Yauhim Kipel is one of the Belarusian emigrants whose name is mentioned in official history books. He played a role in the establishment of the Belarusian Institute of Culture and Arts in the United States. Episodes is not just Yauhim Kipel's autobiography. The narrative begins with Kipel recalling how his parents selected a school for their children. Kipel describes in great detail historical conditions and developments that forced Belarusian nationalists into exile. His family fled abroad for fear of persecution at the hands of Stalin's secret police. Stalinism did not only target people but also institutions, education establishments and monuments. Kipel recalls the beginning of migration together with Germans, and emigration to the United States after the allied troops and the Red Army captured Germany.