Presenter: Gala Leganof
This is an introductory course aimed not only to provide the basic knowledge of Ukraine, its culture and its brief history, but also to reveal the Seven Wonders of Ukraine and one of the most unique tourist attractions in Ukraine, the so-called “Tunnel of Love”. We will learn about Ukrainian folk arts of embroidery, wood carving, ceramics, egg painting and textiles. This class will not discuss any subjects dealing with the current war.
Gala Leganof taught courses in political science at McGill University. She is a graduate of Marist College (B.A.) and McGill University (M.A.), and she receive her post-graduate diploma in the United Nations Studies from Columbia University in the City of New York.
CLASS MATERIALS:
KEY EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF KYIVAN RUS AND UKRAINE:
https://sites.tufts.edu/ukraine/timeline/
The arts of embroidery and textile weaving – represents an expressive cultural identity of Ukrainian folklore – “100 Years of Fashion” Project
VOGUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-wpyhqjTgU&list=PLo5ZFcEKLwTGdRqXSVZs67nNL2cXjSW84&index=2
VOGUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_xJ1jgD-zo&list=PLo5ZFcEKLwTGdRqXSVZs67nNL2cXjSW84
Ukrainian women from different provinces presenting their national clothings – every province has its own way of how to style and wear women hair, jewelry, head dresses and vyshyvanka – embroiled sorochka (shirt) of different lengths
Kyiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkJMmYJfm8
Lviv province: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdt6PuUItjE
Sumy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWFy4p3TDdw (Sumy is a city in northeastern Ukraine)
Chernivci www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuvSWRGdoNk
Dnipropetrovsk province: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykh_AjAtW58
Kharkiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYLFfYUw8H0 (Kharkiv is a city in East of Ukraine – province of the city bordered with Russia)
Lugansk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az_zRZKL1Dw
Crimea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZlkLw-kGpM
Volynska https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb3mIX6Eor4
ancient costumes of married women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vy92prbnIs
women with white heads (namitka), ancient hand made dolls, cross stitch embroidery) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heYBIFjBq8M
Ukrainian Kitchen:
Recipe of Ukrainian borsch from 1860s