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14 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2014 In the article “Taras Shevchenko: the In- dividual vs. the Myth,” Kyiv art historians Yulia Maistrenko-Vakulenko and Olga Balashova stat- ed, “...in essence, the main achievement of Taras Shevchenko lies not in his art but in the fact that he dared to be a Ukrainian in the high society of the Russian empire—at a time when such a self- identification was unpopular, to put it mildly.” While I disagree with such an assessment of Shevchenko’s art, the authors of the article are right about the “Ukrainian-ness” of the poet. In 2013-2014, Shevchenko emerged as one of the spiritual “leaders” of the Maidan because most of the protesters were there to assert their right to be Ukrainians—rather than “Little Russians” or “khokhly” (many Russians’ derogatory name for Ukrainians─OW)... That is precisely why Shev- chenko is appealing to many contemporary art- ists; it is the reson for their very personal and in- tuitive reception of his image—and for the poet’s ubiquitous presence on the Maidan as a symbol, an example, and a Great Ukrainian. It so happened that in February of 2014 the Ukrainian nation managed to re-think its col- lective existence and to breathe new life into Taras Shevchenko’s enduring slogan: Boritesia— poborete! (“Fight—and you will overcome!”) For this we thank God, Shevchenko, and the heroes of the Maidan... English translation by Olesia Wallo In memory of Maria Borkowsky , a longtime member of the UNWLA: $500 Taras and Maria Borkowsky, Lidia Stebelsky. $250 UNWLA Branch 30 in Yonkers. $200 Stefan and Larissa Peleschuk, Roman and Irene Kostrubiak, Josefina Pando. $100 Ewdokia Bodnarenko, Nicholas and Irene Zwarych, Bohdan Tytla, Olha Hankevych; Aduracion Uson, Olga Rudensky. $50 Boris Lewyckyj, Zenon and Maria Kocylowsky, Marta L. Danyluk. $25 Walter and Anna Kozicky. $20 Eugene and Halyna Kurywczak, Witiuk Family. Оur sincere thanks to our contributors. Жертводавцям щиро дякуємо! T O CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EFFORT , PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO "UNWLA" with the notation reading "UNWLA Endowment Fund at UCU" AND MAIL DIRECTLY TO UNWLA H EADQUARTERS 203 S ECOND A VE , NY, NY 10003 BRANCHES - AT - LARGE 136 D OMINICA A NNESE 136 O RYSIA A TANOWSKY 136 S OPHIE B ARANYK 136 V ALENTINA D IMITRI 136 L UBA D RAHOSZ NEW JERSEY REGIONAL COUNCIL 136 D ARIA H IRNIAK 75 C HRISTINA S ALDANA 136 T ATIANA H URSKY , DA 136 N ADIA LYNCH NEW YORK REGIONAL CO UNCIL 136 L UBA M ARINO 64 A NNA A LYSKEWYCZ 136 M ARY A NN PADGETT 83 D ARIA I WASKO 136 136 M ARIE S HANDOR 83 L YUDMYLA Z SIDISIN 136 H ALYNA T RAVERSA Y OUNG 136 L ARISSA W YCHRIJ
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