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ALLA HORSKA — a biographical sketch Alla Horska Anna ГОрська The name of Alla Horska has been reverently inscribed in the pages of history which document the struggle of the Ukrainian people for self-determination and inde pendence. With equal respect she is remembered and honored as an Ukrainian artist of uncommon promise, though her great potential was brutally terminated. Alla Horska was born in Leningrad to a russified family on September 18, 1929. Little is known about her childhood and teen years, though the Second World War was a time of hardship and tragedy for her and her parents. The family endured the siege of Leningrad and suffered the death of Alla’s brother. When peace came Alla moved to Kiev with her par ents. She attended the Kiev Art Institute, studied paint ing and there met and married a fellow student Victor Zareckyj. Soon the young couple had a child, a boy whom they called Oles. Alla loved Kiev and found herself increasingly a part of the intellectual and cultural life of the city. She disco vered her Ukrainian heritage, learned the Ukrainian lan guage and became very much aware of the plight of her people. With great enthusiasm and dedication she joined the “60’s revolution”, the so-called “Shestidesiatnicki” . Using legal methods, young Ukrainian intellectuals — writers, artists, teachers attempted to secure from the Soviet system rights and privileges which the constitu tion of the U.S.S.R and that of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic guaranteed them on paper. They worked for the preservation and development of the Ukrainian language, literature and culture and they wanted to better the economic conditions in the Ukraine. Alla became a staunch supporter and participant of the “60’s movement” . She was one of the co-founders of the “Club of Creative Youth” which was a central organ ization for young intellectuals and artists. This group was instrumental in the rebirth of the Ukrainian spirit. Members organized cultural events, singing groups, literary programs. They collected funds to aid fellow artists whose ability to work was being repressed by the government, and for those incarcerated. Club members helped publish and make available literary materials which were forbidden by the Soviets. Alla’s nationalism also found an outlet in her art — her creativity turned to decorative art. In her mosaics and murals, Ukrainian cultural heritage found a new life. With other fellow artists Alla traveled to many cities in the Ukraine working on projects in public buildings, res taurants or housing developments. Her art was infused with traditional colors, themes from legends, history and songs, depicting giants from Ukrainian history. Her work was part of the “ monumentalism” art form, which through its grandiose but very definite adherence to color, theme and form identified a nation, a people, their history and culture. In 1964 Alla Horska was dismissed from the Artist’s Cooperative because of her creation of a stained glass window honoring Taras Shevchenko at the Kiev Univer sity. The work depicted the poet embracing a wronged Ukraine and in the other hand holding out a book. The inscription above read: “ I will glorify these muted serfs; beside them I will leave the word to guard them.” The window was destroyed by authorities. Alla was fascinated by the theater. She sketched costume and stage scenery for various productions, but unfortunately was never able to see any of them. In her private moments she sketched peoples’ faces, reflecting their moods, pain and sorrow. Personally, Alla Horska was an individual of un common kindness. She sympathized with people in trouble, she understood them and was always first in line to help in any way she could. The Soviet authorities took a dim view of the nationalistic rebirth of Ukrainian intellectuals. One by one people were arrested and sentenced in bogus trials to unimaginable torture in labor camps or psychiatric institutions. Formulating and signing protest petitions on behalf of arrested fellow artists became a part of Alla’s life. Her public stand in these matters is testimony to her courage and desire for justice. Several times Alla Horska was called in by the secret police for question ing, she was followed and harassed by them. On November 28, 1970 her murdered body was found in a building where her 70-year old, mentally-ill father-in-law lived. The next day he was found on some Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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