Elena Govor

This is the story of Leandro Illin and his family who settled in Australia in 1910 after roaming the world seeking a new home. Five years later, in the face of official opposition, Leandro married a Ngadjon Aboriginal woman, Kitty Clarke. Following her death in 1925, he raised their six children by himself in outback Queensland, struggling to eke out...

Russian Anzacs in Australian History by Elena Govor gives voice to a part of Australian cultural history that has remained silent until now. Extraordinarily, it was men born in the former Russian Empire who constituted the most numerous group in the First Australian Imperial Force, after those of Anglo or Celtic background—almost one thousand Russian Anzacs. This book explores the...