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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2010 13 OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. LXVI I JUNE 2010 SHARING THOUGHTS, VIEWS, & NEWS The National Board of UNWLA would like to extend best wishes to all the Fathe rs who support our membership, our communities, and Our Life magazine! May God bestow His blessings on you for your devotion to your families. Past Ukrainian Museum President Olha Hnateyko, UNWLA President M arianna Zajac, Professor Jaroslav Leshko , Dr. Yurij Sawchuk Crossroads can be defined either as a road that crosses another road or, metaphorically speaking, a point at which a vital decision must be made. The Ukraine - Sweden at the crossroads of history (XVII - XVIII centuries) exhibit opene d at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City on April 24. The artifacts featured at th is exhibit portray an era of “crossroads” in Ukraine, a time which encompassed the Swedish and Russian armies’ maneuvering for advantage in the anticipated 1709 Battle of P oltava with the goal of bringing Ukraine under into the control of Sweden, which in a related treaty had promised independence to Ukraine. The General Director of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine reflects in the exhibit catalogue that “The pas t of every country and every nation identifies in the historical memory with those periods and events of the epoch, which with time do not lose their relevance and educational value. ” This e xhibit focuses upon an era which began the struggle of the Ukraini an people to achieve independence and to establish their own sovereign united state. When the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America founded the Ukrainian Museum in 1976, its mission was to preserve, interpret, and present the rich cultural and histo rical heritage of the Ukrainian people. This complicated, ambitious historical exhibit draws our attention to an important period in Ukraine’s history worthy of our attention. . Representing the UNWLA at the opening of Ukraine - Sweden at the crossroads of hi story (XVII - XVIII centuries) , I remind ed attendees that in 1933, the UNWLA was a young organization of Ukrainian women in the United States. Keeping one of its main objectives in mind, that is, to maintain our cultural identity, the
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