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Hello! After reading your online journal and following your travels from the Far East to Europe, I felt compelled to send you a "Thank you!" note. I am not sure if it was seeing the images of Siberia, where my Grandfather spent years in a Gulag and my Father hunted in the endless taiga, or the pictures of Tallinn, my home town, which I miss so much.... Or maybe the friendly open faces of your fellow passengers in the platzkart wagon or the unquestioned hospitality of the locals (which brings back some special memories).... Or maybe it was being reminded of the history, the history of my own people....
It was one of these moments when one becomes painfully aware that they can move across the globe, change citizenships, even their name, but they will always be connected to their roots; they will always remain part of where they came from. Even though I am not from among the Russians (by nationality), I still feel connected because of the history we share. The events of 1917-20 left no life unchanged, from those who lived through these years to generations that followed. The experiences varied from one nation to another, but much was common to all who came to share the same "last name" - USSR.
History is such a fascinating thing. It is worth remembering, worth preserving, and worth passing on. Thank you for sharing your journey with the rest of us. I found it refreshing to read a travel journal written by a foreigner who - while visiting some of the poorest corners of this much-suffered country, which even many natives would rather avoid - still keeps an up-beat spirit and has an appreciation for a different culture and respect for people to whom it is home. For this also - thank you!
Anne Dumansky, USA
Thank you for your excellent video accounts of Canadian intervention in Russia during WWI. I enjoyed them very much, as did my family. When there is so much banality online, it is so pleasurable to see such an informed, respectful presentation.
I am an English medical doctor and because of family connections to both Europe and Canada, I'm fascinated by the often overlooked campaigns of both world wars. Of note, my own brother-in-law's grandfather was stationed temporarily near Arkhangel in 1915 and his astonishing photographic record is now housed in the Imperial War Museum, London. Naturally, if one investigates, there are few, if any, European families untouched by that particular conflict.
The plight of so many troops, from such diverse origins, never ceases to move and inspire later generations who can only wonder at the motivation that sent them so far from home.
Thank you. Yours sincerely,
Dr Robert Parsons, United Kingdom
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Amazing story, amazingly told! I plan to read in greater detail the English and French versions. I might even try the Russian one even though I have not used it for many years.
Oleg Kuzin, Canada
Hello! After reading your online journal and following your travels from the Far East to Europe, I felt compelled to send you a "Thank you!" note. I am not sure if it was seeing the images of Siberia, where my Grandfather spent years in a Gulag and my Father hunted in the endless taiga, or the pictures of Tallinn, my home town, which I miss so much.... Or maybe the friendly open faces of your fellow passengers in the platzkart wagon or the unquestioned hospitality of the locals (which brings back some special memories).... Or maybe it was being reminded of the history, the history of my own people....
It was one of these moments when one becomes painfully aware that they can move across the globe, change citizenships, even their name, but they will always be connected to their roots; they will always remain part of where they came from. Even though I am not from among the Russians (by nationality), I still feel connected because of the history we share. The events of 1917-20 left no life unchanged, from those who lived through these years to generations that followed. The experiences varied from one nation to another, but much was common to all who came to share the same "last name" - USSR.
History is such a fascinating thing. It is worth remembering, worth preserving, and worth passing on. Thank you for sharing your journey with the rest of us. I found it refreshing to read a travel journal written by a foreigner who - while visiting some of the poorest corners of this much-suffered country, which even many natives would rather avoid - still keeps an up-beat spirit and has an appreciation for a different culture and respect for people to whom it is home. For this also - thank you!
Anne Dumansky, USA
Thank you for your excellent video accounts of Canadian intervention in Russia during WWI. I enjoyed them very much, as did my family. When there is so much banality online, it is so pleasurable to see such an informed, respectful presentation.
I am an English medical doctor and because of family connections to both Europe and Canada, I'm fascinated by the often overlooked campaigns of both world wars. Of note, my own brother-in-law's grandfather was stationed temporarily near Arkhangel in 1915 and his astonishing photographic record is now housed in the Imperial War Museum, London. Naturally, if one investigates, there are few, if any, European families untouched by that particular conflict.
The plight of so many troops, from such diverse origins, never ceases to move and inspire later generations who can only wonder at the motivation that sent them so far from home.
Thank you. Yours sincerely,
Dr Robert Parsons, United Kingdom
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Amazing story, amazingly told! I plan to read in greater detail the English and French versions. I might even try the Russian one even though I have not used it for many years.
Oleg Kuzin, Canada
Hello! After reading your online journal and following your travels from the Far East to Europe, I felt compelled to send you a "Thank you!" note. I am not sure if it was seeing the images of Siberia, where my Grandfather spent years in a Gulag and my Father hunted in the endless taiga, or the pictures of Tallinn, my home town, which I miss so much.... Or maybe the friendly open faces of your fellow passengers in the platzkart wagon or the unquestioned hospitality of the locals (which brings back some special memories).... Or maybe it was being reminded of the history, the history of my own people....
It was one of these moments when one becomes painfully aware that they can move across the globe, change citizenships, even their name, but they will always be connected to their roots; they will always remain part of where they came from. Even though I am not from among the Russians (by nationality), I still feel connected because of the history we share. The events of 1917-20 left no life unchanged, from those who lived through these years to generations that followed. The experiences varied from one nation to another, but much was common to all who came to share the same "last name" - USSR.
History is such a fascinating thing. It is worth remembering, worth preserving, and worth passing on. Thank you for sharing your journey with the rest of us. I found it refreshing to read a travel journal written by a foreigner who - while visiting some of the poorest corners of this much-suffered country, which even many natives would rather avoid - still keeps an up-beat spirit and has an appreciation for a different culture and respect for people to whom it is home. For this also - thank you!
Anne Dumansky, USA
Thank you for your excellent video accounts of Canadian intervention in Russia during WWI. I enjoyed them very much, as did my family. When there is so much banality online, it is so pleasurable to see such an informed, respectful presentation.
I am an English medical doctor and because of family connections to both Europe and Canada, I'm fascinated by the often overlooked campaigns of both world wars. Of note, my own brother-in-law's grandfather was stationed temporarily near Arkhangel in 1915 and his astonishing photographic record is now housed in the Imperial War Museum, London. Naturally, if one investigates, there are few, if any, European families untouched by that particular conflict.
The plight of so many troops, from such diverse origins, never ceases to move and inspire later generations who can only wonder at the motivation that sent them so far from home.
Thank you. Yours sincerely,
Dr Robert Parsons, United Kingdom
Amazing story, amazingly told! I plan to read in greater detail the English and French versions. I might even try the Russian one even though I have not used it for many years.
Oleg Kuzin, Canada