Country Canada Census division 5 Founder Anastasia Holoboff Local time Wednesday 4:21 PM | Region Southern Alberta Municipal district Vulcan County Founded 1926 Province Alberta | |
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Anastasia is an unincorporated community in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada that was once a small Doukhobor settlement. The settlement was located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Arrowwood on Township Road 206.
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Map of Anastasia, AB, Canada
History
In 1924 following the death of Peter Verigin, many Doukhobors of the Brilliant, British Columbia settlement claimed Anastasia F. Holuboff be the successor to Peter. A majority of the Doukhobors community disagreed and declared that the Verigin's son should become the new leader for the settlement. In 1926, Anastasia along with 160 of her followers broke away from the settlement to land that was bought two miles (3 km) west of the community of Shouldice, Alberta, where the new break-away communal settlement was formed.
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Anastasia, Alberta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA