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A PRINCESS FROM HALYCH (from article by Stepan Gela) During the reign of Jaroslav Osmomysl (1152-1187) the capital city of Halych in western Russ-Ukraine grew in size stature and power. Its 40 square kilometers are boasted of 40 white-stone churches and a royal palace of great architectual grandeaur. Between 1154-1157 Jaroslaw Osmomysl founded a magnificent ca thedral — "Uspenije Bohorodyci", which became the most impressive house of worship in that part of the country. In 1240 the capital was destroyed by the Tatars — in fact so thorough was the destruction that traces of the ancient royal palace evaded the inquisitive spade of the archeologists for many years. Finally in 1936 Dr. Jaroslaw Pasternak made a remarkable discovery — not only he uncovered the foundations of the famous old cathedral, but near it traces of the royal palace. In 1937 the archeologist unearthed the sarcophagus — coffin of Jaroslaw Osmomysl and behind it the grave of a young woman — from all deductions a princess of the royal house. World War II and its aftermath halted all further research on the site and it was not until 1951 that archeologists (under Soviet regime) again resumed the dig. However, Dr. Pasternak was not ac knowledged as the discoverer of the ancient treasure. The grave of the great ruler and that that of the young woman was found to be directly under the main entrance of the ancient cathedral — as was dictated by the custom of that day for burial of royalty. Both coffins contained only skeletal remains — no traces of clothing or other implements. The graves were obviously robbed. The remains of the young woman (only the skull remained) show her to have been about 18-20 years of age. A fragment of a headdress or diadem re mained on her forehead and its quality and style provided a lead that the girl was a member of the ruling class. Fragments of colored glass found in her coffin were deducted to be pieces of a cup containing blessed oils — a Byzantine tradition. Archeologist Pasternak reasoned on the basis of his find and logical deduction that the young woman must Саркофаґ кн. Ярослава Осмомисла і місце поховання (х) к н я ж н и . На перш ому пляні кам'яні п л и т и долівки Собору. The sarcophagus o f Jaroslav O sm om ysl and the b u ria l place o f the princess. have been a member of the royal house, perhaps the daughter of Jaroslaw Osmomysl, to have warranted such a coveted burial place. The fragments of head gear and glass also point to her high station in life. Today, the skull of the princess and the precious head dress fragments are displayed in the historical museum in Lviw. In other excavations on the site of old Halych, archeologists found many other treasures — mainly jewlery worn by wealthy women of the ancient city. Their style and quantity signifies wealth and close trade relations with other countries, particularly Byzantium. ON OUR COVER The sculptures pictured on our cover were done by Antin Pavlos. (1905-1954). His earlier works featured terra cota busts, sculptures of animals, especially horses, and representations of women. Often his subjects were of the peasant and working classes. His stule is real istic with some impressioniam - mostly light and natural. Eventually he became interested in historical personages. He designed the monuments of King Danylo, Duke Ro man of Halych and Hetman Bohdan Chmelnytskyj. The discoveries of Professor Yar- oslaw Pasternak in Krylos fascinated many. They caused much speculation and inspired many artistic creations. Much of the interest centered around the' unknown princess. She "inspired" Pavlos' and he sculpted his vision of her into a statue which was very popular in Halychyna at the time. Unfortunately the photograph that we printed does not transmit all the beauty of the work, but there is not another available now. "OUR LIFE" "Our Life" is faced with a serious problem. The number of subscribers is disappointingly low. In addition, we must contend with very late payments, often as much as two years delinquent. Such disastrous financial conditions can only lead to the inevitable collapse of our publication. In order to avert failure the content of the magazine must be charged to attract a wider audience. This can be done by eliminating all official re ports and other related matters and sub stituting in their place more articles of public interest. UNWLA official news can instead appear in a separate bulletin sent out only to UNWLA members. Suggestions for increased cir culation might be: 1. Mailing complimentary copies of the magazine to a wide range of people in hopes of attracting them as sub scribers 2. Conducting an annual drive to in crease the overall number of sub scribers 3. Advertising in press and on the radio 4. Distributing leaflets and posters to stimulate additional subscribers 5. Participating in any and all book and magazine exhibits 6. Striving for 100% UNWLA member subscription 7. Distributing the magazine in all places of public gathering; libraries, clubs, organizations, lobbies, etc.... 8. Appealing to upper income people for financing yearly subscriptions for needy people abroad Cont. on the cover page НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ, ЖОВТЕНЬ, 1976 23
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