 Upenyu hunobva hwava hwakaoma zvikuru Hondo Yenyika I painotanga uye panova nokusava nechokwadi nokuvimbika kwevaMennonite nokuti vanotaura chiGerman. Upenyu hunobva hwava nyore apo nharaunda yacho inogara mauto eAustria neGermany. Zvisinei, Russia inowira muchisimba apo vanobva muna 1917, neFebruaryuye October Revolutions. Vashandi vokuRussia vari papurazi racho vanotsiva nevaMennonite. Vabereki vaKatya nevanununa vake, asi hanzvadzi mbiri dzinourawa noutsinye. Pashure pemakore orombo uye pedyo nenzara. Katya, murume wake, hanzvadzi dzake, uye vanasekuru navanambuya vake vakazotamira kuCanada muna 1923, kuti vagare muManitoba: Pakati pa1923 na1930, vaMennonite vanenge 25 000 vakatiza mhirizhonga yakatanga muSoviet Union. 