www.doukhobor.org/Oregon-Doukhobors.pdf" rel="nofollow">2014 article</a> below about Peter Maloff in Oregon.</li><li><a href="https://bcbooklook.com/2021/02/11/the-tales-of-two-women/" rel="nofollow">The tales of two women</a>, <i>BC Booklook</i>, <b>February 11, 2021</b>; also at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kootenayscoop/posts/3748892775156899" rel="nofollow">Kootenay Scoop</a>, Facebook — Oxygen Art Centre author readings in Nelson. ‘Vera Maloff was born in Nelson, and taught in the Kootenay Lake and Kootenay Columbia school districts for more than 30 years. She has remained active in the <a href="https://uscc-doukhobors.org/" rel="nofollow">Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ</a> [U.S.C.C., Community Doukhobor] functions, and has taught after-school Russian classes. One chapter in <i>Our Backs Warmed by the Sun</i> won first prize in the non-fiction category of the Kootenay Literary Competition.’</li><li><a href="https://canadaehx.com/2021/01/27/an-interview-with-vera-maloff/" rel="nofollow">An Interview with Vera Maloff</a>, (22 minutes) <b>Podcast </b>by Craig Baird, Canadian History Ehx, January 2021.</li><li><a href="https://www.bchistory.ca/author-qa-our-backs-warmed-by-the-sun-memories-of-a-doukhobor-life/" rel="nofollow">Author Q&A: “Our Backs Warmed by the Sun: Memories of a Doukhobor Life”</a>, <b>December 13, 2020</b>, British Columbia Historical Federation. — Monica Miller of Caitlin Press interviewed Vera Maloff whose essays have been published in the USCC Doukhobor magazine <i><a href="http://www.iskra.ca/" rel="nofollow">Iskra</a></i>, in the West Kootenay Journal and in <a href="https://ormsbyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NOR-Vol-20-No-2.pdf#page=61" rel="nofollow"><i>The New Orphic Review</i></a> (below).</li><li><a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/maloff1108/register" rel="nofollow">Book Launch • Vera Maloff & Memories of a Doukhobor Life</a>, <b>November 8, 2020</b>. — Organized by Caitlin Press and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival for the launch of Vera Maloff's memoir. In a conversation with Anne DeGrace, Vera read from the collection and answered questions from the audience. <a href="https://youtu.be/KwBEa8eZqC8" rel="nofollow"><b>Video</b> is archived on YouTube</a> (57 min, Vera starts at min. 4.)</li><li>Retyunskikh, Albina. <a href="https://broadview.org/doukhobors-memoir/" rel="nofollow">The granddaughter of a Doukhobor peace activist traces her family’s history of protest</a>, <i>Broadview</i>, <b>October 21, 2020</b>.</li><li><a href="https://caitlin-press.com/our-books/our-backs-warmed-by-the-sun/" rel="nofollow">Catlin Press announcement: <i>Our Backs Warmed by the Sun: Memories of a Doukhobor Life</i>, by Vera Maloff</a>, with links to order the book. Caitlin Press received financial support from the Government of Canada and the British Columbia Arts Council.</li><li>Maloff, Vera. <a href="https://ormsbyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NOR-Vol-20-No-2.pdf#page=61" rel="nofollow">Let Them Go Their Way</a>, <i>The New Orphic Review</i>, Volume 20 Number 2,<b> Fall 2017</b>, pages 61-67. — She won the Kootenay Literary Competition for her creative non fiction story, '<a href="https://doukhobor.org/porto-rico/" rel="nofollow">Porto Rico</a>' (Doukhobor Heritage website), about her family’s internment in the mountains of British Columbia in 1929.</li><li>Schie, Sam Van. <a href="https://www.nelsonstar.com/entertainment/kootenay-literary-competition-award-winners/" rel="nofollow">Kootenay Literary Competition award winners: This year's theme for the writing competition was "revolution" and the contest was open to writers across the East and West Kootenays</a>. <i>Nelson Star</i>, <b>January 23, 2013</b>. — Vera Maloff – first place adult creative non-fiction (from Castlegar) for a chapter in <i>Our Backs Warmed by the Sun</i>.