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W o\ue000
m e n 's
C ongress
h e ld
o n
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2 3 -2 7 ,
1 9 3 4 ,
i n
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o f
ta lk s
d e liv e re d
th e re
r e v e a l s
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v a s t
f i e l d
o f
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i n
w h ic h
U k\ue000
ra in ia n
w om en
o f
th e
p a s t
d e c a d e :
h a v e
b e e n
in te re s te d .
F o llo w in g
a re
th e
th e m e s
o f
th ese
s p e e c h e s ,. w ith
\u00ab K
th e
nam es
o f-th o se \u00b7w h o
d e liv e r e d
.o r .
?w ro te
th e m
(sam e
w ere
r e a d
i n
a b -
- \u00b7
s e n t i a ) :
,. . . .
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a n d
th e
W o-
..
m en's . M ovem enti n
G a liciaa n d
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v in a \u00b7" \u2014 M a r y
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o f
L v iw ,
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o t>
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o f
L v iw
w ith
th re e .
a f f i l i a t e s ,
i n
b,h A o th e r
to w n s .
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F o lk
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L a d ie s
M arian
S o c ie ty ,
a
C a th o lic
lik o v sk a .
h u \u00a1r* | o r g a n i z a t i o n ,
w h ic h
a l s o
o r g a n i z e d
" T h e
L iterary
W ork
o f
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g irls
a n d
w om en
c o m in g
t o
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Z a k h in s k a . \u00b7w o r k
i n
c itie s
i n
o r d e r
t o
p ro te c t
" T h e
R o le
o f
W om en
i n
th e
C o\u00b7
th e m
fro m
c ity
p itfa lls
a n d
fro m
o p e r a tiv e
M o v e m e n t" \u2014 N e o n ila
S e le z \u00b7
d e n a tio n a liz a tio n .
\u0456in k o v a
o f
R a d e k h iv .
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T he
\u00be port
C lu b
" S tr ila " . (A r r o w )
* T h e
W om an
i n
D om estic
E co-
i n
L v iw ;
th e
o n ly
U k r a in ia n
w o m e n 's
iie v
o f
L viw
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o f
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i
m
e
n
t'^ H a im a
C a ik a te n k o
K e lle r.
M ary.L m tska
o f
W arsaw .
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J D u tie s
o f
Y oung
" T h e
C o n d itio n
o f
W om en, and%
o
m
e
n"-O xana
L em echa
o f
L v iw .
a th le tic
a s s o c ia tio n
i n
W estern
U k\ue000
ra in e ,
a n d
s e v e r a l
o th e r
re lig io u s ,
c u ltu ra l
a n d
s t u d e n t
s o c ie tie s
i n
th e
p r o v i n c e s
o f
\u00b7V o ih y n S \u00bb ,
P o l e s s i a ,
B u-
n o m y * * \u00b7\u2014 O lg a
L tschinska.
" W o m a n 's
E c o n o m ic
In d e p e n d e n c e "
\u2014 D r.
C h arity
Kononenko of
U zhorod.
" T h e
D u tie s \u00b7 o f
W om en
i n
th e
F ie ld
O f
H ygiene**\u2014 D r.S o p h ia
V ow chuk
o f: k o v in a
a n d
C a rp a th o \u00b7U k ra in e .
L v iw .
I-
- "T i\e
W ork
o f
\u00b7W o m e n
i n
S o c ia l
W elfareT ~
D n ...
X e n ia
Y a n o v ic h
\u00bb o f
L v iw .
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C u ltu re
a n d .
S p o rts
i n
th e
L ife
o f
a
W o m a n " \u2014 C e c ilia
P a-
I
T he
o rg a n iz a tio n
w as
i n
c l o s e
c o n \u00b7
|ta c t
w ith
p r o g r e s s i v e
U k ra in ia n
W o\ue000
m en
i n
th e U n ite d S ta te s
a n d
C anada,
w ho
i n
1 9 3 9
u n ite d
th e ir
lo c a l
g ro u p s
w ith in
th e
A s s o c ia tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
W o m e n 's
C o m m u n itie s
o f
A m erica.
