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B T
i t
b e
y o u r
w ay,
i f
y o u
fe e l
th a t
w ay
% bout
i t , "
s a i d
K yrylo
T ur
t o
th e
c h a in e d
S om ko,
" b u t
I
th in k
th a t
y o u
s t i l l
h a v e
e n o u g h
s e n s e
le ft
i n
y o u r
h e a d
t o
re a liz e
y o u r
p r e d i c a \u00ad
m ent.
T h e r e 's
n o
s e n s e
o f
s p littin g
h a irs
a t
v
a ' ti\u00bf |e
lik e
th is
w hen
y o u
c a n
g e t
o u t
o f
th is
g u a r d h o u s e .
H ere,
p u t
o n
th is
c o w le d
c lo a k
a n d
j u s t
t o
m ake
s u r e
y o u
g e t
p a s t
th e
s e n \ue000
t r i e s
o u ts id e
p u t
o n
th is
rin g ,
to o .
W ith
i t
y o u 'll
p a s s
th r o u g h
f ir e
a n d
w a te r."
"A nd
w hat
a b o u t
th e s e
s h a c k l e s ? "
Som ko
a s k e d .
" T h e y 'r e
n o th in g ; a t
a ll
t o
w o rry
a b o u t.
I'v e
g o t
som e
m a g ic
ro o ts
w ith
m e
a n d
w hen
I
a p \ue000
p ly
th e m
t o
th e
c h a i n s ,
w h y ,
th e y 'll
f a l l
a p a r t
.
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\u0435 \u0457* ,
s t r e t c h
y o u r
le g s
o u t
a n d
i n
a
m om ent
th e y
w o n 't
b e
s h a c k le d ."
" J u s t
a
m om ent,
b ro th e r,"
S om ko^
in te r\u00ad
ru p te d
K yrylo.
"F irst
o f
a ll
I
w ant
to *
k n o w
h o w
y o u
in te n d
g e ttin g
o u t
o f
h e r e
y o u r s e l f ? "
.
"W hat
b \u s in e s s
i s
th a t
o f
y o u r s ?
Y ou
ju st
g et
o u t
o f
h e r e
a n d
\u041f
1
fin d
a
w ay
p u t
to o ."
"O h,
n o ,
m y
frie n d ,
U
w o n 't
b e
th a t
w ay.
L et
h im
p e r i s h
w hom
G od
h a s
s in g le d
o u t
a n d
n o t
som eone
e l s e .
I
w o n 't
h a v e
m y
l i f e
s a v e d
a t
th e
sa c rific e
o f
a n o th e r
m a n 's
l i f e . "
"D o
y o u
e v e n
for a
m om ent
th in k
th a t
w hen
y ou
g et
o u t
of here
I sh all perish
in y o u r p la c e ? "
K
y r y l o
la u g h e d ,
s c o ffin g ly .
"W hat
d o
y o u
th in k
I
am ,
a
fo o l?
D o n 't
b e
s i l l y \u00ab :
I 'll
b e
o u t
o f
b a r e
e v e n
b e f o r e
th e
su n
r i s e s . "
"H ow ?"
"H ow ?
D o n 't
w orry
a b o u t
th a t.
G od
w ill
s h o w
m e
th e
w ay.
A fter
a ll,
h a v e n 't
y o u
e v e r
heard, about
som e, o f
th e
w iz a rd s
w e
h a v e
dow n
i n
th e
S itc h .
A ll
th e y
g o t
t o
d o
i s
t o
d ra w
a .
b o a t
o n
th e
w a ll
w ith
a
p ie c e
o f
c h a r r e d
w ood,
a n d
aw ay
th e y
g o
s a ilin g
i n
i t
dow n
th e
D n ie p e r
d e lta .
W ell,
K yrylo
T ur
i s
c e rta in ly
n o
la g g a rd
w hen
i t
com es
t o
w izardry."
" I t's
a
w onder
t o
m e,"
s a i d
S om ko,
" h o w
y o u \u00a1 ,c a n
jo k e
i n
th e
f a c e
o f
d e a th ."
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"W eil
now ,
d e a r
s i r , "
K yrylo
re to rte d ,
" is
n o t
o u r
w h o le
l i f e
a
jo k e ?
I s
i t
n o t
a ll
a
d e-
c e \u00b5 tio n ?
