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Sviatoslav Hordynskyi
Sviatoslav Hordynskyi Sas coat of arms (; 30 December 1906 – 20 May 1993) was a Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, artist, and art historian. In 1952 he became a full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Son of , brother of Bohdan-Zynovii, Volodymyr-Yevhen Hordynskyi, , wife of . Biography Sviatoslav Hordynskyi was born on 30 December 1906 in Kolomyia, now Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. As a child, due to hearing loss, Hordynskyi graduated from the Ukrainian Academic Gymnasium of Lviv in 1924 as an external student. Later he graduated from the Oleksa Novakivskyi Art School, and in 1928 from the Berlin Academy of Arts, and from 1929 he studied at the Académie Fernand Léger An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ... in Paris.''Білокінь С. ... [...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] |