\u00bb
* .
#
-.
l% a. C ourt
o f
P r i n c e s \u00b7
O lg a
O rganized
i n
J u ly ,
1 9 3 8 ,
t o
re \ue000
p la c e
th e
U k ra in ia n
W o m e n 's
L eague
a fte r
i t s
te m p o ra ry
s u s p e n s i o n
b y
P o lis h
a u th o ritie s .
A fter
th e
s u s p e n \ue000
s io n
w as
r e v o k e d
th e
C o u rt
o f
P rin \ue000
c e s s
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rem ained
a s
p o litic a l
o r\ue000
g a n iz a tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
w om en
u n til
-
th e
b e g in n in g
o f
th e
S e c o n d
W orld
W ar.
T he
o rg a n iz a tio n
w as
h e a d e d
b y
M ilen a
R u d n ic k a .
C o n s ta n tin o
M a lic k a ,
O le n a
F e d a k - S h e p a r o v i c h
,
~
^ *
~
" *
. . . .J a n d
Ire n e
G u rg u la .
A t
the.C ongress,
th e
W orld
U n io n ;
\u00bb
\u0448
o f
U k ra in ia n
W om en
w as
f o u n d e d .
I ts
h o n o r a r y
p r e s id e n t
becam e
P ro f.
S o p h ia
R ussova.
a n d
i t s
p r e s i d e n t
M ilen a
R u d n ic k a .
-A fter the
C ongress the
a c tiv itie s '\u043e \u0442 *
U k ra in ia n
W o m e n 's
L e a g u e
o f
L v iw
s t i l le x p a n d e d
a n d
i n
1 9 3 8
th e
L e a g u e
N o
m e n tio n
i s
m ade
i n
th e
a b o v e
a c c o u n t
o f
w o m e n 's
o rg a n iz a tio n
i n
S o v ie t
U k ra in e ,
i.e .,
i n
th a t
p a rt
o f
U k ra in e
w h ic h
h a d
a lre a d y .b e e n
u n \u00ad
d e r
C o m m u n is t d o m in a tio n ' b e fo re
th e
o u tb re a k
o f
th e
p r e s e n t
w ar.
D ur-
C h ild re n
i n
S o v ie t
U k ra in e " \u2014 L \u00bf d ia .i
" T h e
In te rn a tio n a l
C o n n e c tio n s
o f
S a d o v s k a
O f
P r a g u e .
\u00a6W o m e n 's
O rganizations"^D r-
D aria
" T h e
D u tie s
o f
U k ra in ia n
W om en
j j
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e
r
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)
v
i
c
n
o f
;L v iw
.
B eyond
th e
O ceart
H
\u2014 H elerr
L o to ts k y |
\u00ab 'Q u r
im m e d ia te * D u tie s
i n
O rgan-
o f
N ew
Y o rk .
*
o z a tio n a l
A c tiv itie s " R e p re s e n ta tiv e
'W o m e n
a n d
R e lig io n
\u2014
O le n a
\u044c \u0428
\u0435\u043f \u0430
R u d n ic k a
o f
L v iw .
Z aC hariasevich
o f
L v iw .
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F am ily
a n d
P e r s o n a l
M o rals
I n
the.C ongress\u00b7
p ro g ra m
a re
a l s o
l i s t e d
th e
nam es
o f
U k ra in ia n
w o\u00b7
a s
th e
B asis
o f
C iv ic
M orals^\u2014 Irenejm
e
n
\u00bb
g
o ^ n ia a tio n s
show ing
h o w
fa r
V ild e
o f
K o lo m e a .
* T h e
S ig n ific a n c e o f
P re -E d u c a tio n -
\u00a1 a l\u00b7 T ra in in g
,
'\u00b7\u2014 -P rof.
S o p h ia
R ussova
o f\u00b7
P |r a g u e .
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s i n c e
th e
fo u n d in g
o f
th e ir
f ir s t
o rg a n iz a tio n ,
\u0456 \u00bb
th e
sam e
c ity
o f
S ta n is la v iv .
