Falling Stars: The story of Anzacs from Ukraine - Paperback

by Elena Govor (Author)

A collective biography of the men and women who came from the territory of present-day Ukraine to Australia at the beginning of the twentieth century, fought in the Australian Army in the First World War, and made their post-war lives in this strange and distant country. Through interviews, material history, and archival research, it brings their stories back to life.

Author Biography

Dr Elena Govor is an Australian writer and historian, born in Minsk, Belarus. She specialises in the history of Russian-Australian contact. In 1990 she came to Australia, the country of her childhood dreams, and now lives in Canberra, where she received her Doctorate in History from the Australian National University in 1996. She has been widely published in Russia and Australia.