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USS Officers on Mount Makivka: Zenon Noskovskyi, Olena Stepaniv, Ivan Chmola, Osyp Yarymovych, Sofia HalechkoOfficers of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen on Mount Makivka: Zenon Noskovskyi, Olena Stepaniv, Ivan Chmola, Osyp Yarymovych, and Sofia Halechko. Mount Makivka (Skole Beskids, Carpathians) was the site of the USS battle against Russian forces in April–May 1915, in which Olena Stepaniv participated and for which she received the silver Medal for Bravery.
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Women and girls, possibly dressed to celebrate a wedding, in Ukraine's Pavlohrad Region in 1909
A village scene from Ukraine's Volyn region in 1909
Bridesmaid from the area of Gródek Jagielloński in Volhynia, Poland (now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). The woman is shown wearing a traditional Ukrainian floral crown, known as a vinok. Her attire also includes a multi-strand beaded necklace and a traditional garment.
The photograph is from a series and is dated between 1925 and 1939. The title of the work is "Druhna z okolic Gródka Jagiellońskiego na Wołyniu", which translates to "Bridesmaid from the area of Gródek Jagielloński in Volhynia".
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Gazda from Verkhovyna
Paraska Portrait
Gazda from KolomyjskeSince ancient times, Ukrainians lived in harmony with nature and were skilful owners, using the knowledge and experience of their ancestors. That's why the Canadian government massively helped them with emigration to Canada at the end of the 19th century, so that they could work on endless uncultivated lands.
Musician from KolomyiGalicia is famous for its musical diversity, which is deeply integrated into social life even today.
HutculAn ethnographic group of Ukrainians who live in the Carpathians and who, according to one version, are descendants of the most ancient tribe of the chronicled Uliches.
Ukrainian ethnic house interiorThe walls in the house were sometimes decorated with plant ornaments. Sometimes our ancestors added here images of birds - roosters, jackdaws, magpies. These drawings were made with oil paints.
A man on a fenceOne of the many photos of people and the area where Paraska-Plytka Horytsvit lived
Magic of CarpathianParaska created her own microcosm, which exists on the border between truth and fiction, where the real is so closely intertwined with the mystical that it is impossible to separate them. Her life is a difficult path of trials, including 10 years of Soviet camps for the help of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
