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History of Lemkivshchyna

The Liberation Movement of the Peasants in Lemkivschyna in the XVII Century

In the XVII century the situation was a difficult for peasants in Western Ukrainian lands. Compulsory service for a landlord lasted 5-6 days per week, and moreover, peasants were obliged to carry out different duties and construction and repair work. Noble estates and royal lands in Lemkivshchyna demanded that the inhabitants pay for the grazing…
November 3, 20190Comments

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Past LRF Events

LRF member Michael Buryk – guest curator of Barvinchak’s exhibition in NYC

Art at the Institute was pleased to present an exhibition of etchings by American artist of Lemko ancestry, Nicholas Bervinchak (1903-1978). Executed mostly during the Great Depression and into the following decade, these prints document the miners, tools, working conditions, and family life surrounding the isolated anthracite coal mining towns (also known as patches) of…
October 9, 20180Comments

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