Emigration of Galician Peasants to Canada at the End of the 19th and the Beginning of the 20th Century (Based on the Materials of the Newspaper «Ruslan»)

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Published: Jun 27, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31651/2413-8142-2024-31-Klish-Syrotiuk
Keywords:
emigration, peasants, newspaper «Ruslan», Halychyna, Canada.

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Andriy Klish
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-6064
Nazar Syrotiuk
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-163X

Abstract

The aim of this article is to investigate the process of emigration of Galician peasants to Canada at the end
of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century based on the materials of the newspaper «Ruslan.» The article analyzes the socio-economic and political factors that motivated the peasants to emigrate, highlights their experiences of relocation, adaptation to new living conditions, and the challenges they faced in their new environ6ment.
The scientific novelty of this article lies in the comprehensive analysis of the emigration of Galician peasants to Canada at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, based on previously unexplored materials from the newspaper «Ruslan».
Conclusions. The emigration of Galician peasants to Canada at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century
is an important historical phenomenon that reflects a wide range of socio-economic, political, and cultural changes. The main factors that prompted Galician peasants to emigrate were the agrarian crisis, low standard of living, limited opportunities for economic development, and national oppression. Many peasants saw Canada as an opportunity to improve their living conditions and secure a future for their families. The materials of the newspaper testify to the difficulties faced by emigrants in Canada. The lack of proper infrastructure, difficult working conditions, and the need to adapt to a new socio-cultural environment created significant challenges. Many emigrants managed to overcome these difficulties and achieve success, contributing to the development of the Ukrainian community in Canada. The emigration of Galician peasants to Canada at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century is a multifaceted phenomenon that reflects complex socio-economic and cultural processes. The materials of the newspaper «Ruslan» provide valuable information for understanding these processes
and their impact on the development of the Ukrainian community in Canada.

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Klish, A., & Syrotiuk, N. (2024). Emigration of Galician Peasants to Canada at the End of the 19th and the Beginning of the 20th Century (Based on the Materials of the Newspaper «Ruslan»). Ukrainian Peasant, (31). https://doi.org/10.31651/2413-8142-2024-31-Klish-Syrotiuk
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No. 31 (2024)
Section
Methodology, historiography and source studies of agrarian history
Author Biographies

Andriy Klish, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of History of Ukraine, Archeology and Special Branches of Historical Science, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-6064
Scopus-Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57214088961
e-mail: Klish_1980@tnpu.edu.ua

Nazar Syrotiuk, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University

Postgraduate student of the Department of History of Ukraine, Archeology and Special Branches of Historical Science, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-163X
e-mail: nazar.syrotjuk@gmail.com

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