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Ukrainian Museum of the Persecuted Church in Berezhany, Ukraine
Holds Old Christmas Card Exhibition
By Ivan Farion, "Vysokiy Zamok" (High Castle) newspaper
Lviv, Ukraine, Thursday, January 8, 2004
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A unique exposition opened in the Ukrainian Museum of the Persecuted
Church, the only one of its kind in Ukraine, in the village of
Berezhany, Ternopyl oblast. There are more than 300 colored Christmas
postcards in it that were published long before Ukrainian independence,
from 1930-70.
The postcards were collected overseas thanks to the efforts of Canadian
and American diaspora. They came to Halychyna thanks to the activities
of Rev. Michael Nemylivskiy, the former priest from the village of
Verbova, who later became the founder of the museum.
Part of the exhibit reflects the history of our statehood. Especially
interesting for the visitors are the greeting postcards with images of
Ukrainian families visiting on the Holy Evening their fathers and sons who
are defending the native land in the ranks of Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
Separately on display there are self-made Christmas postcards that were
produced illegally on copy machines by patriotic oriented citizens in
Lviv during the period of aggressive soviet atheism.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Published by UPA [Ukrainian Insurgent Army]
ArtUkraine.com Collection
(Click on image to enlarge it)
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Nuns used to spread these postcards illegally among some priests and
those in their turn gave them out to parishioners.
The Museum of the Persecuted Church was opened by Cardinal Lyubomyr
Huzar, the head of Greek-Catholic church. Many foreign delegations have
signed the visitors' book, the latest were guests from Germany. They
highly praised the fact that Ukrainians are working to save their culture
and spiritual heritage.
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