{"product_id":"epic-journey-the-life-and-times-of-wasyl-kushnir-9781644691106","title":"Epic Journey: The Life and Times of Wasyl Kushnir","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWasyl Andreievych Kushnir was born in Ukraine in 1923, and was witness to the tragedies and horrors of the early years of collectivization under the Soviet regime in his homeland. His father fought in the Ukrainian National Army against the Russian Bolshevik invasion and ultimate occupation of Ukraine, and his grandfather was murdered by Chekist Bolsheviks. Early in Wasyl's life, his family's home and all personal possessions were confiscated by the communist authorities, and both parents were exiled, his father to Siberia, and mother to a prison in Mariopol. His uncle Danylo was also arrested and exiled to forced labor in Siberia, and then to Komi SSR.  During this period, Ukraine experienced genocidal famine, and Wasyl himself suffered hunger during the Ukrainian Holodomor, in which millions perished.  Upon the escape of his parents from prison camps, the family reunited, only to be torn apart again during World War II when Wasyl was taken by the Nazis as a slave laborer to Germany. At the war's conclusion, Wasyl drove trucks for the American Army in Germany, and married his wife, Maria, also a forced labor survivor, who bore him two sons.  The family ultimately emigrated to Mississippi, and then Chicago, Illinois where two other children were born.  Wasyl pursued the American dream, sought an education, and was ultimately successful in business, retiring in Florida where he spent his last years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of Wasyl's life, which extended almost a century, is told by his son Andrei in his father's voice. Andrei combined his father's memories, written longhand in Ukrainian, with translated documents and additional narrative. This non-fiction work attests to the struggle for survival under the harsh Soviet regime in Ukraine, the courage and persistence of one remarkable man, the importance of family, and the strength and endurance of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispossession and Father's Arrest\u0026lt;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Mother's Travails\u0026lt;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Life After the Arrests of My Parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Holodomor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Parents, and Their Lives During and After the Holodomor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Rejoin My Parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncle Danylo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife with My Parents in Bilychi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe German Army Enters Kyiv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturn to Nova Bubnivka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConscription to Forced Labor in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrespondence I Received as a Forced Laborer in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe War Ends; I Am Set Free \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife in the Refugee Camp, Regensburg, Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Start My Own Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Immigrate to the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife in Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconnecting with my Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Life in Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove to Palatine, Illinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Family in America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Move to Florida. The Family Grows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359904858455,"sku":"9781644691106","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644691106.jpg?v=1754126071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epic-journey-the-life-and-times-of-wasyl-kushnir-9781644691106","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}