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s k y , w h o p re s e n te d a n in te re s tin g d is c u s s io n o f Lysty tak dovho idut' f r o m the p e rs p e c tiv e o f a re a d e r w h o is h e r s e lf a re p u ta b le lit e r a r y s c h o la r a n d c r it ic as w e l l as the a u th o r o f th re e v o lu m e s o f p o e try , n u m e r o u s a r tic le s a n d r e v ie w s , a n d a re c e n t ly p u b lis h e d a n t h o lo g y o f essays. A m o n g the in te re s tin g d e ta ils d is c u s s e d b y M s . T a m a w a s k y w a s the ra th e r s u r p r is in g fa c t tha t the fo u r letters w r itt e n b y L e s y a U k r a in k a tha t are in c lu d e d in the b o o k h a d b e e n p r e v io u s ly p u b lis h e d in c e n s o re d fo rm . In Lysty tak dovho idut', these letters are p re se n te d in th e ir e n tire ty , r e v e a lin g m a n y h e re to fo re u n k n o w n fa c ts a b o u t the K o s a c h f a m ily , in c lu d in g so m e in t r ig u in g c o n f lic t s a n d secrets. M s . T a m a w s k y fu rth e r c o m m e n te d o n the s o c ia l m o re s o f the tim e s, o n e o f w h ic h w a s the p r e v a le n t use o f the R u s s ia n la n g u ag e a m o n g m e m b e rs o f the U k r a in ia n in te llig e n t s ia . S h e c o m m e n te d s p e c if ic a lly o n L e s y a U k r a in k a 's fa ther, w h o a d h e re d to t h is c u sto m . In the b o o k , h o w ever, o n e fin d s a t o u c h in g an d e n d e a rin g lo v e le tte r to h is w if e O le a n P c h ilk a , a le tte r w ritte n in flu e n t a n d u n a d u lte ra te d U k r a in ia n . M s . T a m a w s k i c ite d , as w e ll, a le tte r fr o m O le n a P c h i lk a to h e r m u s ic o lo g is t s o n -in - la w , L e s y a U k r a in k a 's h u sb a n d , K ly m e n t K v it k a . In the letter, P c h ilk a r e v e a ls a k e e n sense o f h u m o r; she p e n s h e r o w n a m u s in g r e f r a in to a so n g b y M y k o l a L y s e n k o , a llu d in g to the m a r ita l w o e s o f the d is t in g u is h e d c o m p o s e r a n d h is w if e . T h e p r o g r a m c o n tin u e d w it h re a d in g s o f e x ce rp ts fr o m the b o o k b y A n n a M a k s y m o w y c z (p re s i de n t o f U N W L A B r a n c h 4 3 ), H a ly n a M a r t y n ( p re s i dent o f n e w ly fo rm e d B r a n c h 128) a n d M a r iy a C h u c h v a r a (a lso fr o m B r a n c h 128). A m u s ic a l in te r lu d e , fe a tu r in g H a ly n a B o d n a r o n the b a n d u ra , f o l lo w e d . A t t h is ju n c tu r e , M s . K a r p in ic h in tr o d u c e d a " m y s te r y g u e st," w h o s e p re s e n c e at the e v e n t w a s a d e lig h t f u l s u rp ris e f o r a ll o f th o se a tte n d in g . T h ro u g h s e re n d ip ito u s c o in c id e n c e , U N W L A m e m b e r M a r th a P e le n s k y ( B r a n c h 9 0 ) h a d d is c o v e r e d th ro u g h h e r p r o f e s s io n a l c o n ta c ts the e x is te n c e o f a w o m a n n a m e d O lh a L u t o n . M s . L u t o n , as it tu rn e d out, is th e g ra n d d a u g h te r o f L e s y a U k r a in k a 's s is te r I s id o r a K o s a c h B o r y s o v a , a n d g r a c io u s ly a g re e d to attend the event h o n o r in g h e r fa m o u s g rea t aunt. H e r r e f le c t io n s o n h e r f a m ily in c lu d e d sto rie s o f h e r g ra n d m o th e r w h o re a d to h e r w h e n sh e w a s a c h ild , a n d she re la te d a p o ig n a n t a n e cd o te tha t shed so m e lig h t o n the fa m o u s w o m e n o n the K o s a c h fa m ily . S h e r e c a lle d a s k in g h e r g r a n d m o th e r w h y these w o m e n s h o w e d so lit t le in te re s t in j o i n in g p o l it i c a l o r o th e r o r g a n iz a tio n s o f the tim e s. H e r g ra n d m o th e r re s p o n d e d that th e y w e re "a f a m ily o f fre e t h in k e r s ." M s . L u t o n c o m m e n te d tha t h e r o w n l if e c ir c u m s ta n c e s h a d m a d e h e r p a r t ic u la r ly fo n d o f " C o n t r a S p e m S p e ro , " o n e o f h e r g re a t aunt's m o s t b e lo v e d p o e m s. S h e a ls o a n s w e re d q u e s tio n s fr o m the a u d ie n c e o n v a r io u s is s u e s re la te d to L e s y a U k r a in k a a n d o th er m e m b e rs o f the K o s a c h c la n . S h e w a s p re s e n te d w it h a b o u q u e t o f f lo w e r s f r o m Y u l i y a S tu p e n w h o a ls o sang a c h a r m in g c h ild r e n ’ s f o lk s o n g a b o u t f a m ily . C l o s i n g the p r o g r a m , R e g io n a l C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t C h r is t in e C h o m y n I z a k th a n k e d a ll p a r tic ip a n ts a n d in v it e d g u ests to e n jo y the ta sty a rra y o f h o m e m a d e p a s trie s p r o v id e d f o r the o c c a s io n b y m e m b e rs o f B r a n c h e s 10 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) , 13 (C h e ste r), 19 ( T re n ton ), 43 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) , 52 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) , 59 ( C o lu m b ia , M D ) , 6 7 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) , 88 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) , 90 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) , 91 (B e th le h e m ) , a n d 128 ( P h ila d e lp h ia ) w h o w e re m o t iv a t e d an d e n c o u ra g e d to c o n tr ib u te to Regional Council Christine Chomyn Izak, Vice-president Vera Sawchyn, and Vice-president Maria Zachariasewycz displaying copies o f Lysty tak dovho idut'. From left, Dr. Joanna Ratych, Daria Fedak, Olha Luton, Oxana Farion. 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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