J u s t
w hen
y o u
th in k
y o u \u00b7'v e
fo u n d
h a p p i n e s s
a n d
g o o d
fo rtu n e ,
y o u
s o o n
fin d
o u t,
w hen, you
lo o k
c l o s e r
\u00bb t
i t ,
th a t
i t ' s
re a lly
n o t,
th a t
y o u 'v e
b e e n
d e c e iv e d .
S o
w hy
n o t
la u g h
S t
i t
a ll.
B ut
w h a t's
th e
u se
o f
w astin g
tim e
ta lk in g
a b o u t
s u c h
ti\u00a4 n g s
now .
C om e,
h u rry ,
le t's
c h a n g e
ou r
c lo t h e s ."
"N o,
m y
d e a r
frie n d ,
I
s h a l l
n o t
d o
th a t."
"B ut
y o u 'v e
g o t
to .
O th erw ise
o ld
S h r a a m
w ill
ta k e
m e
fo r
a
l i a r .
I
h a d
prom ised
h im
th a t
I
w ould
f r e e
y o u ,
d id n 't
I ?
H ere
w as
m y
b i g
c h a n c e
t o
s h o w
th a t
o ld
c o d g e r
th a t
a
Z a\u00ad
p o r o z h ia n
i s
n o t
s u c h
a
b a d
fe llo w
a fte r
a ll,
a n d
h e r e
y o u 'r e
d e n y in g
m e
th a t
c h a n c e ."
" D on' t
te ll
m e
y o u 'r e
d o in g
a ll
th is
t o
v in \u00ad
d ic a te
th e
Z aporozhe
i n
S h r a a m' s
e y e s ? "
Som \u00ad
k o
a s k e d .
"A nd
w hy
th e
d e v il
n o t?
A fter
a ll,
d o n 't
y o u
r e a liz e ,
th a t
I
m ay
b e
d o in g
j it
fo r
\u0444 \u0435
s a k e
o f
m y
fa th e r la n d
U k ra in e ?
D on' t
y o u
th in k
th a t
I
r e a liz e
th a ty o u r
l i f e
i s
w orth
m ore
t o
o u r
c o u n t r y
th a t
m ine?
P e r h a p s
I
a m
a
f o o l
t o
t l iin k
i n
th is
m anner.
W ho
know \u00bb.
A fter
a ll.
i t ' s
d iffe re n t
w hen
a
m an
h a s
t o
la y
dow n
h is
l i f e
fo r
h is
c h ild r e n ,
fo r
t h e y 'r e
h is
c h ild re n .
B ut
t o
la y
o n e 's
l i f e
fo r
a
c h im \u00ad
e r a !
A h,
w ell,
s u c h
i s
l i f e . "
" T hank
y o u . so
m uch
|o r
t h o s e
w ord s,"
Som ko
r e s p o n d e d ,
fe rv e n tly .
N ow
i t
w ill
b e
e a s i e r
fo r
m e
t o
su ffe r
fo r
th e
s a k e
o f
tru th
a n d
ju s tic e ,
fo r
n o w
J
k n o w
th a t
th e se
id e a ls
a re
d e a r
t o
m ore
th a n
o n e ,
a n d
th a t
th e y
w ill
n e v e r
p e r i s h
i n
o u r
U k ra in e .
S o
le t's
h id
fa re \u00ad
w ell
t o
e a c h
o t h e r ,
w h ile
w e're
s t i l l
o n
th is
e a r th ."
K y r y lo 's
c o u n te n a n c e
f e l l .
"D o
y o u
m ean
t o
s a y
th a t
y o u
re a lly
in te n d
t o
rem ain
i n
th is
ja il? "
h e
a s k e d .
" I 'v e
a l r e a d y
to ld
y o u
th a t
I * w o n 't
s a v e
m y
l i f e
a t
th e
c o s t
o f
a n o th e r
m an' s
l i f e .
A nd
w hen
Som ko
s a y s
s o m e th in g
h e
re a lly
m eans
'
l t .
w
" I s
th a t
re a lly
s o ? "
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i s
S o m k o 's
e y e s .
" T h a t
i s
re a lly
s o ,"
Som ko
re p lie d
p r o u d ly ,
" T h e n
m ay
th e
G o d 's
c u r s e
d e s c e n d
u p o n
th is
h o u r!"
th e
Z a p o r o z h ia n
e x c la im e d
i n
so r-
'
ro w .
"M ay
a n y o n e
w h o 's
b o rn
o n
th a t
h o u r \u00b7
m ay
a n y o n e
w ho
s ta r ts
a c tio n
o n
i t ,
n e v e r
k n o w
a n y
g o o d
f o r t u n e
a n d
h a p p i n e s s .
