The Spirit Wrestlers — The History of the Canadian Doukhobors

By Asif Masimov Π‘Π΅Π½ 4, 2021
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Western Canada is home to half the world’s Doukhobors, or, translated literally from the Russian, «Spirit Wrestlers.» Their Russian origins are evident in all aspects of their heritage. In keeping with their motto, «Toil and peaceful life,» Doukhobors seek to balance the basic needs of everyday life with spiritual beliefs based on Christian principles. To preserve and make known their ideals, Doukhobors have developed a rich song tradition, consisting of psalms and hymns, as well as other types of songs.

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Doukhobor pilgrims leaving Yorkton to evangelize the world. Thomas Veitch Simpson - This image is part of the Canadian Copyright Collection held by the British Library, and has been digitised as part of the "Picturing Canada" project. It was deposited with copyright number 13523, and is indexed with Dalhousie number 304.
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Doukhobors marching nude in Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada. Same Picture was published 1914 in Alienist and Neurologist journal, Volume XXXV with the underline: β€žDuckhobors Looking For Christ In Canada In Winterβ€œ
The Doukhobor pilgrims entering Yorkton. Photo A. Thomas Veitch Simpson - This image is part of the Canadian Copyright Collection held by the British Library, and has been digitised as part of the "Picturing Canada" project. It was deposited with copyright number 13519, and is indexed with Dalhousie number 300.
Doukhobor women are shown breaking the prairie sod by pulling a plough themselves, Thunder Hill Colony, Manitoba. c 1899. This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number C-000681 and under the MIKAN ID number 3193404 This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada.
Village of Vosnesenya - Thunder Hill Colony. Architecture and Village layout copied from the Doukhobor Villages in Caucasia. (For location, north-east of Arran, SK, see http://www.doukhobor.org/North.gif)

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By Sandro Shanidze - <span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>, Public Domain, Link

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By Asif Masimov

Π”ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΠΈ, ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³ Π² основном ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ Π² Π“Π΅Ρ€ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ. Π― ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ Ρ€Π°ΡΡΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚Ρ‹Π²Π°ΡŽ Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ информация Π² ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Π²Π°ΠΌ. РСшили ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ мСня ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‡ΡŒ Π² Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³Π°? ΠŸΠΎΠ΄ΠΏΠΈΡΡ‹Π²Π°ΠΉΡ‚Π΅ΡΡŒ Π½Π° мСня Π² соц. сСти. Π”Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ΡΡŒ ссылками с Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΠΈ, для ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ прСдставлСнная Π² Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³Π΅ информация ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚ Π±Ρ‹Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΎΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ€ΡƒΠΉΡ‚Π΅ ΠΈ ΡΡ‚Π°Π²ΡŒΡ‚Π΅ Π»Π°ΠΉΠΊΠΈ :).

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