Avhustyn Voloshyn giving a speech

Church in Svaliava, 1934A wooden Transcarpathian church in Svaliava among trees. Watercolour on paper, 1934.

“Foreword” to the Carpathian Rusyns, page 4Page four of the same Transcarpathian publication: about the Rus language, the history of Rus and the fate of the Carpathian Rusyns. Connected with Avhustyn Voloshyn's educational work.

“Foreword” to the Carpathian Rusyns, page of a publicationA page of a Transcarpathian publication with a “Foreword” addressed to the Carpathian Rusyns: about their language, land and place among the Slavic peoples. Connected with Avhustyn Voloshyn's educational work.

Nauka newspaper, no. 4, April 1913Front page of Nauka, “a spiritual and instructive newspaper for the Ugro-Rusyn people”, Uzhhorod, April 1913, 17th year of publication. The paper was edited by Avhustyn Voloshyn; this issue carries an Easter article.

Avhustyn Voloshyn among peopleAvhustyn Voloshyn in a hat and coat among a crowd of young people. Late 1930s – early 1940s; the event is not identified.

Avhustyn Voloshyn in a gardenAn elderly Avhustyn Voloshyn with a walking stick stands on a garden path. Probably during his Prague years (1939–1945).

Avhustyn Voloshyn in glasses, portraitPortrait of Avhustyn Voloshyn in glasses and clerical dress, 1930s–1940s. Reproduced from a publication.

Avhustyn Voloshyn at a church serviceA Greek Catholic service: priests in vestments, in the centre probably Avhustyn Voloshyn in glasses. Even as a politician, Voloshyn continued to celebrate the liturgy.

Avhustyn Voloshyn, portraitPortrait of Avhustyn Voloshyn, a Greek Catholic priest, prime minister of the autonomous government and president of Carpatho-Ukraine. After the Hungarian occupation of 1939 he lived in Prague and worked at the Ukrainian Free University; in May 1945 he was arrested in Prague. The date of the photo is unknown. Source: Wikimedia Commons.