Nestor Makhno and the Eichenfeld Massacre: A Civil War Tragedy in a Ukrainian Mennonite Village

ISBN-10
1894710460
ISBN-13
9781894710466
Category
Eichenfeld Massacre, Ukraine, 1919
Pages
115
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Kitchener, Ont. : Pandora Press
Authors
John B. Toews, John Roy Staples, Harvey Leonard Dyck

Description

This book tells the story of the night-time massacre of 136 innocent Mennonites at Eichenfeld/Dubovka (Novopetrovka) on October 26 to 27, 1919, and elsewhere in the Nikolaipole volost during the years 1918-1920. It includes eyewitness accounts and reminiscences by Mennonites and Ukrainians, as well as an analysis of the origins and roots of the event and reflections on its legacy. Compiled, edited, translated by Harvey L. Dyck, John R. Staples, and John B. Toews.