M ay
\u0413
th e
b o a ts
sin k
i n
th e
s e a .
M ay
h o r s e s
t r i \ p
o v e r
th e
g a te .
A nd
i fd e a th
v is its
o n e ,
m ay
h is
s o u l
r e t u r n
t o
h is
b o d y
t o
e v e r
p la g \u00ab e
i t ,
C u rsed ,
c u r s e d
be' this
h o u r
fo re v e r!
F a re w e fl,
b r o t h e r
d e a r .
I
s h a n 't
t a r r y
o n
th is
e a r t h
v e r y
lo n g
e ith e r."
T he
tw o
em braced
a n d
w e p t.
K yrylo
s t r o d e
o u t
o f
th e
c e lla n d
ta k in g
o ff
h is
c o w le d
c lo a k
th re w
i t
a t
th e
fe e t
o f
th e
g u a rd s.
"H ere, you
H e r o d 's
s o n s , "
h e
sa id ,
'* ta k e
th is
i n
paym ent
fo r
le ttin g
m e
i n
a n d
ou t
o f
h e r e .
A nd
k n o w
y o u
th is ,
th a t
i t
w as
n ot
B ru -
k h o v e t s k y' s
e x e c u tio n e r
th a t
w as
h e r e
b u t
K y\u00ad
r y l o
T ur
h im self,
w ho
cam e
t o
v is it
a
fin e
a n d
h o n o r a b l e
m a n ."
O nce
o u ts id e
h e
to o k
o u t
th e
p illow ,
w h ic h
h e
h a d
o n
h is b a c k
b e n e a th
th e
sh irt
t o
sim u late
a
hum p,
w ad
th re w
i t
t o
th e
g u a rd
s ta n d in g
b y
th e
o u ts id e
d o o r .
"H ere, dog,
u se
i t
in s te a d
o f
s t r a w
fo r
y o u r
h e a d
w hen
y o u
\u0414 \u0435
dow n
h e r e
o n
g u a rd
o v e r
a n
in n o c e n t
m a n ."
S trid in g
sw iftly
h e
w as
s o o n
o u ts id e
< th e
g r o u n d s
o f
B rukhovetsky' \u0432
h e a d q u a r t e r s .
A ny\u00ad
o n e
w ho
t r i e d
t o
s t e p
h im
im m ed iately
le t.
h im
th ro u g h
w hen
show n
B rukhovetsky's
rin g \u00b7
I n
a
fe w
m om ents
K yrylo
fo u n d
h is
com \u00b7
r a d e ,
C hornohor,
w a itin g
w ith
th e
h o r s e s
b y
a n
o ld
h e ll
tow er.
C hornohor
h a d
b e e n
w a it\u00ad
in g
\u00b7th e re
w ith
h o r s e s
a ll
\u00b7th e
w h ile
w ith o u t
th e
s l i g h t e s t
id e a
c o n c e r n i n g
K yrylo' s
m ission.
A ll
th a t
th e
la tte r
h a d
to ld
h im
-w as:
"W hen
a
m an
com es
t o
y o u
h e r e
a n d
s a y s ,
'L o o k
fo r
th e
w in d
i n
th e
f i e l d s , '
ju st
g iv e
h im
m y
h o r s e
a n d
lead |d m
t o
th e
B u llO ak.
A s for
m e
I
k n o w
w here
I'll m eet
y o u
la te r.'
S a d ly
K yrylo
m o u n te d
h is
h o r s e ,
a n d
e v e a
m ore
s a d l y
h e
c o n te m p la te d
h o w
h e
c o u ld
b r e a k
th e
new s
t o
th a t
o ld
p riest-w arrior
S h r a a m
o f
th e
fa ilu re
o f
h is
m ission
t o
f r e e
S om ko\u00bb
s o d
th a t
th e
la tte r
w ould
n e v e r
r e t u r n
t o
h is
K ozaks
a g a in .
(T o
b e
c o n tin u e d )
G R E E K
E LE M E N TS
I N
U K R A IN IA N
C U L T U R E
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B y
H O N O R S
E W
A C H
i .
fo r
a
lo n g
tim e
afterw ard s
i t
w as
G reece
th a t
s u p p lie d
U k ra in e
w ith
a ll
k in d s
o f
b o o k s ,
m a in ly
o f
r e l i \u00ad
g io u s
a n d
sem i-relig iou s
c h a r a c t e r ,
a l s o
w ith
a rc h ite c ts ,
p a i n t e r s ,
a n d
a r t i s a n s .
