"Mother Maria" is a book I in trilogy of "God's Miracles in Lives of Regular People". It is an inspirational love story and Family Saga that motivates us to survive and succeed through the hardships of present-day time. This first book describes a true-life story of Countess Maria Kurbatov (my mother-in-law), during the period of early 1900s through 1950s on the territory of Ukraine, France and Germany. She was an incredible woman who endured many hardships and continued to be an exemplary individual. Multiple miraculous situations, life experiences, and faith made Countess Maria Kurbatov strong and taught her to value life.In Book I: main character, Maria Kotyk, was born in western Ukraine. In 1940, she graduated from medical school in France and after her engagement to a noble Frenchman arrived home. Dramatic political changes in her native land and tragedy of Nazi occupation pushed Maria into a whirlpool of vicious events. With Jewish people she was transported to a concentration camp, as "raw material" for Nazi experiments. Maria avoided execution, but she went through cruel torments and life-threatening ordeals. She prayed and God saved her.In Book II: a new visit to Ukraine in 1946 started for a pregnant Maria and her husband with tortures in NKVD (pre-KGB). The innocent couple was sentenced for 12 years of imprisonment in Siberia where their first son was born and kept for 10 years. They released the family from the camps, but did not issue them French passports and forbade their return to France. Her husband was murdered and she and her sons were nearly killed. Maria prayed and God created miracles.In Book III: Maria struggled to live, being homeless with kids. In 1962, Maria went to a monastery in Moscow where nuns suggested her to meet Leonid Brezhnev, a new leader of the country. He assisted Maria with work authorization and housing. Maria prayed and God helped.Mother Maria described all
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY I was born in 1952 in the Ukraine, part of the former Soviet Union. My father was a high ranking military officer in the Soviet army, and my mother was a housewife. Being a single child in the family I grew in warm atmosphere of love and care. My parents tried their best to develop my skills and talents. From five years of age I remember myself in tight schedule of different activities, such as musical school, the studio of young actors with acting, dancing and reciting by heart long poems; sport activities with gymnastics, running, skating and skiing. Every Sunday I had one hour of pleasure, playing chess with my father. In 1959 I became a student of one of the best schools in our region, where the talented and knowledgeable teachers took us in the world of fascinating knowledge. I can be honest, saying that from ten years of age my teachers and parents motivated me to write. I was an editor of our school newspaper and in High school - Newsletter. Most of all I was enjoying to write my personal journal. My daily events were recorded in the form of poems and short stories. On Saturdays, my parents arranged the family candle lit gatherings, where I read out load my first literary works. During the school years I participated and won multiple essay competitions in Ukrainian and Russian literatures. The language teachers encouraged me to undergo the University studies in journalism and creative writing. In 1969 I graduated from High school and being interested in studying the foreign languages and literatures, I continued my studies of German and English and graduated in 1977 with Diploma and Degree, as a language specialist of both languages and literatures. The years of under and post graduate schools were the most intensive in my life. I was married and became a mother of my son Roman. My schedule became three times busier, but there was no any interesting exhibition, performance, concert or a book that did not reach my attention.
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I found this book very intellectually informative and spiritually inspirational. It reminded me that throughout the history people underwent greater hardships than we endure today in our everyday life. In the worst case, we can lose a house or a car, however our life and freedom to succeed is not at jeopardy. What are we stressing about these days??? Why are we forgetting to live and love in each moment of our Life??? This book reminded me of true values of life!!! Grateful reader
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