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K olasky, John. E ducation in Soviet U kraine; a study in dis crim ination and R ussification. Toronto, P e te r M artin A ssoci ates, 1968. Pp. 238. W hat happens w hen a sincere U krainian C om m unist from C an ada goes to th e land of his an cestors to study th e U krainian language and lite ra tu re ? John K olasky, a C anadian high school teacher, w ith pro-Soviet sy m p a thies, spent tw o years a t th e Shevchenko U niversity in Kiev. He left fo r U kraine believing th a t “it w as a free republic in a v oluntary union enjoying th e w idest freedom fo r developm ent of its language, culture and cu s tom s.” He re tu rn ed to C anada w ith his illusions in sham bles and his luggage filled w ith loads of evidence to th e co n trary . John K olasky chose not to w rite a travelogue. In stead he produced a serious docum entary study, full of m eticulously researched data, statistica l analysis, in te r views and personal observations, w hich point out to th e deliber ate and system atic policy of in tensified R ussification in U k raine. K olasky found “a planned d is crim ination ag a in st U kraine and U krainians and a conspiracy ag ain st th e U krainian lan guage.” To m ost U krainians in th e free world, th is by itself, alas, is not a revelation. F rom his own van tag e point, how ever, w ith his special kind of inside knowledge K olasky is able to p resen t an extrem ely effective forceful indictm ent of th e R u s sian linguistic and cu ltural pol icy. He does it w ith th e w ealth of detailed data, in an unem o tional scholarly presentation, w ith th e cold logic of facts, in a h istorical and com parative p er spective. Wisdom is sometimes nearer when we stoop then when we soar. FAM ED U K R A IN IA N W OMEN W e frequently receive enquiries fiom our Branches asking for our help in selecting a patron from among the famous Ukrainian women of history. Even Branches who have already made their choice, often ash for information about the patron they have select ed. Beginning in this issue we will publish brief biographical sketches about noted Ukrainian women in the arts and sciences, and leaders in community life. Whenever pos sible, we will also publish their photographs. N atalia K obrynska (1851- 1920) is considered one of th e pioneers and founders of U k ra in ian w om en’s organizations, e s pecially in w estern U kraine. She founded th e firs t organization in 1884 in Stanislaviv. In 1887 she edited th e firs t publication fo r U krainian wom en — called “The F irs t G arland.” In 1891 she called a w om en’s convention in S try i (W estern U k rain e), a t w hich th e organizing of kin der g arten s w as discussed, and «he sent a p etitio n to th e A u strian P arliam en t dem anding th a t high schools for girls be opened in W estern U kraine and th a t girls be adm itted to universities. She w as also a w riter, p a rti cularly noted fo r h er sh o rt sto ries. Olha K obylanska (1863-1942), a very popular w riter. She w rote eight g re a t novels (The P rin cess, A cross th e B ridge, The Soil) and num erous sh o rt stories stressin g th e psychological em ancipation of women. She was very widely read and th u s had a g re a t influence on U krainian women in th e ir desire fo r e sth e tic beauty, personal independ ence, education and idealism . H er novel “The Soil” w as m ade into a m ovie in th e USSR and an o th er — “H erbs D ug on S unday” is now in th e film ing stage. U lana K ravchenko (1860- 1947) — teacher, poet and a pio- ner in w om en’s em ancipation. H er lyrical poem s nearly alw ays dealt w ith a w om an’s life. Be sides several collections of p o et ry, she also w rote fo u r books fo r children and h er m em oirs. U la n a K r a v c h e n k o O U R LIFE Edited by Editorial Board Published by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. 4936 N. 13th St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19141 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1969 г і N atalia K obrynska
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