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eople were forbidden to celebrate New Year's or
decorate New Year trees (In the Soviet Union, people never celebrated
Christmas, but rather New Year's on January 1, hence people had "New Year
trees" instead of "Christmas trees"). I don't remember what year it was
when Postyshev allowed people to celebrate the New Year. (Editor's note:
Pavel Postyshev, 1887-1939, was a Soviet Communist Party activist). So,
this family invited me to celebrate either New Year or Christmas with them.
decorate New Year trees (In the Soviet Union, people never celebrated
Christmas, but rather New Year's on January 1, hence people had "New Year
trees" instead of "Christmas trees"). I don't remember what year it was
when Postyshev allowed people to celebrate the New Year. (Editor's note:
Pavel Postyshev, 1887-1939, was a Soviet Communist Party activist). So,
this family invited me to celebrate either New Year or Christmas with them.
Period
Location
Ukraine
Interview
Emilia Kushnir