03099nam 2200757Ia 450 991080849210332120200520144314.01-282-86379-797866128637900-7735-7318-610.1515/9780773573185(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 the memoirs of Boris Ragula /as told to Inge Sanmiya1st ed.Montreal 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 Boris1921-1637683Sanmiya Inge Vibeke1951-1637684MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808492103321Against the current3979652UNINA