Chuck Palahniuk — writer (fight club) with roots in the Russian Empire
Chuck Palahniuk. Novelist of Fight Club, born in Pasco, Washington. Born in Pasco, Washington, in 1962 to Fred Palahniuk and Carol Tallent; he is of French and Ukrainian descent. His paternal grandfather came from Ukraine to Canada and then to New York in 1907; sources do not name his town or region, so whether he came from the Russian or the Austrian part of Ukraine is not known.
"Paternal grandfather emigrated from Ukraine to Canada and then, in 1907, to New York."
Migration storyTracing the roots — Ukraine (paternal grandfather; town, region and sovereign not documented)
Born in Pasco, Washington, in 1962 to Fred Palahniuk and Carol Tallent; he is of French and Ukrainian descent. His paternal grandfather came from Ukraine to Canada and then to New York in 1907; sources do not name his town or region, so whether he came from the Russian or the Austrian part of Ukraine is not known.
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Ukraine (paternal grandfather; town, region and sovereign not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"The lower you fall, the higher you'll fly."