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1st quarter 2014

30 Mar 2014 New reviews

Published three reviews of 1888, including "Ursyn. Sketches from the psychology of the Slavic tribe. Slavophiles."

Put them on a par with Khomyakov Ursyn could only because he identified Moscow slavophilism with the Polish messianism and Gogol's mysticism.

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28 Mar 2014 New publicistic articles

In the section "Publicistics" is published four articles of 1883, including "Ancient acts for the new dispute."

Ukrainians was generally accused as boys of bureaucracy, as an artificial product of Stadion, called for counter-action against patriotic activities of «Rady Narodowej» and People's Guard.

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26 Mar 2014 New biographical article

In the section "Biographies. Obituaries" published article "The poet-hero" (1889).

Hero of Belvedere night, author of "Kanev castle" became conspirator, propagandist, emissary – in poor peasant dress he goes to the people.

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24 Mar 2014 New article on history

The article "Poems of the Bar Confederation" (1895) is published.

Bar Confederation was designed to not only to raise strength of oscillated Polish supremacy in Ukraine, but also completely destroy dysydentism, that in the first line – Orthodoxy.

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22 Mar 2014 New article on folklore

The section «Ethnography and folklore» is replenished with article "Hrdlichka and Yurishtan" (1889).

Now we have received from Miss Burachynska from Krivorivnya further interesting note on history Gutsulschina in those times, to wit a song about Yurishtan and Hrdlichka.

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20 Mar 2014 New article on history of literature

The section "History of literature" is replenished with article "Ivan Vyshensky" (1889).

Arguments put forward by him in defense of orthodoxy, were neither new nor depth, sometimes he did not even worked on devising appropriate arguments, but instead throwing in the nation and word.

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18 Mar 2014 New photo of Ivan Franko

Ivan Franko. Photo 1913.

The portrait gallery of Ivan Franko is replenished with photo of 1913.

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16 Mar 2014 New critical notes

The section "Literary criticism" is replenished with 4 notes of 1886, including "Ruthenian-Ukrainian Library" by Olesnytsky".

"Ruthenian-Ukrainian Library" by Olesnytsky who so quickly got myself general liking of the reading public, has begun the new year of existence with book No 13.

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14 Mar 2014 New novel

In the "Prose" section we begin publish novel "Boryslav is laughing" (1882). Today – first three chapters, including "3. Benedo tends to Borislav".

And yet must be – he said firmly, – so that you, Mr. builder, not abused the poor working and not reproached them for poverty because nobody can know that you can expect.

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12 Mar 2014 New drama

In the section "Dramatic works" published dramatic sketch "Court of St. Nicholas" (1895).

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10 Mar 2014 New poem

In the section "Poems" we publish first part of the poem "The fox Mykyta" (1890).

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8 Mar 2014 New verses

We begin to publish a collection of poems of Ivan Franko "Withered Leaves". Today – first 10 verses.

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6 Mar 2014 New autograph of Ivan Franko

First page of autograph of I.Franko's…

The gallery of I. Franko's autographs and editions is replenished with first page of autograph translation of «Les Châtiments» by V.Hugo (1882).

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4 Mar 2014 New letters by Ivan Franko

We continue to publish Ivan Franko's correspondence. Today –next five letters of 1880.

As for "Faust," I should say only that I gave it to the "Truth" in the wake of extreme poverty, have chosen to the village, and I gave for it 15 rynsky on the road – in gendarme's legs. (After 23 Aug 1880, to M. Pavlik).

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2 Mar 2014 New translations

In the section «Translations» we continue publish the cycle of translations (1912) «Old arabian verses». Today – next 10 verses.

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28 Feb 2014 New reviews

Published two reviews of the publication of "Galician-Ruthenian bibliography" (1887).

For the first issue that covers the period from 1801 to 1844, makes it a worthy testimony of the zeal of the author and the value of publication.

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26 Feb 2014 New publicistic articles

In the section "Publicistics" is published four articles of 1883, including "Since 1848."

We believe all aristocratic races to enter into such "deals of Poles with the Ukrainians", in which the Ukrainians themselves would not be at all, as empty and pointless toy.

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24 Feb 2014 New biographical notes

In the section "Biographies. Obituaries" published 4 notes of 1889, including "Death of Alexander Lashkevych."

Spared no money and work to raise the level of publication to its task, and in fact he was able to produce a high and honorable position among scientific publications.