T h e a s s o c ia tio n s
l i s t e d
s y m p a th iz e d
w ith
th e
U k ra in ia n
S o \u00ad
c ia lis t-R a d ic a l
P a rty
\u00b7 i n
W estern
U k-
th e
m ovem ent
a d v a n c e d
d u rin g
th e ]ra in e
b e lo n g e d
t o
g ro u p s
know n
a s
h a d
som e
7 0
re g io n a l
a ffilia te s
w ith \u00a6J \u00a4*
t
h
e
e x is te n c e
o f
th e
in d e p e n d e n t
c l o s e
t o
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th e
0 0 0
m em bers.
.
fw o m e n 's
m ovem ent
w as
g iv e n a\u00be p u r.
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"
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.
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o v e r
U k ra in e
W o m e n 's . C o m -
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a fte r
th e
C ongress
tw o
\u00be \u00be jj^ ltto \u00b7
a n d
W o m e n 's
S o c ie tie s w e r e
o rg a n iz a tio n s
o f
U k ra in ia n
w om en
i h
O n
N ovem ber
1 4 ,
lftl\u00be v th e y
W estern
U k ra in e
h a v e
b e e n
f o u n d e d .
L \u00b7\u00bf j\u00bf ^ \u00bf
*
w o m e n 's
c o n g r e s s ,
a n d
T
h
e
y
w
e
r
e
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th e
Z h ia o c h e y
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(T h e
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U k r a in ia n
W o m e n 's
C o m m u n ity\u00be " \u00a6j" \u00be
ft\u00be \u00b7L\u00ae \u00be
\u00be #\u00ba!
\u00ab \u00b7\u00b7o f
th e
B o ls h e v ik s
m
th e
W inter
o f
U k ra in ia n
w o rk in g
w om en
w hq\u00a6 .
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8.
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\u0435
\u0432
\u0435
a c tiv itie s
a n d v th e y
" T h e .,O rg a n iz a tio n
o f
P re-E d
u ca -.
w
e
r
e
.
tio n a l
T ra in in g
vin
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\u00be
h
e
\u00be k n rin ia \u00bb
W om enA \u00bbL e a g u e
o f
U k ra in ia n
. -W o m e n 's
C o m m u n itie s ,
w h ic h
w ere
lo c a te d
m ain ly
i n
th e
v illa g e s .
T h e s e
C o m m u n itie s
u n ite d
[them selves
w ith in
th e
fram ew o rk
o f |m e n ,
th e
A s s o c ia tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
W ork
w ere
n e v e r
re v iv e d .
T he
C o m m u n is ts
r e g a r d
s e p a r a t e
w o m e n 's
o r g a n i z a \ue000
tio n s
a s
* * b o u r g e o is "
m a n ife s ta tio n s .
T h e
w om en
o f
S o v ie t
U k ra in e
p a rti\ue000
c ip a te
.o n ly
h i
C o m m u n is t-d o m in a te d
o rg a n is a tio n s
o f
b o th
m en
a n d
w o-
L v rw ;
w ith
6 7
re g io n a l
b o a r d s
a n d
m g
W om en,
w h ic h
b e fo re
th e
o u t\u00b7\u00a1
T
h
e
B o ls h e v ik
o c c u p a tio n
o f
L viw
R akova
o f
L v iw .
* T h e ^ U k B a in la n
W o m a n 's
A ttitu d e
a b o u t
fiv e
h u n d r e d 'l o c a l
a f f i l i a t e s .
|b r e a k
o f
th e
p r e s e n t
w ar
h e ld
tw o
a n d
W estern
U k ra in e w ith
th e
R usso\u00af
T ow ard
E d u c a tio n " \u2014
S e n a to r
O lena\u00be. . . . \u00b6\u00a1^
W o m a n 's
C o \u00bb o p e ra tiv e
* * T r a d " \u00a6c o n v e n t i o n s .
A t
th e
s e c o n d
c o n v e n \u00af |G e r m a n
p a rtitio n
o f
P o la n d
i n
th e
K isH evska
^ rf
K o lo m e a .
