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LUDMILA STARITSKA- CHERNY AKHIVSKA AUTHOR — PATRIOT — MOTHER Ludmila Staritska-Chernyakhiv- ska was iborn in 1868. Her father Mikhaylo Star.itsky was an au thor who devoted his talent and work to the Ukrainian theatre. She inherited her skill from her father and also worked in drama turgic field. During :her life she produced a great deal of literary work, il>ut her plays top other writings and still hold their foot ing on the stage. Yet she .prevailed not only as a w riter; she was likewise a promi nent Ukrainian patriot. Her pat riotism was pervaded by fullness of heart and idealism. The year 1915—World War I. Within the Russian realm ex treme hostility was rife to the slightes-t expression of national consciousness of the Ukrainian people. In order to save the Uk rainian Club from suppression, its board decided to set up a hospital for wounded soldiers. Staritska- Chernyakhivska, who was on the board, had a 'bright idea to create at the hospital a school for the wounded. Her idea appealed ’to others. The board took pains to get to its hospital mostly Ukrain ian soldiers to be cared for. They were given books and lectures, also illiterate boys had an oppor tunity there to overcome tlhe і r incapacity to read or write. An atmosphere of friendly -coopera tion flowered within the institu tion which made its influence felt among the soldiers. Ludmila was the soul of the centre, and no wonder the boys were very grate ful to the members of the Uk rainian
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