They Called Him a Radical: The Memoirs of Pete Maloff and the Making of a Doukhobor Pacifist

Peter “ Pete” Maloff was born in Saskatchewan in 1900, the year after the first Doukhobors, including his parents, immigrated to Canada. Living through the eras of WWI and WWII in a Doukhobor community strengthened his deep-rooted belief in pacifism and, at a young age, he dedicated himself completely to the idea that there must be another way to solve conflicts. This quest, as well as Maloff’ s status as an ‘ outsider,’ was not always welcomed— judges and wardens considered him a radical a...