(L a b o r)
o f
L v iw ;
e s ta b lis h e d
in 1 9 0 2 ;\u00a1 tio n ,
h e ld
i n
J u n e ,
1 9 3 7 ,
i n
th e
C ity i
F
a
l
l
o
f
1
9
3
9
h
a
l
t
e
d
t
h
e
a c tiv itie s
o f
;
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^
J
^
U
n
W
4
t
b
\u00b7
U k ra in ia n
W o m e n 's
L eague
o f
C h ild re n
\u2014 S te p h a n ie
N ahorna
o f,
a
n
d
tra d e
s c h o o l .
'w ere
r e p r e s e n t e d .
T he
g r o u p 's
p r e s i - l
\u044c
'
P r a g u e .
.
T J k ra in ia n
P e a s a n t
A rt
i n
L v iw ,
d e n t
w as
th e
n o te d
e d u c a tio n a l
a n d ;
L
*
V 1W
a n
\u00a4
o f
a l
J
\u00a4
t h
* ;
r
W om en s
S o -
* 'T h eC u ltu ra l-E d u c a tio n a l W o rk
o f
!
d
e
v
o
t
e d
to d e v e lo p in g fo lk h a n d ic ra fts
c o o p e ra tiv e
w o rk e r,
I v a n n a
B la z k e -
;
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t
i
e
s
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o f
th e
l e a d e r s ,
s u c h
a s
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B ila k
of
L v iw .
J # \u00bf
d is trib u tin g ;
th e m ;
p u b lis h e r
o ftv ic h .
I t
p u b lis h e d
a
m o n th ly
(lfa ^ tS f^ \u00be S ~ /^
\u0457\u00ba *\u0457\u0433 ^ !\u0422 "
" T h e
R o le
o f
W om en
in \u00b7\u0440 \u0435\u0442]\u043e \u0440 \u0442jN ova
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< T h e
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a |tw ic e
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r
a
"
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m o n th ly .
..lH o lo s
(T h e
W om an\u00be
V oice),
e d ite d
U k r a in ia n
K in d e r g a n ie n
o f
L v iw ;]u n d e r
th e
s u p e r v i s i o n
o f
F r a n k a
e s ta b lis h e d
1 8 9 9 ;
o p e r a t e d
te n
k in \u00b7; S ta k h iv .
d e r g a r d e n s
i n
L v iw .
-
W ith
th e
c o m in g
o f
th e
B o ls h e v ik s
T h e
M o th e r's
H e a lth
C e n te r
s e r v e d
\u0456b o th ,
th e
g ro u p
a n d
i t s
new spaper,
-M in> \u00ad
in g
th e
U k ra in ia n
L a n g u a g e '
s l a v a
M a n d z iu k
o f
Perem yshl.
" T h e
W o m a n 's
P la c e
i n
C u ltu ra l
Progress"\u2014 Irene
G u rg u la
o f
L v iw .
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" T h e
U k ra in ia n
F o lk
S o n g " \u2014 O lg a
C ipanovska.
cow ,
u n d e r
G
e rm
a n
o c c u p a tio n .
W h e th e r
a n d
h o w
th e
a c tiv itie s
o f
th e
L e a g u e
a n d
o th e r
s o c ie tie s
w ill
b e
resum ed
d e p e n d s
u p o n
th e
o u t\u00ad
com e
o f
th e
S e c o n d
W orld
W ar.
m others'
a n d
in fa n ts '
n e e d s .
w ere
liq u id a te d .
(T o
b e
c o n tin u e d ) .
SO M E
F A C T S
ABO UT
U K R A IN IA N
B y
H O N O R E
EW ACH
o f
th e
p e o p le
g e t
a lo n g
w ith
som e
tw o
o r
th re e
t h o u s a n d
E n g lis h
w ords;
som e
e v e n
w ith -m u ch
l e s s .
.
