The Story of My Parent's Emmigration from Ukraine

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The story starts off after the fall of the Soviet Union. My parents had emigrated from

Ukraine to Canada as the Fourth Wave of emigration. This wave began during the year of 1991

and is still present in today’s society. When the Soviet Union had collapsed, Eastern Europe did

as well. Citizens of Ukraine immigrated to different countries voluntarily. My parents were one

of the many couples who decided to explore the different countries in search of a better future.

Throughout their and their family’s lifetimes, the situation in Ukraine has been very unstable.

Politically Ukraine had many different dictators. When the Soviet Union broke up, citizens

escaped as quickly as possible in a questionable fear that another dictatorship would form before

they would escape. My parents lived in to America for some time since they had known some

friends and family who lived there. Eventually, my parents decided to move to Canada and have

been citizens here ever since. The reason of the departure from Ukraine was due to the fact that

the country was economically and politically unstable. Life in Canada is seen safer because there

are legitimate laws that people follow and there has been no dictatorship yet! Canada is a stable

and multicultural country with human freedom and rights that does not suppress the Ukrainian

identity.

One example of the Russians attempting to destroy the Ukrainian nation is

Holodomor. During the occupation of Ukraine, Russia had a plan to destroy the Ukrainian nation

as a political factor and social organism. The definition of Holodomor is death by forced

starvation. Holodomor was a man-made famine during the winter of 1932-1933 that was planned

by Joseph Stalin to undermine the nati...

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...for themselves and for me. The Soviet Union always

tried to destroy the Ukrainian nation, tradition and culture. They have been trying to do this

for over two hundred years. During the past few months, once again the Russian government

has been aiming to demolish the Ukrainian nation and devour the country to rebuild the USSR

Empire. Fortunately the Ukrainian people do not give up easily and will not let the tyrant, Putin,

invade Ukraine. After all, what have Ukrainians been fighting for more than two hundred years?

Here I am, four generations later and I am fighting against the corruption and dictatorship in

Ukraine! The above statements are all the reasons why my guardians chose to depart from their

homeland! I am fighting for almost all the exact same rights that my grandiose family has during

their time, for a free, democratic and safe Ukraine!

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