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…

This book was first published in Lviv in 1936, and only few copies made it to the USA. Even though this book does not cover, with its contents, the entire…

A Ukrainian ethnic group which until 1946 lived in the most western part of Ukraine on both sides of the Carpathian Mountainsand along the Polish-Slovak border (see Lemko region). The name seems to be…

Лемки – етнографічна група українців. Мешкали на території, що зветься Лемківщиною – в Карпатах (по обох схилах Східних Бескидів) між ріками Сяном і Дунайцем у межах сучасної Польщі, та на північний…

Lemko (Лемківщина; Lemkivshchyna) and Lemko region is a large territory traditionally inhabited by the Lemko peoples of Ukraine, Poland and Slovak territory since stone age times. After the deportation of Lemkos from…

On October 28, Ukraine celebrates the day of liberation from the fascists, and for many residents of Western Ukraine, "liberation" became a real tragedy. Forced deportations began after him. The…

Bogata kultura dwóch mało znanych grup etnicznych, które – sąsiadując ze sobą – od pokoleń zamieszkiwały tereny Podkarpacia, przez wielu została skazana na zapomnienie. Wydobywa ją na światło dzienne najnowszy…