K n o w in g
a ll
th is
a b # u t
th e
E ng-
l i s h
la n g u a g e ,
w e\u00b7
s h a l l
b e
a b le
t o
,
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b e tte r
th e
fa c ts
c o n c e r n \u00b7
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i s
s a i d
o f
W illiam
Shakespeare, great
d i s c o v e r i e s ,
g r e a t
w ars,
r e h -
\u00a6 m
g
c o llo q u ia l a n d
l i t e r a r y
U k ra in ia n ,
th a t
i n
a ll
h is
p la y s
a n d
v e r s e s
g io u s
ferm en t,
a n d
th e
g e n e r a l
stim \u00b7\u00a1L \u00a1terary
U k ra in ia n
i s
s t i l l
v e r y
c l o s e
t o
th e
e v e r y d a y
U k ra in ia n .
I t
i s
s t i l l
a s
c l o s e
t o
th e
la n g u a g e
o f
th e
m asses
o f
th e
4 5
m illio n
U k ra in ia n
p e o p le
a s
th e
l i t e r a r y
E n g lish
o fj
S h a k e s p e a r e
w as
t o
th e
c o llo q u ia l
s p e e c h
o f
th e
b u lk
o f
E n g lis h m e n |
h e
u s e d
som e
s ix te e n
t h o u s a n d
\u00b7n in e
o
f
t
h
*
R enaissance?
P a rtly
w ords.
W hat
i s
m ore,
n o t \u00b7o n ly
d id
M ore
im p o rta n t,
how ever,
w as
th e
h e
th in k
a n d
w rite
i n
s ix te e n
th o u -
f a c t
th a t
th e
E liz a b e th a n s
th o u g h t,
s a n d
w ords,
b u t
h e
u s e d
all\u00b7 them
|\u00b7p o k e ,
a n d
w ro te
i n
th e
E n g lish
o f
t o
th e
b e s t
p o s s i b l e
a d v a n ta g e .
H e
th e
m asses
o f
th e
E n g lish
p e o p le ,
k n e w
h o w
t o 'e x p r e s s
him self
per^\u00a1 T h e
l i t e r a r y
la n g u g e
w as
s t i l l
a
fe c tly ;
h is
th o u g h ts
flo w ed
w ith\u00a6v e r y
c l o s e
re fle c tio n
o f
th e
e v e r y d a y
;
o
f
h is
d a y .
U k ra in ia n s
c a n
p o in t
\u0406
e a s e :
a n d
h is
w ays
o f
th in k in g
a n d ? s p o k e n
E n g lis h .
A nd
s i n c e
th e
E n g -j
t
o
T aras
S h e v c h e n k o ,
M arko
V ov-
!
w ritin g
w ere
v e r y
fle x ib le ,
B ut
he \u00a6l\u00ab b
p e o p le
a t
th a t
tim e
w ere
s t i l l
a \u00a6c
h
o
k
K u lish ,
a n d
N echuy-L evitsky
w as
n o t
th e
o n ly
o n e
i n
h is
a g e
who strongly
e m o tio n a l
a n d
s in g in g
p e o -
a
s
th e ir
b e e t
" E liz a b e th a n s ."
E ven!
k n o w
h o w
t o
u se
g o o d
a n d
r i c h
T he
l i t e r a r y
la n g u a g e th e n
M
a s
still a
th o s e
w ho
h a v e
b u t
th re e
o r
fo u r\u00a6
E n g lis h
w e ll.
M ost
o f
th e
E \u00abzabeth--very
ric h ,
fle x ib le ,
a n d
m e lo d io u s :
v
e
a
r
s
Q
f
U k ra in ia n
p rim ary
s c h o o l
a n
E n g lis h
w riters
u s e d
v e r y
c h o ic e
S
i
n
< *
S h a k e s p e a r e 's
tim e,
how \u00b7
u n d e r s t a n d
q u ite
w e ll
S h e v c h e n k o 's
a n d
fle x ib le
E n g lis h .
