Dimitry Vladimirovich Pospielovsky - Revision history

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	==Further activities==		==Further activities==

	From 1959 to 1967, Dimitry worked ~~for~~ the ~~BBC (~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC British Broadcasting Corporation]), as a programmer/broadcaster and later as a head of a research writing section.		From 1959 to 1967, Dimitry worked on the staff of the “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC British Broadcasting Corporation]” (BBC), as a programmer/broadcaster and later as a head of a research writing section. He worked also for “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe/Radio_Liberty Radio Svoboda]” (Freedom).

	During this time, he became a regular contributor to the religious programming and broadcasting in Russian to the Soviet audiences. Religious broadcasting had been a very significant aspect of Dimitry's work (and he continued to contribute to the religious broadcasting all his life). Radio broadcasting was an opportunity to reach, inform, and connect with the Russian believers in the atheistic Soviet state. Moreover, he took part in round table discussions, and he delivered talks for the Russian sections at the BBC, Radio Liberty, and even the CBC. Of course, the topics dealt mostly with the persecution and harassment of believers under the Soviet regime.		During this time, he became a regular contributor to the religious programming and broadcasting in Russian to the Soviet audiences. Religious broadcasting had been a very significant aspect of Dimitry's work (and he continued to contribute to the religious broadcasting all his life). Radio broadcasting was an opportunity to reach, inform, and connect with the Russian believers in the atheistic Soviet state. Moreover, he took part in round table discussions, and he delivered talks for the Russian sections at the BBC, Radio Liberty, and even the CBC. Of course, the topics dealt mostly with the persecution and harassment of believers under the Soviet regime.

			He was involved in these and other activities during the same time when he was pursuing further education.

			During 1967-1969, Dimitry worked as a research associate writer at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Institution Hoover Institution] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University Stanford University], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States USA].

			From 1969-1972, Dimitry worked for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe/Radio_Liberty Radio Liberty] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich Munich], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany West Germany].

	==Further education==		==Further education==

	Dimitry ~~then~~ enrolled in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London University of London], [https://www.britannica.com/place/England England], from which he graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree in 1961. Upon graduating, he entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_School_of_Economics London School of Economics], from which he graduated with a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Degree in 1967.		At the same time that he was active in broadcasting and in research, Dimitry enrolled in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London University of London], [https://www.britannica.com/place/England England], from which he graduated with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Arts Master of Arts] (M.A.) Degree in 1961.

			Upon graduating, he entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_School_of_Economics London School of Economics], from which he graduated with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Philosophy Master of Philosophy] (M.Phil.) Degree in 1967.

	In 1967, he defended his doctoral thesis in the [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom United Kingdom].		In 1967, he defended his doctoral [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis thesis] in the [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom United Kingdom].

	Dimitry worked as representative of the Labour Alliance at the radio station “[https://www.rferl.org/Russia Free Russia]”, a short-wave radio station which broadcasted into the territory of the [https://www.britannica.com/place/Soviet-Union Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] (USSR), and which distributed anti-communist literature.		Dimitry worked as representative of the Labour Alliance at the radio station “[https://www.rferl.org/Russia Free Russia]”, a short-wave radio station which broadcasted into the territory of the [https://www.britannica.com/place/Soviet-Union Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] (USSR), and which distributed anti-communist literature.

	In the 1960s and early 1970s, he was on the staff of the radio stations “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC British Broadcasting Corporation]” (BBC) and “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe/Radio_Liberty Svoboda]” (Freedom).

	From 1967 to 1972, Dimitry worked for the BBC as a programmer/broadcaster and as a research associate writer at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Institution Hoover Institution] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University Stanford University], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States USA].

	==London, Ontario ; University of Western Ontario, 1972==		==London, Ontario ; University of Western Ontario, 1972==

	In 1972, Dimitry Pospielovsky accepted a teaching position at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario University of Western Ontario].		Then, in 1972, Dimitry Pospielovsky accepted a teaching position at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario University of Western Ontario], and he moved back to Canada, to London, Ontario.

	From 1972~~-1997~~, Professor Dimitry Pospielovsky taught [https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Russia Russian history] and Modern European History at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario University of Western Ontario] in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/london London], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ontario Ontario]. During this time, he was actively researching the history of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Russia Orthodox Church in Russia] in the 20th century.		From 1972 through1997, Professor Dimitry Pospielovsky taught [https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Russia Russian history] and Modern European History at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario University of Western Ontario] in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/london London], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ontario Ontario]. During this time, he was actively researching the history of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Russia Orthodox Church in Russia] in the 20th century.


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	From the time of his arrival in London, he became a member of [~~[London ON Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church 1950 \|~~Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church]] there.		From the time of his arrival in London, Dimitry became a member of [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/London_ON_Christ_the_Saviour_Russian_Orthodox_Church_1950 Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church] there.

	[[File:Christ the Savour Russian Orthodox Church London ON1.jpg]] '''Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church, London, Ontario'''		[[File:Christ the Savour Russian Orthodox Church London ON1.jpg]] '''Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church, London, Ontario'''
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	==Founding Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, 1977==		==Founding Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, 1977==

	In 1977, Professor Dimitry Pospielovsky was one of the founders and active members of the [http://www.holytransfiguration.ca/history/ parish] of the [~~[London ON~~ Holy ~~Tranfiguration Antiochian~~ Orthodox ~~Church 1916 \|Holy Transfiguration]~~] in London, Ontario. The other main founder of this parish was [~~[William S Bush \|~~Dr. William Bush]], who also was a professor at Western University.		In 1977, Professor Dimitry Pospielovsky was one of the founders and active members of the [http://www.holytransfiguration.ca/history/ parish] of the [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/London_ON_Holy_Transfiguration_Antiochian_Orthodox_Church_1916 Holy Transfiguration Orthodox parish] in London, Ontario. The other main founder of this parish was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/William_S_Bush Dr. William Bush], who also was a professor at Western University.

	The main reason for the founding of this community (already a [[London ON Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 1936, 1952 \|Greek]] and a [[London ON Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church 1950 \|Russian]] parish existed in the city) was because of the perceived need of the English language. There was a strong concern amongst various persons in the city (of various national backgrounds) that without the availability of the English language in the services, the children of the Orthodox Christian Faithful were greatly at risk of falling away from the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity Orthodox Christian Faith]. Thus, this community had its beginning from an Orthodox Christian Fellowship group that met at the university. It was the young people themselves who perceived this need, and they found support.		The main reason for the founding of this community (already a [[London ON Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 1936, 1952 \|Greek]] and a [[London ON Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church 1950 \|Russian]] parish existed in the city) was because of the perceived need of the English language. There was a strong concern amongst various persons in the city (of various national backgrounds) that without the availability of the English language in the services, the children of the Orthodox Christian Faithful were greatly at risk of falling away from the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity Orthodox Christian Faith]. Thus, this community had its beginning from an Orthodox Christian Fellowship group that met at the university. It was the young people themselves who perceived this need, and they found support.

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	Despite the broad geography of his future life, Dimitry Pospielovsky considered [https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia Russia] to be his motherland. This explains many of the facts and facets of his biography and interests. For example, in 1953, Dimitry (already an activist) became a member of the “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_of_Russian_Solidarists Labour Alliance of Russian Solidarists]” in Germany, the most active and consistent anti-soviet organisation of the second half of the last century. While a student in Montréal, Dimitry joined a Russian anti-communist branch of the same alliance. He spent some time in West Germany, where that organisation's headquarters was located.		Despite the broad geography of his future life, Dimitry Pospielovsky considered [https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia Russia] to be his motherland. This explains many of the facts and facets of his biography and interests. For example, in 1953, Dimitry (already an activist) became a member of the “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_of_Russian_Solidarists Labour Alliance of Russian Solidarists]” in Germany, the most active and consistent anti-soviet organisation of the second half of the last century. While a student in Montréal, Dimitry joined a Russian anti-communist branch of the same alliance. He spent some time in West Germany, where that organisation's headquarters was located.

	==Higher ~~educaton~~, Montréal==		==Higher education, Montréal==

	Upon graduating from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Williams_University Sir George Williams College] in Montréal, Dimitry studied political science and economics at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_University Concordia University] in ~~Montreal~~, from which he graduated and from which he received the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in 1957.		Upon graduating from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Williams_University Sir George Williams College] in Montréal, Dimitry studied political science and economics at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_University Concordia University] in Montréal, from which he graduated and from which he received the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts Bachelor of Arts] (B.A.) degree in 1957.

			==Further activities==

			From 1959 to 1967, Dimitry worked for the BBC ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC British Broadcasting Corporation]), as a programmer/broadcaster and later as a head of a research writing section.

			During this time, he became a regular contributor to the religious programming and broadcasting in Russian to the Soviet audiences. Religious broadcasting had been a very significant aspect of Dimitry's work (and he continued to contribute to the religious broadcasting all his life). Radio broadcasting was an opportunity to reach, inform, and connect with the Russian believers in the atheistic Soviet state. Moreover, he took part in round table discussions, and he delivered talks for the Russian sections at the BBC, Radio Liberty, and even the CBC. Of course, the topics dealt mostly with the persecution and harassment of believers under the Soviet regime.

	==Further education==		==Further education==

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	It was not until 1949 that they were able to travel (by ship) to Canada.		It was not until 1949 that they were able to travel (by ship) to Canada.

	==Life in Canada, ~~1945~~==		==Life in Canada, 1949==

	~~After 1945~~, ~~the family~~ settled ~~briefly~~ in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~West_Germany West Germany~~], ~~after which they emigrated to~~ [https://~~www~~.~~britannica~~.~~com~~/~~place~~/~~Canada Canada~~] ~~from Europe~~.		When they landed in Canada in 1959, they settled first in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkland_Lake Kirkland Lake], in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_Ontario Northeastern Ontario].

	~~They first settled in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkland_Lake Kirkland Lake], in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_Ontario Northeastern Ontario].~~ Somewhat later, they moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal Montréal], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec Québec], where Dimitry Vladimirovich completed his high school education.		Somewhat later, they moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal Montréal], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec Québec], where Dimitry Vladimirovich completed his high school education, and then his undergraduate education.

