LEADER 03102nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910782184503321 005 20230912152244.0 010 $a1-282-86379-7 010 $a9786612863790 010 $a0-7735-7318-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773573185 035 $a(CKB)1000000000522751 035 $a(OCoLC)243600930 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10176111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000276723 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231495 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276723 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10226089 035 $a(PQKB)10020598 035 $a(CaPaEBR)407643 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00204688 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3331570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10178219 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL286379 035 $a(OCoLC)923230449 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/0kv7xc 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/407643 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3331570 035 $a(DE-B1597)654763 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773573185 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3248785 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000522751 100 $a20050324d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAgainst the current$b[electronic resource] $ethe memoirs of Boris Ragula /$fas told to Inge Sanmiya 210 $aMontreal $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 225 1 $aFootprints 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-2964-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tForeword -- $tEditor's Note -- $tMy Beginnings -- $tFreedom? -- $tLiberation? -- $tThe Eskadron -- $tRefugees in the West -- $tEarly Days in London, Ontario -- $tCommunity Service Far and Wide -- $tI Believe in Miracles -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tSuggested Further Reading -- $tIndex 330 $aAgainst the Current offers a personal account of the plight of European refugees and the importance of immigrants to Canada's post-war growth. Ragula's insights into the complicated nature of identity in central Europe shows how "ordinary people" negotiate the complex, often contradictory claims of national, ethnic, religious, and geographic loyalties. His memoir provides a personal perspective on some of the major events of the twentieth century. 410 0$aFootprints (Cheltenham, England) 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, Belarusian 606 $aBelarusian Canadians$vBiography 606 $aPhysicians$zCanada$vBiography 607 $aBelarus$xHistory$yGerman occupation, 1941-1944 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 5$aBelarusian Canadians 615 0$aPhysicians 676 $a610.69/5/092 700 $aRagula$b Boris$f1921-$01521659 701 $aSanmiya$b Inge Vibeke$f1951-$01521660 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782184503321 996 $aAgainst the current$93760988 997 $aUNINA