"Ivanna Maszczak was born in the village of Krupets to a Greek Orthodox priest and a teacher. She had a happy childhood surrounded by music, poetry, and lively discussions."
"After being arrested in 1948 for collaborating with the Ukrainian underground movement, Ivanna was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor in the sub-arctic gulag at Magadan, Kolyma."
"Upon her release in 1955, Ivanna moved to the UK in the mid-1960s, where she worked as a librarian and became a well-known figure in the Ukrainian community."
"Throughout her life in the UK, Ivanna maintained her connections to Ukraine and supported its independence movement through the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain."
Ivanna Maszczak, who lived to be 100, endured a seven-year imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp due to her support for Ukrainian independence. After her release in 1955, she moved to the UK in the mid-1960s, where she maintained her connections to Ukraine through community involvement. Born in Ukraine, she had a creative upbringing and completed her education during WWII. Following her imprisonment, she worked as a librarian in Poland before settling in Notting Hill, London, where she became a local celebrity in the Ukrainian community.
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