W itness,
fo r
e v e r ,
l i t e r a r y
E n g lis h
h a s
becom e\u00a1poem s
o r
M arko
V o v c h o k 's
s t o r i e s ,
e x a m p le ,
th e
w o n d e rfu l
tra n s la tio n
m ore
a n d
m ore
d e ta c h e d
fro m
th e ^ o w ,
d o e s
th is
m ean
th a t
S h e v c h e n - \u00a6
o f
th e
B ib le
th e
E liz a b e th a n
w riters\u00a6everyday
E n g lish
s p o k e n
b y
th e\
0
a
m
j
M arko
V ovchok
u s e d
j u s t
a \u00a6
m ade
fo r
K in g
Jam es
\u0407 ,
th e
s u e \u00b7
m asses
o f
th e
E n g lis h
p e o p le ,
a b -
t h o u s a n d
o r
tw o o f th e
sim plest
w o rd s
e e s s o r
o f
Q ueen
E liz a b e th .
K ing
so rb in g
m ore
a n d
m ore
p u re ly
te c h n i\u00b7
m
th e ir
w orks?
N ot
a t
a ll.
I t
sim p ly \u00a6
Jam es'
V ersion
o f
th e
B ib le
stH l
h a s
c
a
I
w o rd s
fro m
G reek
a n d
L a tin
fo r
m eans
th a t
e v e n
a n
a v e r a g e
U k ra in \u00b7 \u00a6
n o
riv a l
a s
t o
th e
b e a u ty
o f
i t s
E ng-
d iffe re n t
p ro fe ssio n s.
B y
n o w
i t
h a s
j
a
n
\u00b7 v illa g e r,
w ith
n o
s c h o o l
e d u c a \u00b7
i i s h .
B ut
n e v e r
a g a in
d id
th e
E r\g \u00b7
o v e r
5 0 0 ,0 0 0
w ords.
T o d a y
l i t e r a r y
tio n
a t
a ll, th in k s
a n d
e x p r e s s e s
h im -^
l i s h
w riters
th in k
a n d
w rite
w ith
a s
E n g lis h
h a s
becom e
s o
c o m p le x
th a t
^ jf
i
n
a
t
l e a s t
tw e n ty
t h o u s a n d s
m uch
e a s e ,
fle x ib ility ,
a n d
sim p le |
\u00a4
0
e d u c a te d
E n g lis h m a n
o r
E n g lis h -
w ords.
M ost
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
v il-
b e a u ty
a s - t h e y
d u rin g
th e
re ig n
0
f
\u00be
s
P
e
a
k
i
n
S
A m erican
c a n
g e t
a lo n g
l a g e r s ,
i n
fa c t,
th in k
a n d
s p e a k
i .
Q ueen
E liz a b e th
(1 5 5 8 -1 6 0 3 )
a n d ! w ith o u t
a
s iz e a b le
d ic tio n a ry
a t
h a n d ,
m ore
th a n
tw e n ty
t h o u s a n d
w o rd s
d u rin g
th e
f ir s t
q u n rte r
o f
th e '
T h e r e
a re
som e
5 0 0 ,0 0 0
w o rd s
i n
I f
a n y
o n e
h a s
a n y
d o u b t
a b o u t
th is
s e v e n te e n th
c e n tu ry .
th e
p r e s e n t
d a y
E n g lis h .
B ut
i s
s ta te m e n t,
le t
h im
g e t
h o ld
o f
B o ris
W h e t\u00b7 w a s
th e
secret\u00af of
th e ir
a b il\u00bb
th e re
a n y o n e
w ho
know s
s o
m any
\u00a1H rin c h e n k o \u00be
D ic tio n a ry
o f
U k ra in \u00b7
i t y
t o
d o
t h i s ?
H ow
c o u ld
S p e n s e r ,
w ords?
N o,
a s
n o t
e v e n
o n e
te n th
fa n
L anguage,
w h ic h
c o n ta in s
o v e r
M a rlo w e .
S h a k e s p e a r e ,
B en
J o h n s o n
o f
th e
5 0 0 .0 0 0
w o rd s
a re
a c tu a lly
6 8
t h o u s a n d
U k ra in ia n
w ords,
a n d
a n d
o th e r
g r e a t
E liz a b e th a n s
m ar* \u00b7used;
n o t
e v e n
b y
th e
b e s t
E n g lish
r e a d
a lo u d
w ord
a fte r
w ord
t o
som e
sh f\u00bb l
w ith
s u c h
e a s e
a n d
b e a u ty
th e* w riters.
