About the book
About the authors
Authors
Aleksandr Savchenko
Savchenko Alexander Petrovich is a doctor and theologian, clergyman, poet and writer, author of bestsellers 'Diamonds of Thought,' 'Companion of a Christian Doctor,' 'Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge,' and 'Pearls of Thought.' He graduated from the Mariupol State University Medical Institute and the Odessa Theological Seminary. He served as a pastor and missionary in Ukraine and the USA.
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George Amegin
One of the few emigrants who came to California from China, slightly before the Loktev family. George's father was at the origins of the First Slavic Church. It was he who invited the Karpets family in 1964 to move from Canada to California.
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Aleksandr Zaletsky
When on May 25, 1956, two months premature, I was born, the midwife who delivered me told my mother: 'He won't survive'... However, her predictions did not come true. I survived! Thanks to the efforts of my grandmother and the prayers of my parents.
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Eduard Kurat
Pastor of the "Philadelphia" church in Ternopil, Ukraine. In 1999, he moved with his family from Donbass to Ternopil for missionary work. Poet-bard, author of several collections. Married. Together with his wife Elena, they raised three children.
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Aleksandr Savelyev
'My creative biography,' writes the author, 'is unremarkable. Like most people, during school years there were first attempts to surprise the world with some talent. I sent my "masterpieces" to "Pionerskaya Pravda." My poems were published in the school newspaper.'
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Yulia Balatskaya
Yulia was born the fourth child of Timofey Balatsky and Tatyana Kudas. She grew up shy and moderately cheerful, but always inquisitive. She always listened with interest to her parents' stories about their childhood, how they met, and their lives. Just before graduating from school, Yulia and her classmates were assigned to create a family tree and write their family tree. That's where it all began! At the time, she had very little information, but this inspired her desire to learn as much as possible and write about her ancestors.
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Lyubov Bondarenko
Born on Sakhalin, her mother's parents were exiled from Ukraine to Siberia, and after the Japanese war, her mother ended up on Sakhalin. She began composing poetry long ago, even before she could write, so her early poems have not survived. In 1986, Lyuba moved to Ukraine, considering the country her historical homeland. In 1999, she was baptized by full immersion and vowed to God that she would dedicate His gift to His glory. Since then, she has written every day. After all, He gives true inspiration. Lyuba is happy to serve people with her gift. She has already published ten collections of poems dedicated to the Lord.
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Tatyana Butaeva
Tatyana is originally from Dnipro, Ukraine, but has long lived in Sacramento, California. She describes herself: “My blood is a mixture of many nationalities. I’m a walking cocktail. I know for sure that we have Jewish ancestors on both my mother’s and father’s sides; my great-grandfather, an Austrian citizen, was Catholic and lived in Vienna. I have a Ukrainian grandmother and even a Gypsy great-grandmother. Perhaps that’s why I’m so drawn to the four elements, and I get a quick boost from them.
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Miervaldis Dreyers
I was baptized into the Evangelical Christian Baptist Brotherhood in 1975. I have lived in the United States since 1990. My father was Latvian, and my mother's passport says she is Russian (in reality, more Belarusian). Although I never lived in Latvia, my unforgettable father taught me Latvian. My native language, of course, remains Russian. I recently translated Isabella Alden (Penzie)'s book "Unto the End" from English. This Christian writer is already familiar to Russian readers through her books "EsterPid," "Julia Reed," and "Tim and His Lamp."
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Leontiy Zhidkov
Leonty Mikhailovich Zhidkov was born in Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Krai. He attended school there. In 1974, he married and moved with his family to Pyatigorsk. Since 1988, he has lived in Ulyanovsk, on the Volga River. He worked for a long time at the AVIASTAR aircraft manufacturing plant, in the signaling and communications shop. He has been retired for over ten years. He graduated from the Simbirsk Missionary College with a Bachelor's degree in Missiology.
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Olesya Perepelkina
I was born into a simple working-class family in the beautiful, green city of Vinnytsia, which remains my small homeland to this day. I heard about God from my grandmother from early childhood. I would ask her questions, but she couldn't tell me much because she didn't have a Bible. Those were the days of atheism. One day, after answering a teacher's question about the spring holidays, I talked about Easter. The whole class ridiculed me. I became a believer at a young age. I worked as a teacher organizer. Sometimes believers would come to the school and give lectures about God.
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Lyudmila Romanovich
Lyudmila Romanovich (née Postnikova) was born in Marneuli, Georgian SSR, to a naval pilot. Her father's assignments at various places of service led her to wander throughout the Soviet Union, including Georgia, Crimea, Kamchatka, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Krasnodar. She came to the United States in 2006. She lives in Sacramento, California. She is a member of the LOTUS creative association. She writes poetry and short stories. Her work has been published in the newspapers Diaspora, Nashi Dni, and Shalom La Israel.
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Valentin Siniy
Pastor Valentin Sinyi was born in the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, to a Baptist Christian family, during an era when faith was not only banned but also closely monitored. It was a time when his family lived on the edge between hope and fear. From childhood, Valentin remembered evenings when his parents would gather in the living room to read the Bible. These quiet moments were filled with awe, but also anxiety. His parents often paused, listening to see if anyone was eavesdropping behind the door. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the author was studying at a polytechnic college.
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Udo Sokolovsky
Udo Sokolowski is a pastor, musician, and director. As a pastor, he received a Doctor of Theology degree in 2017. As a musician, he has written and co-written several Christian songs. With the band "Ecclesiastes," he has performed 1,600 concerts in Europe and North America. As a director, he wrote and directed five films in the "God-Seeking of the Slavic Peoples" series (produced by Alexander Shevchenko). He is married, has two children, and seven grandchildren.
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Vitaliy Sorokun
Vitaliy Sorokun graduated with honors from the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Kharkiv State University in 1997 and from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law Academy of Ukraine in 1999. In 2009, he defended his PhD dissertation on "International Legal Protection of the Right to Freedom of Conscience and Religion." He is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Law at the National Law University (Kharkiv). He is a professional translator and the author of scientific publications, textbooks, and a monograph.
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Nina Tikhonina
Nina Tikhonina (maiden name Savisko) was born in Ukraine, but lived in the Caucasus, in the city of Sukhumi, from the age of one month. In 1974, she married, had children, and devoted herself entirely to family matters. Since childhood, she loved poetry, but only after age fifty did she dare to write poetry. This creative impulse coincided with her move to America, to Sacramento, where Nina currently lives and continues to delight readers with her poems. Read the author's poems.
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Konstantin Shishkin
He was born in 1970 in Ukraine, in the city of Vinnytsia. The family was non-believing. "My mother repented, and after 5 years literally prayed me out from God," says the author. Konstantin himself repented at the age of 30 and accepted Jesus Christ into his heart, entered into a covenant with God. A year after believing, God sent him a bride from the USA, from the city of Sacramento, named Lena. He was going to go to the USA to get married, but ended up in prison – for past sins that he had committed before repentance.
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Vitaliy Polozov
The writer Vitaly Polozov is a Christian and the author of many books about Christians. Based on real events, his novels depict the era of persecution that took place in the 20th century in the former Soviet Union. Although the books recount the persecution of Christians in this atheistic country, they, like all works by a Christian writer, reflect the victory of light over darkness, of truth over lies, and of good over evil. And in this struggle, man’s sole hope in the Lord Jesus Christ and His transforming power is affirmed.
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