Svetlana Forsova

Forsowa Svetlana (Svetlana Forsow, Russian: Светлана Форсова, Ukrainian: Світлана Форсова) is a Russian journalist from Korenovsk, city in Kuban region of Russian Federation. Svetlana Forsowa has written a number of articles and a few books dedicated to the history and culture of the Kuban region and its Cossack people, its prominent people and interesting places.

Biography

Photo of the times of First World War (1914−1919). First to the left − military officer Fedor Ivan's son Vorobkalo, grandfather of Svetlana, citizen of the Babych-Korenovski village near modern Korenovsk, descendant of migrants from Cherkassy region of the first half of the 19th century

Forsow is of mixed Russian and Ukrainian (Ukrainorussian) Cossack origin. Her father, Myhail Trofim's son Forsow (Forsov) is of Russian Don Cossack origin, his forefathers are from registry cossacks of Russian Empire and Imperial Army. Her mother, Eufrosinia Fedor's daughter née Vorobkalo is of Ukrainian Cossack origin, but in imperial registries of Russian Empire her forefathers had been written not as registry cossacks but as registry Christians (крестьяне).

Forsow was born in typical Soviet family of the time. Father, Myhail Forsow fought in World War II against the Nazis, and returned home after the war. His brother Peter (1921-1943), uncle of Svetlana was killed during World War II. Mother of Svetlana many years worked as librarian in different regional libraries and was known in professional circles.

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