Myroslav Petriw is a lifelong student of the history and politics of Ukraine, from which his parents emigrated after the Second World War. He was an observer during the 2004 elections in that country. He resides in Vancouver.
Think Hollywood action-adventure film Romancing the Stone, with a
dash of a young 'Indiana Jones' thrown in. Except what takes
Yaroslaw's Treasure beyond the action, lightness, and romance into
greater depths are the political issues it raises. It makes sense
of them by staging a living, historical context for the modern-day
contentions.
Disputed origins and independence of Ukraine entwine with actions
of the empire-addicted, KGB-controlled Russia to create a maze
through which Yaroslaw quests for the treasure, a voyage as
mysterious and dangerous as the deep caves of the mediaeval
Ukrainian kingdom of Kyivan Rus' into which we are led.
This spectacular expedition tumbles us into the depths of those
caves. We encounter Kyiv's heroic, but realistically and humorously
rendered, defenders during the Mongol destruction of the city in
1240. We emerge at the dawning of the Orange Revolution 764 years
later, when the heroes of the twenty-first century supplant those
of the thirteenth. From beginning to end, a journey to
treasure!
*Myroslava Oleksiuk, film-maker, editor of ePOSHTA, Independent
Ukrainian Internet News Magazine*
A riveting book!
*Nash Holos radio show*
An innocent Canadian meets Ukrainian reality in a fast-paced tale
blending fact and fiction marvellously.
*Nestor Gayowsky*
Historically accurate and well researchedfrom the sacking of Kyiv,
through the 1940s wartime episodes, into the Orange
RevolutionPetriw displays a very good grasp of the political
goings-on in Ukraine. This drama of delightful realism will be
enjoyed by many.
*Bohdan Onyschuk, Chair, Canada Ukraine Foundation*
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