Monday, January 31, 2022

EXPRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE

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I am in dept to my son, Paul, for all his support  and encouragement. He spent many hours offering advice and inputting the valuable data. A...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

USAT Merritt Passengers

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Russian exiles including women and children Original caption 7/6/1923 San Francisco CA. A group of Russian exiles on t...
Monday, December 30, 2019

526 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN ARRIVE FROM MANILA ON MILITARY TRANSPORT USAT MERRITT

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News Article from Oakland Tribune dated July 1, 1923 San Francisco, California -- Ruffled about by storms at sea, driven from port to port...
Monday, November 18, 2019

TRUNK OF TREASURED PHOTOS FOUND

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Recently Sandra Pushkin whose grandfather, Dmitry Pushkin, was on the USAT Merritt, shared an exciting find.  While renovating their home, s...
Friday, August 3, 2018

The Beginning and End of The USAT Merritt

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Photo Credit: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco The USAT MERRITT was built in China and launched in 1912.   Manila was ...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Last of the Czarist Navy

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

In Honor of Admiral Yuri Stark

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So many owe him for their improved future, the opportunity to find freedom and to begin a new life outside the clutches of communist Russia...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Admiral Stark in Paris, France

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    Before leaving the Philippines, Admiral Stark made arrangements to re-connect with his children in Paris.   To sustain himself and supp...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

From Vladivostok To Manila

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On October 23, 1922, the Siberian Flotilla, consisting of twenty three less-than sea-worthy vessels, set sail out of the Golden Horn Bay, V...
Friday, March 23, 2018

Stark's Flotilla Sets Sail

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Stark in Swedish means "strong." Yuri Karlovich Stark was born in St. Petersburg, October 20, 1878, of Swedish/Finnish stock...
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Friday, January 19, 2018

Admiral Yuri Karlovich Stark

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                                                           Admiral Yuri Stark                           ...
Monday, January 1, 2018

Freedom Not Allowed in Honolulu

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Honolulu Star Bulletin  June 20, 1923

Refugees Flee Red Terror

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     Honolulu Star Bulletin   June 20, 1923
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Peace Sought in America

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Honolulu Star Bulletin    June 20, 1923
Monday, December 18, 2017

Refugees Are Guests of Red Cross

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         Honolulu Advertiser   June 22, 1923