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Oleksa Shatkivsky
Oleksa Yakovych Shatkivskyi (28 May 1908, in Smikh near Pochaiv Pochaiv ( uk, Почаїв, pl, Poczajów, yi, פּאטשאיעװ, Pitshayev) is a town in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Kremenets Raion (district), and is located 18 km south-west of Kremenets and ... – 28 June 1979 in Lviv) was a Ukrainian painter and graphic artist, originally from Pochaiv in Volhynia. Biography From 1914, he lived in Sicheslavschyna. In 1918, he returned home and studied at the Pochaiv Icon Painting Workshop. His first teachers were Oleksandr Tsykutskyi and Oleksandr Yakymchuk (1926–1930). After that since 1931 he continued education at the Warsaw School of Applied Arts from Tadeusz Pruszkowski (received 14 awards for painting and graphics), and Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw (class of Władysław Skoczylas and Leon Wyczółkowski). From 1931, he was a member of the Ukrainian artists' group ''Spokij''. During his time in Europe, he vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pochaiv
Pochaiv ( uk, Почаїв, pl, Poczajów, yi, פּאטשאיעװ, Pitshayev) is a town in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Kremenets Raion (district), and is located 18 km south-west of Kremenets and 70 km north of the oblast capital, Ternopil. Pochaiv hosts the administration of Pochaiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History It was a settlement in Kremenetsky Uyezd of the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire. During World War I in August 1915 it was controlled by Austro-Hungarian troops, although in summer 1916 it was occupied by Imperial Russian Army during Brusilov Offensive. After Russian revolution of 1917 and Polish–Soviet War it was in Wołyń Voivodeship of interwar Poland. Urban-type settlement since 1950s. Town since 1978. In January 1989 the population was 10 019 people.Почаев // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редк ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
