Halyna Lozko ( uk, Галина Сергіївна Лозко) (Yelanets ( uk, Єланець); 3 February 1952 in

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) is Ukrainian ethnologist, theologian and

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leader. In 1993 she founded the group Pravoslavia in

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, which adheres to

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in the tradition established by

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. Lozko also co-founded the Native Faith Association of Ukraine ( uk, „Об'єднання Рідновірів України“, ORU), founded in 1998 and registered on 24 May 2001.

Biography

Early life

Halyna Lozko was born in Yelanets,

, on 3 February 1952.

Education and academic career

*1969. –

high school No. 140. *1977. – Faculty of Philology of

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

department of Philology, teacher of Ukrainian language and literature. *1996. – PhD candidacy – Department of Religious studies of Institute of Philosophy of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences ( uk, Інститут філософії ім. Г.Сковороди НАН України); thesis topic: "Ukrainian paganism as a source for domestic religious syncretism" ( uk, „Українське язичництво як джерело побутового релігійного синкретизму“) (specialization 09.00.11 – religious studies). *2007. – PhD of Philosophy – Department of Religious studies of Faculty of Philosophy of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; thesis topic: "Actualization of Ukrainian ethnic religion in European context" ( uk, „Актуалізація української етнорелігії в европейському контексті“) (specialization 09.00.12 –

Ukrainian studies Ukrainian studies is an interdisciplinary field of research dedicated to Ukrainian language, literature, history and culture in a broad sense. Ukrainian studies outside Ukraine A number of research institutes outside of Ukraine focus on Ukrainia ...

). She is currently employed at

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University ( uk, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка) is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal co ...

Pagan revivalism

In 1993, Lozko founded the

-based

group Pravoslavia. This was Ukraine's first post-Soviet neopagan organization in the

polytheistic Polytheism is the belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religious sects and rituals. Polytheism is a type of theism. Within theism, it contrasts with monotheism, the ...

tradition that first had been established in the interwar period by

(1908 – 1974). During the

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, Ukrainian Native Faith had mainly been carried on by the

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in the West, and Lozko was initiated by Myroslav Sytnyk in

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, Canada. She has also launched projects such as the Svitovyd Center for the Rebirth of Ukrainian Culture, the School of the Native Faith, the Museum of the Book of Veles (1996–1998) and the journal ''Svaroh''. She co-founded the Native Faith Association of Ukraine (Об'єднання Рідновірів Україн, ORU) in 1998, to coordinate activities between different local groups. ORU was officially registered as a pagan religious organization in 2001. It has made an effort to establish a comprehensive system for regular calendar ritualism. It has also been active in the neopagan

interfaith Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e. "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels. It is ...

activities of the

European Congress of Ethnic Religions The European Congress of Ethnic Religions (ECER) is an organisation for cooperation among associations that promote the ethnic religions of Europe.Волхвиня Зореслава Лозко, Портал Славянской Ведической Культуры
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* Лозко Г. ''Українське язичництво.'', Київ, Український центр духовної культури, 1994. * Лозко Г.'' Волховник.'', Київ, Український центр духовної культури, 1994. * Лозко Г. ''Правослов.'' Молитви до Рідних Богів, Київ, НКТ «Світовид», 1995. * Лозко Г. ''Українське народознавство.'', Київ, Зодіак-ЕКО, 1995.; second extended edition: Київ, АртЕК, 2004.; third edition: Харків, 2005. * Лозко Г. С.'' Волховник. Правослов.''- Серія: „Пам’ятки релігійної думки України-Русі“, Київ, „Сварог“, 2001. * Lozko H. ''Rodzima Wiara Ukrainska'' (translated to Polish by Anton Vacik), Вроцлав, „Топожел“ (Польща), 1997. * Лозко Г. ''Іменослов: імена слов`янські, історичні та міфологічні'', Київ, Редакція часопису „Сварог“, 1998. * Лозко Г. ''Етнологія України. Філософсько-теоретичний та етнорелігієзнавчий аспект.'', Київ, АртЕК, 2002. * Лозко Г. ''Велесова Книга – волховник'' (translation, research, original text and dictionary with over 8500 words), Київ, „Такі справи“, 2002.; second edition: Вінниця, „Континент-Прим“, 2004.; third edition 2006., fourth edition 2007. * Лозко Г. ''Коло Свароже.'' Відроджені традиції – Український письменник, Київ, 2004. * Лозко Г. С.'' Пробуджена Енея.'' Європейський етнорелігійний ренесанс, Див, Харків, 2006., * Коло Свароже – set of holiday greeting cards with themes from Slavic Rodnovery. Scientific reconstruction Halyna Lozko; painters:

Viktor Kryzhanovsky Viktor Krizhanivskyi ( uk, Віктор Володимирович Крижанівський; May 12, 1950 – July 22, 2016) was a Ukrainian painter and artist. In 1982 Kryzhanivskyi graduated from National Academy of Visual Arts and Architect ...

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, Київ: „Такі справи“, 2006. * Лозко Г. С. ''Рідна читанка.'' Для середнього шкільного віку – Вінниця, Континент-Прим, 2007. * more than hundred articles and papers in journals

Collaboration on academic and encyclopedic publications

* Dictionary of religious terms ( uk, Релігієзнавчий словник), Kyiv, 1996., * Little encyclopedia of ethnic state managing ( uk, Мала енциклопедія етнодержавознавства), Kyiv, 1996., * History of Ukraine in 10 volumes ( uk, Історія релігій в Україні в 10-ти томах), Kyiv, uk, Український центр духовної культури, 1996–2004; * Academic religious studies ( uk, Академічне релігієзнавство), Kyiv, 2000.,

References

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