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I quote below the explanatory letter of the Doukhobors to the Royal Commissioner.
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Brilliant is an area in present day Castlegar; the word means a diamond in Russian.
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Uteshenie (Ootishenia) is an area in present day Castlegar, BC, spelled locally as Ootischenia; the word means consolation in Russian.
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“If anyone wants to be the first, he must be a servant to all.” The text is based on Matthew 20:26.
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Ananiǐ, Azariǐ and Misail are legendary ancestors of the Doukhobors. The names are Russian versions of the names of the three Biblical youths, Hanania, Mishael and Azaria, also known under their Babylonian names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were thrown into a blazing furnace for their refusal to worship the golden statue of king Nebuchadnezzar. The youths came out of the furnace unharmed as they were protected by God. This narrative is based on Daniel 3:23.
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Fruktovaia (Fruktova, Fruktovoe) is one of the former Doukhobor villages established in BC in Grand Forks area. The word means fruit or fruit orchard in Russian.
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“All who do the will of my heavenly Father are my brothers and sisters.” This text is based on Matthew 12:50 and Mark 3:31.
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The expression “One for all and all for one” is found in many languages. It goes back to a Latin proverb “Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno.”
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Verigin (Veregin) is a village in south-eastern Saskatchewan founded by the Doukhobors in the early twentieth century and named in honour of Pëtr Verigin. At some point, the name of the village was incorrectly recorded by the railway officials as “Veregin” instead of “Verigin.” Nowadays Veregin houses the National Doukhobor Heritage Village http://www.ndhv.ca/.
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Verigin, G.V. (2019). The Explanatory Letters of Doukhobors to Blakemore. In: Makarova, V., Ewashen, L. (eds) The Chronicles of Spirit Wrestlers' Immigration to Canada. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18525-1_38
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