03102nam 2200745Ia 450 991078218450332120230912152244.01-282-86379-797866128637900-7735-7318-610.1515/9780773573185(CKB)1000000000522751(OCoLC)243600930(CaPaEBR)ebrary10176111(SSID)ssj0000276723(PQKBManifestationID)11231495(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276723(PQKBWorkID)10226089(PQKB)10020598(CaPaEBR)407643(CaBNvSL)slc00204688(Au-PeEL)EBL3331570(CaPaEBR)ebr10178219(CaONFJC)MIL286379(OCoLC)923230449(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/0kv7xc(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/407643(MiAaPQ)EBC3331570(DE-B1597)654763(DE-B1597)9780773573185(MiAaPQ)EBC3248785(EXLCZ)99100000000052275120050324d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAgainst the current[electronic resource] the memoirs of Boris Ragula /as told to Inge SanmiyaMontreal McGill-Queen's University Press20051 online resource (200 p.)FootprintsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2964-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Editor's Note -- My Beginnings -- Freedom? -- Liberation? -- The Eskadron -- Refugees in the West -- Early Days in London, Ontario -- Community Service Far and Wide -- I Believe in Miracles -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Suggested Further Reading -- IndexAgainst the Current offers a personal account of the plight of European refugees and the importance of immigrants to Canada's post-war growth. Ragula's insights into the complicated nature of identity in central Europe shows how "ordinary people" negotiate the complex, often contradictory claims of national, ethnic, religious, and geographic loyalties. His memoir provides a personal perspective on some of the major events of the twentieth century.Footprints (Cheltenham, England)World War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, BelarusianBelarusian CanadiansBiographyPhysiciansCanadaBiographyBelarusHistoryGerman occupation, 1941-1944World War, 1939-1945Belarusian CanadiansPhysicians610.69/5/092Ragula Boris1921-1521659Sanmiya Inge Vibeke1951-1521660MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782184503321Against the current3760988UNINA