Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Long Journey from Russia to Canada traces the dramatic migration of one family against the backdrop of revolution and upheaval in the early twentieth century.

Drawing on Heinrich Kroeger’s diaries, family letters, and extensive archival research, the narrative follows Heinrich, Helena, and their five children as they leave a long-established Russian Mennonite community. War, revolution, typhus, and economic collapse force them from familiar surroundings and into the difficult decision to seek a new life abroad.

The book follows their 1926 journey from the Soviet Union to the Canadian West, where they must adapt to an arid landscape and unfamiliar conditions. Through personal accounts, it illuminates the faith, resilience, and community ties that sustained Mennonite immigrants as they rebuilt their lives on the Prairies.

This work will appeal to readers interested in immigration stories, Russian and Canadian history, Mennonite heritage, and the lived experience of ordinary families caught in sweeping historical change.

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