Nikolay and Maria Yefremov

Nikolay and Maria Yefremov moved to Spokane from their native Ukraine 18 years ago. Persecuted for their faith in their homeland, the couple endured adversity and horror during Josef Stalin's reign, World War II and the years after. They've been married 70 years.

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Sat., April 3, 2010

Nikolay and Maria Yefremov sit for a portrait in the north Spokane home of their extended family Friday, March 26, 2010.

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Nikolay and Maria Yefremov are shown early in their marriage in a photo from their scrapbook.

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Nikolay and Maria Yefremov stand with their family at their home in Ukraine in this scrapbook photo, photographed at their north Spokane home Friday, March 26, 2010.

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The house in Ukraine where Nikolay and Maria Yefremov raised their children is seen in this December 2007 photograph.
A photo from the scrapbook of Nikolay and Maria Yefremov.
A photo of Nikolay and Maria Yefremov early in their marriage sits next to a photo of four of their children in a family scrapbook.

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