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22 Feb 2014 New article on history

February, 22 (today) and February, 23, 2014 (tomorrow) – in the Ukraine national mourning for the dead heroes of Evromaydan.

The article "Amendments and additions to the memoirs about N. K. Sygyda" (1895) is published.

There were already three hunger-strikes; The last, the longest of them all, ran as much as 20 days, the prisoners were so exhausted that almost all were lying.

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20 Feb 2014 New article on folklore

The section «Ethnography and folklore» is replenished with article "Wonderful Christmas carols" (1889).

What primarily curious in this carol, so this mention of Kiev and St. Sophia in such a remote and provincial areas, where people are now hardly even know about the existence of Kiev.

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18 Feb 2014 New article on history of literature

The section "History of literature" is replenished with article "Work by Ivan Vyshensky" (1889).

Our copy of works by Ivan Vyshensky undoubtedly compiled in Galicia, perhaps even in the Manyava cloister, in the foundation of which Ivan himself took a part.

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4 Feb 2014 New photo of Ivan Franko

Ivan Franko. Photo 1913.

The portrait gallery of Ivan Franko is replenished with photo of 1913.

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2 Feb 2014 New review

The section "Literary criticism" is replenished with a review "Ukrainian writing" (1886).

Mr. Luzhnycky decided to surprise Galician world, giving him literally, rather the poor translation of Pushkin, Gogol, Lermontov and Turgenev as his home writers.

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30 Jan 2014 New novel

In the "Prose" section today we publish novel "On the top" (1880).

I myself have long can see that we have no way to escape from the swamp of rotten, called aristocratic society by any way than fault!

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28 Jan 2014 New drama

In the section "Dramatic works" published drama "Stone Soul" (1895).

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26 Jan 2014 New poem

In the section "Poems" we publish poem "As a human being" (1889).

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24 Jan 2014 New autograph of Ivan Franko

First page of autograph of I.Franko's…

The gallery of I. Franko's autographs and editions is replenished with first page of autograph translation of Ukrainian folk songs to the German language (1882)

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22 Jan 2014 New letters by Ivan Franko

We continue to publish Ivan Franko's correspondence. Today –first five letters of 1880.

As for what we publish nothing for peasants, then, if you can – please tell me which of us can write something like that, that would cost a scientific value and it woud be so popular? (Feb 19, 1880, to M. I. Pavlik)

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20 Jan 2014 New translations

In the section «Translations» we continue publish the cycle of translations (1912) «Old arabian verses». Today – next 10 verses.

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18 Jan 2014 New review

The review of music collection «Das Echo vom Prut» (1886) is now published.

Do Quadrille by Fr. Vorobkevych has so energy, so Ukrainian people's character, that it could get a wide sympathy, we can not appreciate, but sincerely desire this.

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16 Jan 2014 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" an article "Our present position" (1883) is published.

1. Empowering of Galician Sejm / 2. Reducing the Ukrainian opposition in the Sejm / 3. Science for the Ukrainian people.

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14 Jan 2014 New biographical notes

In the section "Biographies. Obituaries" published 3 notes of 1888, including "Death of Jurij Fedkovich".

In 1862 he published his book of poetry and talent discovered at the same time gave him the right value and popularity.

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12 Jan 2014 New article on history

The article "Two unions" (1890) is published.

Already in some 30 years after the Lublin Union developed in a ukrainian cities such practices that Ukrainians were there along with the Jews, that is were driven to the separate site.

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10 Jan 2014 New article on ethnography

The section «Ethnography and folklore» is replenished with article "The meeting ethnographic and statistical circle" (1884).

At this the second year of its existence Circle is developing very well, enforced with significant number of new and willing to work members.

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8 Jan 2014 New article on history of literature

The section "History of literature" is replenished with article "Russian literature of XIX century."

We can safely say that the up to Gogol every new impetus, a new trend in literature Russian or directly came from Ukrainians, or did not appear without their help.

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6 Jan 2014 New photo of Ivan Franko

Ivan Franko. Photo 1912.

The portrait gallery of Ivan Franko is replenished with photo of 1912.

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4 Jan 2014 New review

The section "Literary criticism" is replenished with a review "Niva", Ukrainian literary collection" (1885).

It is obvious that under such circumstances the censorship, which now has to fight Ukrainian word in Ukraine, there are too often the books out for which they editors can not take full responsibility.

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2 Jan 2014 Annual report published

Annual report of the website «Ivan Franko» for the 2013 year published – 205 thousands visitors.

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