R om e
w as
to o
fa r
aw ay
P le a seD on\u00beS in g * !
B y
L E S Y A
U K R A IN K A
4
(M e lo d y
b y
D . S ic h in s k y )
I
_ li
,
,
-
_ _
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.
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-
\u00a1 t o
h a v e
a n y
la s tin g
in flu e n c e
o n
U
k -|
P
l
e
a
s
e
d o n 't
s i n g
t o
m e
th is
s o n g .
I T
w as
o n ly
n a tu r a l
fo r
th e
p re >
S c y th ia n s
i n
th a t
th e y
w ear
w h ite
L \u00b7^ \u00ab ,
R
o
m
e
e
m
A
d
re a c h
to
t
h
e
e
a
s
t
I
b e g
y o u .
C h ristia n
U k ra in ia n
trib e s
t o
hem p
costum es,
lik e
th e
o n e s
th e
o
n
l
y
m
f
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r
M
P
o
l
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n
d
h
e
n
c
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th e \u00a6D o n 't
p e rtu rb
m y
h e a r t
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p a in fu lly ,
com e
in to
c o n ta c t
w ith
th e
G reek
S c y th ia n s
a re
p ic tu re d
w earing
o n
R
f
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r
m
o
f
C h ristia nity
n e v e r
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m
y
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e
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r
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m
r
r
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c iv iliz a tio n
A t
th a t
tim e
G reek
th e
a n c ie n t
G reek
v a s e s .
M any
s u c h t
8
p
r
e
a
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t o
c o n s i d e r a b l e
e x te n t
u L \u00b7w
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w ere
a l r e a d y
w ell
s c a t t e r e d
v a s e s
h a v e
b e e n
fo u n d
i n
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v
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n
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n
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w
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t
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p a rts
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a lo n g
th e
n o r t h e r n
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e v id e n tly
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m
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W
e
k n o w
d e fin ite ly
th a t
th e y >
t h o s e
a n c fe n t
tim es
i n
U k ra in e .
|
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t
y
fln a^j y
t o
t
b
e
w estern
lands\u00a6 Y ou
d o n 't
k n o w
rig h t
n o w
o f
w hat
c a rrie d
o n
tra d e
w ith
th e
S c y th ia n s ;
I n t e r e s t i n g
fa c ts
a b o u t
a n c ie n t\u00a1
o f
U kraine
i n
th e
s e c o n d
h a lf
o f
th e \u00a6
I ' m
th in k in g
a n d
S a rm a tia n s
w ho
lo rd e d
o v e r
th e | U k ra in e
a n d
h e r
n e ig h b o rs
c a n
b e
1 4 th
c e n tu r y ,
w ith
th e
c o m in g
o f
s te p p e s
fo r
m any
c e n tu rie s
i n
th e |f o u n d
a l s o
i n
h e r
p re-C h ristian
fo lk
th e
H ungarians
a n d
th e
P o le s
in to
p re-C h ristian
e r a s .
D uring
th e
tim e |so n g s.
F ro m
th e m ,
fo r
e x a m p le ,
w e t.G a lic ia , it
w as
to o
la te
fo r
a n y
m is-
o f
S o c r a te s
a n d
P la to
e v e n
A th e n e
le a rn
th a t
i n
th e
h o a r y
p a s t
w estern
1s i o n a r y
w o rk
am ong
th e \U krainians,
w as
p o lic e d
b y
m ercenary
S arm a\u00b7\u00a6 U krainian
trib e s
liv e d
_ a lo n g
th e \u00a1T h e
la tte r
tre a te d
i t
a s
4
a
re lig io n
W hen
I ' m
s i t t i n g ,
p a llid
a n d
a lo n e ,
F o r
i t ' s
th e n
th a t
d o w n
d e e p
i n
m y
b o s o m
T h is
s a d
s o n g
is w e e p in g a ll
u n k n o w n .
T ranslated
b y
W aldinrir
Sem enyne
tia n s .
T he
la tte r
m ay
h a v e
n o tic e d \u00a6 D a n u b e .
I t
w as
th e re
th a t
th e y
cam e\u00a1p e c u lia r
t o
th e
P o le s .
fro m
tim e
to
tim e
th a t
am ong
th e \u00a6in to
d ire c t
c o n ta c t
w ith
th e
G reek!
N
o
w
o
w
J
e
r
^
^
^
^
g
p
a
n
j
"
s l a v e s
so ld
t o
th e
G reeke
a s
sp o ils|tra d e rs.
