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Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Lubomyr Yosypovych Chaykivsky (; ; 23 May 1918 – 1974) was a Ukrainian, Polish and Austrian tennis player in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He is a first Ukrainian who competed at the Davis Cup, representing Austria Davis Cup team, Austrian team in 1949 Davis Cup, 1949. He was a finalist of the Polish Junior Tennis Championships in singles and doubles (1936), the Ukrainian SSR Tennis Championships winner and the USSR Championships (tennis), USSR Tennis Championships finalist in doubles (1940), two-time winner of the Austrian Open Kitzbühel tournament in 1948 and 1950. Early life Lubomyr Chaykivsky was born on 23 May 1918 in Warsaw in the family of Joseph Chaykivsky, a teacher and long-time principal of the local women's pedagogical seminary.Енциклопедія Коломийщини. Зшиток 12, літера Ч. — Коломия: Вік, 2001. — с. 9-10 At the age of 10, Lubomyr became a student at the Ukrainian State Gymnasium. Career in Kolomyia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolomyia
Kolomyia (, ), formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut, Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Kolomyia Raion, hosting the administration of Kolomyia urban hromada. The population is The city rests approximately halfway between Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi, in the centre of the historical region of Pokuttia, with which it shares much of its history. Kolomyia is a notable railroad hub, as well as an industrial centre (textiles, shoes, metallurgical plant, machine works, wood and paper industry). It is a centre of Hutsul culture. Until 1925 the town was the most populous town in the region. Before the The Holocaust, Holocaust about half the town’s population was Jews, Jewish. Etymology The city has alternative names for it in other languages: * ; * ; * ; * . According to Ukrainian etymological dictionaries, the name ''Kolomyia'' is a compound word formed from the roots of the noun ''kolo'' ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
