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«ЖІНОЧИЙ СВІТ» Section by Young Ukrainians о LGA BASARAB, an Ukrainian heroine, was born in the year of 1890, near the town of Rohatyn, Galicia. Her parents passed away during her early childhood and she was compelled, as a young girl, to earn her own living. In doing so, she had to forego her ambition LGA BASARAB In despair, Olga left for Vienna. Her short-lived happiness was over and she turned to comfort others in the hope of drowning her own sor- She became a member of an rainian Committee designed to aid the wounded Ukrainian soldiers struct their economical and social life, thereby strengthening and preparing themselves for the op- portunity which might allow them to regain their political freedom. з usual, was in the midst of For months. she to study medicine, and instead, she attendeda commercial school in Vienna. Returning to Galicia, she taught commercial subjects in Tarnopol and later held important positions in several Ukrainian institutions. This happened to be a time of unrest, when the manace of war threatened Europe. A group of inian women who were a- of the fact that the Ukrainian people might become involved the conflict, de- termined to prepare themselves for the event. They organiz women’s br: in Strilci,” a tion, then Many of the younger women milita organiza- in existin, Lwiw worked unceasingly, until the spying eyes of the Polish of- ficials detected her unusual energy. She was arrested and charged with being Ukraini member of a secret n military organiza- tion, U. МУ. О, For four days and nights she was brutally tortured her cell by the prison officials who had hoped to force a confession from her and thus the names in learn the plans and of the leaders of . O. She endured every- thing and revealed nothing, paying in the end, with her life. News of her death was sup- pressed and under an she was buried sumed name. Yet, the fact became went into military training while others enrolled for eourses of Red Cross work. Still others spent their time in colle and producing funds, thus assuring ing the Ukrainian soldiers _ financial ald. Olga Basarab was one of the most active women in this group. Yet, when the World War broke ont, she was not accepted for actual military service, as only a few women were so fortunate. So she married an Ukrainian engineer, Ва- sarab, and together with him, left for the Italian front, where he was stationed with the Austrian army. He soon lost his life on the battle- field. Olga Basarab and fugitive-families, stranded in Vienna. During the day, she visited hospitals, distributing _ gifts clothing, books and magazines to the Ukrainian soldiers and in the evenings, she taught Ukrainian children and conducted courses for the illiterate Ukrainian soldiers 1923, The war Ukrainians In the summer of returned to Lwiw. over, but the sentenced live under the jugation of Poland. Their fight was beginning all over again. The: began to organize, more than ever, in order that they might recon- Olga was were to sub- somehow, known that а woman-prisoner was tortured to death, Olga’s relatives be 10 investi- xhumed and an gate; the corpse was found to be mutilated almost Бе yond recognition, The prison of- ficials who murdered her, claimed she committed suicide, and their crime was left unpunished, Thus died our Uk ga ‘ainian heroin Basarab. And in thi: month ої February, on the 10th anniver- sary of her heroic death, let us, Ukrainian Youth, pause to pay tribute to the memory of a frail woman С who lived and died for raine.
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