British Columbia History

One Stop for Doukhobor Research

Jonathan J. Kalmakoff, guest editor of this issue, is the creator of doukhobor.org, a website dedicated to sharing stories about Doukhobor culture and history, and making research materials more accessible. We are pleased that he was able to spend time with us to talk about how his website came to be and about future projects that are underway behind the scenes.

Aimee Greenaway (AG) How long have you been researching Doukhobor history?

Jon Kalmakoff (JK) I have been seriously researching Doukhobor history for 25 years now, since graduating from the University of Saskatchewan in 1998.

AG What inspired you to create the Doukhobor Heritage website?

I have always been interested in history. I can

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