Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Climate Differences between Volhynia and Central Kansas

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My Ratzlaff ancestors had many adjustments to make upon their arrival in the United States, not least of which was adjustment to the clima...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Slavuta Missile Base

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In 1959 the USSR established the 615 th Guards Engineer Regiment, based just outside of Slavuta.  Slavuta is a town about 15 miles east o...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

19th Century Ostrozhsky Volosti

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During the 19 th Century, Volhynia ( Volyn Guberniya - Волинська Губернія ) was divided administratively into 12 counties or Powiati.   ...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Weekend Z Mennonitami, Chrystkowo

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I want to thank my friend Wojciech Marchlewski for informing me about an event coming up this spring near Przchowka, Poland.  This is an ann...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Ukraine and Volhynia in early 20th Century Russian Empire

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I recently came across a series of articles regarding early 20 th Century Ukraine in the Russian Empire.  Unfortunately, I can’t find the...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Russian Pale of Settlement

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Much of western Ukraine, including Volhynia as well as eastern Poland and western Russia, lay within the area of the Russian Empire known ...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Emigration from Russia

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By the 2/3 point of the 19 th century, many emigrants began to seek homes outside Russia and Russian emigration to the United States bega...
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