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Doukhobor village of Vosnesenya,
Thunder Hill Colony, Manitoba
ca. 1899
Assisted by American and British Quakers, more than
7,400 Doukhobors immigrated to Canada in 1898-1899 after
the federal government promised to relax its homestead
regulations and allow members of the religious sect
to register for individual homesteads but to live communally.
As evident in this photograph of Vosnesenya, village
layout and architecture was copied from Doukhobor communal
villages in Caucasia. Concessions regarding military
service and education were also extended to the Doukhobors
by the Canadian government.
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