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Cookie akzeptierenGrigori¿ Vasil¿evich Verigin
The Chronicles of Spirit Wrestlers' Immigration to Canada
- Springer International Publishing
- 2020
- Taschenbuch
- 332 Seiten
- ISBN 9783030185275
This book describes the history in late 19th-century Russia and immigration to Canada of an ethnic and religious group known as Doukhobors, or Spirit Wrestlers. The book is a translation into English of the Russian original authored by Grigori¿ Verigin, published in 1935. The book¿s narrative starts with the consolidation of Doukhobor beliefs inspired by the most famous Doukhobor leader, Pëtr Verigin. It describes the arrival of Doukhobors in Canada, their agricultural and industrial accomplishments in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and the clashes and misunderstandings between Doukhobors and the Canadian government. The narrative closes in 1924, with the scenes of Pëtr Verigin¿s death in a yet
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