This year was an especially auspicious
occasion as this was the 110th anniversary of this event. Since the original
Burning of Arms, which indicated the Doukhobor's firm pacifist stand,
this occasion has been commemorated every year, wherever Doukhobors lived.
A highlight of the program was Larry Ewashen reading about the Arms Burning
as it was planned and instructed by Peter V. Verigin in exile. This was
from a book written by Peter's younger brother Grisha, in which he details
the Doukhobor history in Russia during the time of Peter's exile, until
his death in Canada in 1924.
This book is currently being translated by Larry Ewashen, Curator, and Dr. Galina Alexeeva, Head of Academic Research at Yasnaya Polyana, the Museum of Tolstoy in Russia.
Alex Wishlow remembers our Doukhobor ancestors.