!
f
th re e
c e n tu r i e s ,
fro m
9 8 8
t o
1 3 4 9 ,j P e c u l i a r
a n d
n a tio n a l
U kraine-G reek
o f
,.sm r
th e re
w e re
som e
f in e
U k -|
D uring
th e
n in th
a n d
te n th
c e n -
t
n
e
G reek
fo rm
o f
C h ristia nity
be\u00b7 \u00a1ritual
a n d
c h a r a c te r
i n
s p ite
o f
th e
ra in ia n
b o y s
a n d
g irls.
I t
w as
n o t
tu rie s
G reek
C h ristia n
m issionaries\u00a1
C
r
t
m
e
th o ro u g h ly
U k ra in iz e d .
T h e |.p r e e s u r e
fro m
th e
P o lish
a u th o ritie s ,
a
s e t
ru le ,
h o w e v e r ,
fo r
th e
S c y t h i a n s | b e g a n
t o
i n f i l t r a t e
in to
th e
w estern
G reek
c h u * > h
ritu a l
underw ent
i n
T hus
a s
w e
c a n
s e e ,
fo r
a b o u t
o n e
a n d
S arm atia n s
t o
fig h t
c o n U w \u00bb U y |a n d
s o u th e a s te r n
U k ra in ia n
l a n d s .
U kraine
m any
r e g i o n a l
m o d ific a U o n s.! th o u s a n d
y e a r s
G reek
c u ltu re
h a s
a g a i n s t
th e ir
n o r th e r n
n e ig h b o r s ,
th e
\u00a6
i
t
w as
n o t
u n til
i n
9 8 8
A .
D ., h o w \u00b7\u00a1 U k rw n ia u
c le rg y m e n
w e re
so o n \u00a1h e lp e d
t o
e n r i c h
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu re
U krainians.
S o m e tim e s
th e y
w o u ld .
e
V
e r.
th a t
th e
g r a n d
d u k e
o f
g ie v ,\u00a1c h a n tin g
th e ir
c h u r c h
s e r v i c e
i n
a c -
i n
v a rio u s
w a y s , m a in ly
th r o u g h
th e
m ake
ra id s
th r o u g h
th e
C aucasus into\u00a1 V olodim irthe G reat, fo rm ally .b rO ug h t,j
c
o
r e
^ th
q * \u00a1
to n a l
p o ssib ilitie s
o f
c h u r c h
a n d
s c h o o l.
M oreover,
i t
h e \u00ab
A sia
M inor.
A t
o th e r
tim e s
th e y
rC h ristia nity
in to
U kraine
fro m
B y s-\u00a6th e
U k ra in ia n
la n g u a g e
a n d
p ro >
h a s
le ft
d e e p
a n d
la s tin g
m ark
e v e m
w o u ld
ra id
th e
B alkans.
F o r
s u c h \u00a6a n tiu m ,
th e
G reek
s ta te
of 1 ^
l# rk > d .j\u0449
> \u0449
\u0438\u00bf \u043f\u00a3
th e
B u lg a ria n
w o rd s
i n
a
o n
th e
m odern
U k ra in ia n
lite ra tu re ,
e x p e d itio n s
th e y
w o u ld
in v ite
so m
e
|
a
n
d
fro m
th e
C h ris tia n iz e d
B u lg a ria
w
a
y
p e c u lia r
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
la n -
I n
th is
c o n n e c tio n
i t
i s
w o rth
n o tin g
l_ T w u n ia n
t r i b e s ,
a n d
m ake
m ihU ry\u00a1w
m
c
h
w as
a k in
t o
U kraine
i n
l
a
n
-
\u00a1
s
h
o
r
t
,
th e
C \u00be ristis^ C h u r o h \u00a6th a t
w h e r e a s
th e
L a tin
fo rm
o f
o u t
a llia n c e s
w ith
th e m .
T h r o u g h
s u c h |g u a g
e
.
