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OUR LIFE MONTHLY, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. XXXVI MARCH No 3 EDITORIAL WHERE WINTER MEETS SUMMER March can be considered the month when winter meets summer. In spite of our division of the year into months, the seasons have their own “calendar” which marks their passage. Nature has its own fancies and doesn't always adapt itself to assigned dates. We have also become accustomed to marking the passage of time by commemorating people and events that have left an "imprint of their spirit" for future generations. And so in March we remember Taras Shevchenko, for he was born and died in this spring month. He was born more than one hundred-fifty years ago and lived under different conditions. The tremendous development in technology changed the existence of people and of society. Only consider the means of communication — airplanes, radio, television, and the railroad, which now we consider an almost obsolete mode of transportation. We accept all of these inven tions as ordinary, use them as unthinkingly as we breathe and never give a thought to the way they work. Technology, new philosophical and social trends, wars and revolutions have all changed the lives of individuals and of nations. This leads us to wonder, whether the culture has also changed, whether the people, who use this advanced technology, have become better, whether they know how to guide their personal and group actions not only to achieve richer and more varied goals, but also to raise their spiritual level. Let us take Taras Shevchenko’s Kobzar and read it as if for the first time. Frequent quotes from his works or even rote learning of his poetry does not mean that we know the Kobzar. We are often moved by the recitation of his poetry by our artists and our children, but rarely become aware of the actual depths found in that poetry. Perhaps we have become so accustomed to hearing his words that we have lost all sense of their meaning. However, if we read Shevchenko’s works carefully and ponder his words, we will learn that, although the world has changed, his ideas are still relevant. For instance, the words: “Learn, oh brothers”, and “Embrace, brothers, the smallest one among you”, and all his views as to why we lost, why, in spite of all change, we are still doomed to repeat our forefathers’ mis takes in fighting for freedom — all these are worth pondering today. Although many literary experts believe that poetry should not publicize and poets should not preach, in actual fact poets do fight for an ideal, for freedom and for human rights with their poetry. No wonder that in the Soviet Union, although the Kobzar is printed, it is still forbidden to recite Shevchenko’s poetry and all art depicting or illustrating his works are destroyed. One and one-half centuries after Shevchenko one may still be incar cerated in similar or worse prisons or banished to the same steppes for his poetry. Submission to “big brother” is still demanded. Let us not limit the commemoration of our poets, heroes and famous persons to holiday occasions. In researching and learning their lives and works, let us come to those conclu sions that would spiritually uplift both ourselves and our child ren. This would prove that their memory lives among us. And then perhaps we may hope that after its long winter sleep, spring and summer will finally come to our nation. THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM • 203 SECOND AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10003 • TEL 212 228-0110 EXIBITS, WORKSHOPS, AND LECTURES AT THE UKRAINIAN VUSEUM PYSANKY EXHIBIT (Ukrainian Easter Eggs) March 25 — May 13, 1979 Display of Ukrainian Easter Eggs from the private collection of Zenon Elyjiw. In conjunction with the exhibit: CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS: in the making of Ukrainian Easter Eggs, Pysanky. March 31st and April 7, 1979 (2 sessions per day) 10:00 — 12:30 PM 1:30 — 4:00 HM nominal fee of 50Ф for supplies Reservations for additional children’s sessions can be made by schoools and groups. ADULT WORKSHOPS: in the making of Ukrainian Easter Eggs, Pysanky April 1st and 8th, 1979. (2 sessions per day) 10:00 — 1:00 PM 2:00 — 5:00 PM Admission: Beginners Workshop — $ 8.50 Advanced Workshop — $ 10.00 DEMONSTRATION: in the making of Ukrainian Easter Eggs — April 14, 1979, will be given by a professional artisan during museum hours 1-5PM. 80 slides of pysanky as well as the award winning film by Slawko Nowytsky will be shown: The slides will be shown every half hour: 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 pm
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