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Knyzka Corner Book Review: Firebird

In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Glen Huser’s novel, Firebird. Firebird is a historical novel written for young adults. It explores Canada’s history of ethnic discrimination during the First World War. Canada entered the war in August 1914 to aid Great Britain against Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  Many immigrants had come to Canada at the end of the 19th century…

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Knyzka Corner Book Review: The Woman at the Gates

In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger’s historical novel, The Woman at the Gates. The Woman at the Gates begins in the summer of 1945 in Bavaria. Antonia, her sister Lena, and her two nephews are recovering after their harrowing experiences in World War II. They have fond memories of their Ukrainian village of Sadovyi Hai, but they also remember the…

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Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Putin's War on Ukraine

In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Samuel Ramani’s book Putin’s War on Ukraine – Russia’s Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution. Published in 2023, Samuel Ramani’s Putin’s War on Ukraine is a comprehensive analysis of the causes, events, and impacts of Putin’s “special operation.” The very first sentence of this book is a stark reminder of how Putin’s war on Ukraine began,…

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Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Winterkill

In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s novel, Winterkill. Winterkill examines the experience of Ukrainians during the Holodomor of the 1930’s.  The narrative describes the conscious choice of Russian Soviet authorities to starve Ukrainian farmers and their families in order to impose Stalin’s five-year plan. “It was supposed to modernize the Soviet…

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Knyzhka Corner Book Review: The Torture Camp on Paradise Street

 In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Stanislav Aseyev’s, The Torture Camp on Paradise Street. The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, translated by Zenia Tompkins and Nina Murray and published by the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, is a personal memoir of Stanislav Aseyev’s two and a half years in illegal captivity, most of it at the site of the defunct…

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