T he
G reeks
m ade
g o o d
u s e
\u0448
U k ra in e
o f
th e
m id d le
o f
th e
H th \u00a6tu re
i n
th e
w estern
a n d
c e n t r a l
\u0411 \u043e\u00bb
\u0430 \u0428
\u0430 \u0430 \u0441 \u0435 \u0432 ,
tra d e
a n d
o th e r
form s
o f\u00a6
0
f
th e
B u lg a ria n
m issionaries
w h o |c e n tu r y
w as
a l r e a d y
a
U k ra in ia n \u00a6r o p e
h a s
c r e a t e d
a
s t r o n g
d e s i r e
fo e
c o o p e r a t i o n
th e re
w ere
m any
I r a n -\u0456 b r o u g h t
C h rist's
G ospel
t o
th e
U k -|f
o
r
m
C h ristian ity,
w ith
a ll
th e \u00a1o rg a n iz a tio n , th e
G reek
fo rm
o f
o u t\u00b7
ia n e
e le m e n ts
le ft
i n
th e
U k rainian\u00a1 rainians,
a s
th e
B u lg a ria n s
h a d
a l-\u00a1 c u ltu ra l
e le m e n ts
o f
U kraine
clust- \u00a6tu re
i n
e a s te r n
E u r o p e ,
o n
th e
\u043e
th e \u00be
c u ltu re
b y
th e
S c y th ia n s
a n d
Sarm a-1 ready
tra n s la te d
\u00a2 \\
th e
n e c e s s a r y
\u00a1e r e d
a b o u t
i t .
I t
w as
th is
f a c t,
th a t\u00a6h a n d ,
e s p e c ia lly
i n
U kraine,
h a s
i s <
tia n s .
F o r
in s ta n c e ,
th e
p re -C h rie \u00b7\u0456c h u r c h
s e r v i c e
books* from
G reek
\u0442 - \u00a6\u0446 \u043a \u0433 \u0430 \u0434 \u043f \u0435
p r o d u c e d
a
s p e c i a l
fo r m
o f\u00a1 s t i l l e d
in to
th e
p e o p le
a
hum an\u00ab
tia n
re lig io n
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n s
w as \u00a6to
th e ir
ow n
la n g u a g e
w h ic h ,
a s
a! C hristianity
o f
i t s
ow n,
b a s e d
o n
fe e lin g
fo r
th e ir
fe llo w m e n ;
h e n c e
v e ry
sim ilar
t o
th e
re lig io n
o f
th e ; S la v o n ic
la n g u a g e ,
w as
v e ry
sim ilar! th e
G reek
ritu a l,
th a t
e n a b le d
th e
jo n e
o f
th e
m ain
c h a ra c te ris tic s
o f
th e
a n c ie n t
P e r s i a n s .
Scythians, and
S a r-\u00a1to
U k ra in ia n .
| U k ra in ia n
C hurch
t o
rem ain
fo r
a, m odem
U k ra in ia n
lite ra tu re
i e
i t s
m a t ia n s
w ho
w e re
a ll
o f
Ira n ia n \u00a6
\u00a1 l o n g
tim e
a s
th e
b u lw a rk
n o t
o n ly \u00a1S p irit
o f
hum aneness
-o f
n e ig h b o r-
o rig in .
A lso ,
lik e
th e
I r a n i a n s ,
th e
;
*
w
"
w
* *
\u00bbw *y
\u00a6
o
f
T jT
q
r
a
i
n
\u00a1
a
n
re lig io u s
feelm g
h u tjly
lo v e
fo r
o n e 's
fe llo w m e \u00be .
W
\u00b7
a n c ie n t
U k ra in ia n s
r e g a r d e d
th e
s u n
I
t
^
h a p p e n e d
th a t
i t
w ss
th e
a s
th e
sym bol
o f
th e
s o p te m e
d e ity .
G reek
C h ristia nity ,
n o t.
th e
L a tin ,
B esides,
i n
som e
p a rts
o f
U kraine,
t
b
a
t
w
a
B
tra n s p la n te d
t o
U kraine,
a l s o
o f
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu re
a n d
e v e n
n a tio n a lity .
T h is
i s
a l s o
tru e
o f
th a t
b r a n c h
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C hurch
a s
i n
th e
C a rp a th ia n
r e g io n s ,
U k-
n o t
b y
m eans
o f
th e
G reek
b u t
B u l-\u00a6< h a t
r e c o g n i z e d
i n
1 5 9 6
th e
P o p e
a s
ra in ia n s
to d a y
resem ble
th e
a n c ie n t
g a ria n
la n g u a g e
o f
th a t
p e rio d .
A nd\u0456i t s
s p iritu a l
h e a d ,
fo r
i t
re ta in e d
i t s
c ia lly
i n
K otsiubynsky.
fin d
th is
s p i r i t
i n
S k o v o r o d a ,
i n
K o t>
l y a r e v s k y * s
" N a ta lk a -P o lta v k a ,"
\u00bea
a ll,o f
S h e v c h e n k o 's
poem s, in
M arks|
Y ovchok,
i n
P S nas
M irn iy , a n d
e s p e *
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