E ven
t h o s e
w ho
p o s s e s s
a 'in te H lg e rrt
b u t
alm ost
i l l i t e r a t e
U k-
* h o u s a n d s
o f
E n g lish
w ords?
W a s \u00a6h ig h
s c h o o l
e d u c a tio n
n e v e r
u se
m ore
ra in ia n ,
a s k i n g '
h im
i f
h e
u n d e r\u00b7\u00a1
\u00bf t
b e c a u s e
th e y
liv e d
m
th e
a g e
of |than
s ix
t h o u s a n d
w ords.
T he
b u lk
s t a n d s
a n d
c a n
u se
th e
w o rd s
i n
th e !
i n
d ic tio n a ry .
T o
h is
astonishm ent
h e
w ill
fin d
th a t
th e
m an
u n d e r s t a n d s
a n d
c a n
u se
m ore
th a n
h a lf
o f
th e
w o rd s
r e a d
t o
h im .
T h a t
m eans
th a t
h e
m ay
k n o w
well as
m any
a s
th irty
fiv e
t h o u s a n d
w ords.
W ell,
th e
a n \ue000
c ie n t
G reeks
a n d
R om ans
th o u g h t
a n d
e x p r e s s e d
th e m s e lv e s
i n
a s
m any
w ords.
W hy?
B ecause
th e
a n c ie n t
G reek
c o n ta in e d
alm ost
n o th in g
e l s e
b u t
G reek
w ords.
L a tin
c o n ta in e d
a l\ue000
m ost
n o th in g
e i s e
b u t
L a tin
w ords.
T h e .
sam e
i s
tru e
o f
o v e r
s e v e n t y
t h o u s a n d
o f
U k ra in ia n
w o rd s
w h ic h
a re
s t i l l
i n
u se
i n
th e
e v e r y i a y
U k\ue000
ra in ia n
i n
U k ra in e .
T h e y
a re
n o th \ue000
in g
b u t
U k ra in ia n ,
c lo s e ly
re la te d
i n
fo rm s
a n d
i d e a s .
H ence
i t
i s
e a s y
t o
fo rm
e v e n
th e
m ost
c o m p lic a te d
s c ie n tific
nam es
o u t
o f
p u re
U k ra in \ue000
ia n
w ords.
O f
c o u r s e ,
b y
th is
tim e
som e
w o rd s
fro m
o th e r
l a n g u a g e s ,
s u c h
A
th e
G reek,
L a tin ,
G erm an,
a n d
e v e n
E nglish, have
b e e n
a d o p te d
b y
th e
U k ra in ia n
w riters,
e s p e c ia lly
fo r
s c ie n tific
p u r p o s e s .
S till
th e
p e r \ue000
c e n ta g e
o f
s u c h
w o rd s
i n
th e
l i t e r \ue000
a ry
U k ra in ia n
i s
re la tiv e ly
v e r y
lo w ,
a s
U k ra in ia n s
p r e f e r
th e ir
ow n
w o rd s
e v e n
fo r
te c h n ic a l te rm s
s o th \u00b7\u00bb t e v e r y \ue000
b o d y ,
w o u ld
u n d e r s t a n d
th e m .
O f
c o u r s e
o n e
c a n
fin d
a l s o
v e r y
m any
p u re ly
in te rn a tio n a l
w o rd s
i n
th e
U k\ue000
ra in ia n
E n c y c lo p e d ia
< T h e r e
i s
o n e
i n
th re e
th ic k
v o lu m \u00a2 s \u2014 U 'ic ra in s k a
Z a h a ln a
E ntsykJopedia).
I n
sh o rt,
U k ra in ia n s
h a v e
d e \ue000
v e lo p e d
th e ir
l i t e r a r y
la n g u a g e
s o
w e ll
d u rin g
th e
l a s t
1 4 0
y e a r s
th a t
to d a y
i t
c o n ta in s
a ll
th e
n e c e s s a r y
w o rd s
fo r
e v e r y
p o s s ib le
u s e :
fo r
s c i e n c e ,
m e d ic ip e ,
la w ,
p h ilo s o p h y ,
H I
\u00bb \u0439
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