</li><li><a href="https://education.issuu.com/blackpress/docs/i20130125070255219/2" rel="nofollow">Literature’s Big Night</a>, <i>Nelson Star</i>, <b>January 23, 2013</b>, page 2. — Vera Maloff – first place adult creative non-fiction (from Castlegar) for a chapter in <i>Our Backs Warmed by the Sun</i>.</li><li><a href="https://kootenayartsebulletin.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/memoirs-by-women-in-trades-kate-braid-and-the-west-kootenays-vera-maloff-featured-at-zoom-author-reading-feb-24-for-nelson-b-c-s-oxygen-art-centre/" rel="nofollow">Memoirs by Women-inTrades’ Kate Braid and The West Kootenay’s Vera Maloff featured at Zoom Author Reading Feb. 24 for Nelson, B.C.’s Oxygen Art Centre</a>, <i>Kootenay Arts E-Bulletin</i>, <b>February 11, 2021</b>.</li><li>Verzuh, Ron. <a href="https://doukhobor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Oregon-Doukhobors.pdf" rel="nofollow">Oregon’s Doukhobors: The Hidden History of a Russian Religious Sect’s Attempts to Found Colonies in the Beaver State</a>, BC Studies, no. 180, <b>Winter 2013-2014</b>, pages 43-81 — Posted on the Doukhobor Heritage website.</li><li>‘An Animated Wrestler With Words and Deeds.’ In Koozma J. Tarasoff. <i><a href="http://www.spirit-wrestlers.com/html/newBook.htm" rel="nofollow">Spirit Wrestlers: Doukhobor Pioneers’ Strategies for Living</a></i> (Ottawa: Legas and Spirit Wrestlers Publishing, <b>2002</b>), pp. 45-49. — Concise biography of Peter N. Maloff. See also <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-OrR-XTELpdzAf5kvUArN-sOUkTHuS10Hc3rhlqnxrI/" rel="nofollow">Errata updates</a> online.</li><li>Popoff, John A. <a href="https://doukhobor.org/stories/history-of-the-anton-s-and-john-a-popoff-family/" rel="nofollow">History of the Anton S. and John A. Popoff Family</a>, reproduced from 'Abbreviated History of the Canadian Doukhobors and the Role of it of the Anton Popoff Family', Saskatchewan Archives Board, <a href="http://spirit-wrestlers.com/excerpts/2006_Saskatchewan_Archives.html#11" rel="nofollow">John A. Popoff Collection, A562</a>, on the Doukhobor Heritage website. — Shows photo of 4 boys at the 'Freedom Colony', Oregon, <b>1915</b>.</li><li>Vera Maloff’s main sources for her book were:</li>
<ul><li>Peter N. Maloff’s self-published <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Dukhobort%EF%B8%A0s%EF%B8%A1y_ikh_istorii%EF%B8%A0a%EF%B8%A1_zhi.html?id=yzMgAQAAMAAJ" rel="nofollow"><i>Dukhobortsy, ikh istoria, zhizn’ i bor’ba</i></a> (Thums, BC: <b>1948</b>, 607 pp). Translated as Doukhobors, Their History, Life and Struggle. See 3 excerpts below.</li>
<li>Interviews with Vera’s 100-year-old mother Elizabeth (Leeza) Hoodicoff, daughter of Peter N. Maloff (married Lusha Hoodicoff in 1919).</li>
<li>60 historic photos illustrating the life of the Doukhobor communities in Canada, which liberally appear throughout the book.</li></ul>
<li>Translations from Maloff, Peter N. <i>Dukhobortsyikh istoria, zhizn’ i bor’ba</i> (Thrums: 1948), on the Doukhobor Heritage website.</li>
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<li><a href="https://doukhobor.org/stories/new-materials-from-the-earliest-history-of-the-doukhobor-sect/" rel="nofollow">New Materials from the Earliest History of the Doukhobor Sect</a>, by Nikolai Gavrilovich Vysotsky</li>
<li><a href="https://doukhobor.org/stories/tambov-doukhobors-on-trial-in-1803/" rel="nofollow">Tambov Doukhobors on Trial in 1803</a>, by I. Dubasov.</li>
<li><a href="https://doukhobor.org/stories/more-about-the-history-of-the-dukhobortsy-of-kharkov-province/" rel="nofollow">More About the History of the Dukhobortsy of Kharkov Province</a>, by Vladimir Ivanovich Savva.</li></ul></ul></div>Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.com1