	Despite the broad geography of his future life, Dimitry Pospielovsky considered [https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia Russia] to be his motherland. This explains many of the facts and facets of his biography and interests. For example, in 1953, Dimitry (already an activist) became a member of the “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_of_Russian_Solidarists Labour Alliance of Russian Solidarists]” in Germany, the most active and consistent anti-soviet organisation of the second half of the last century. While a student in Montréal, Dimitry joined a Russian anti-communist branch of the same alliance. He spent some time in West Germany, where that organisation's headquarters was located.		Despite the broad geography of his future life, Dimitry Pospielovsky considered [https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia Russia] to be his motherland. This explains many of the facts and facets of his biography and interests. For example, in 1953, Dimitry (already an activist) became a member of the “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_of_Russian_Solidarists Labour Alliance of Russian Solidarists]” in Germany, the most active and consistent anti-soviet organisation of the second half of the last century. While a student in Montréal, Dimitry joined a Russian anti-communist branch of the same alliance. He spent some time in West Germany, where that organisation's headquarters was located.

	==Higher educaton, Montréal==		==Higher educaton, Montréal==

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	Then, with the end of the war, the family stayed in West Germany in a refugee camp (in fact, a Displaced Persons Camp), as did very many other people.		Then, with the end of the war, the family stayed in West Germany in a refugee camp (in fact, a Displaced Persons Camp), as did very many other people.

	In this camp, Dimitry's mother worked as an interpreter, and Dimitry attended the camp's Russian school. They applied for emigration to Canada, and they waited for 3 years for the immigration approval, and for the papers.		In this camp, Dimitry's mother worked as an interpreter, and Dimitry attended the camp's Russian school. They applied for emigration to Canada, and they waited for 3 years for the immigration approval, and for the papers.

			It was not until 1949 that they were able to travel (by ship) to Canada.

	==Life in Canada, 1945==		==Life in Canada, 1945==

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	In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father (a physician), who remained in Poland with his second wife. Before this, his father supported the family, working as a doctor.		In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father (a physician), who remained in Poland with his second wife. Before this, his father supported the family, working as a doctor.

	In Germany in 1945, for a short few months (before the Americans arrived), his mother and his older sister had hired themselves as cleaning staff to the German military.		In Germany in 1945, for a short few months (before the Americans arrived), his mother and his older sister had hired themselves as cleaning staff to the German military.

			Then, with the end of the war, the family stayed in West Germany in a refugee camp (in fact, a Displaced Persons Camp), as did very many other people.

			In this camp, Dimitry's mother worked as an interpreter, and Dimitry attended the camp's Russian school. They applied for emigration to Canada, and they waited for 3 years for the immigration approval, and for the papers.

	==Life in Canada, 1945==		==Life in Canada, 1945==

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	==Exile, 1944==		==Exile, 1944==

	In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father (a physician), who remained in Poland with his second wife.		In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father (a physician), who remained in Poland with his second wife. Before this, his father supported the family, working as a doctor.

			In Germany in 1945, for a short few months (before the Americans arrived), his mother and his older sister had hired themselves as cleaning staff to the German military.

	==Life in Canada, 1945==		==Life in Canada, 1945==

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	==Exile, 1944==		==Exile, 1944==

	In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father, who remained in Poland with his second wife.		In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father (a physician), who remained in Poland with his second wife.

	==Life in Canada, 1945==		==Life in Canada, 1945==

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	In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] ~~towards~~ the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. ~~At that time~~, ~~such an evacuation usually implied a time of service as a forced-labour farm worker or as some other forced-labour~~ in ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany]~~.		In 1944, he was yet 9 years old when he, his mother, and his 2 sisters evacuated towards the West to escape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union soviet communism] near the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]. The escape was made possible by his father, who remained in Poland with his second wife.

	==Life in Canada, 1945==		==Life in Canada, 1945==

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	In 1935, Dimitry Vladimirovich Pospielovsky was born in Ryasniki, a village at that time in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland Poland], but now in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivne Rivne Oblast], in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volhynia Volyn] region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine Ukraine]. Rivne (Rovno) is a city and region in that part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe Eastern Europe] which has changed its nationality 4 times during the 20th century. This is so because of the frequent political disturbances and movements of the borders (usually associated with wars).		In 1935, Dimitry Vladimirovich Pospielovsky was born in Ryasniki, a village at that time in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland Poland], but now in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivne Rivne Oblast], in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volhynia Volyn] region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine Ukraine]. Rivne (Rovno) is a city and region in that part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe Eastern Europe] which has changed its nationality 4 times during the 20th century. This is so because of the frequent political disturbances and movements of the borders (usually associated with wars).

	Dimitry Pospielovsky was a great-grandson of the prominent ~~Orthodox~~ paedagogue [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Ushinsky Konstantin Dmitrievich Ushinsky].		Dimitry Pospielovsky was a great-grandson of the prominent paedagogue [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Ushinsky Konstantin Dmitrievich Ushinsky], an acclaimed reformer of the Russian educational system in the 19th century.

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