Join us for the book presentation of The Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town and the Road to Reconciliation with authors Andrew Stobo Sniderman, Douglas Sanderson.
Join us for a discussion on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at SVI with award-winning nonfiction writer Myrna Kostash about her latest book, In Ghosts in a Photograph.
Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) presents Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture
This year's Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture will be delivered by Serhy Yekelchyk, Professor of History and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria. Professor Yekelchyk is the author of seven books on Ukrainian history and Russo-Ukrainian relations including the award-winning Stalin’s Citizens: Everyday Politics in the Wake of Total War. Dr. Yekelchyk is the president of the Canadian Association for Ukrainian Studies.
The Toronto Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture was initiated in 1998 and is co-sponsored by the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, University of Toronto; the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies; the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Toronto; the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine, University of Toronto; and St. Vladimir Institute (Toronto).
Baba Babee Skazala is a 69-minute film that tells the little-known story of Ukrainian children torn from their homes…
“There are so many wonderful Ukrainian pioneers, like my baba, who need to be celebrated for their grit and faith.” – Diana Stevan, Author
Have you ever thought of telling your ancestors’ stories? Join SVI in collaboration with Rozmova Book Club to meet Diana Stevan, award-winning author of Sunflowers Under Fire, and the newly released sequel Lilacs in the Dust Bowl, based on her grandmother’s life spanning wartime in Eastern Europe, to immigration to the Canadian West during the Depression and beyond. Hear Diana read an excerpt from Lilacs in the Dust Bowl and reveal how she delved deeply into her family background along with historical research to write these books. A question period will follow.
Order your copy of Lilacs in the Dust Bowl – ISBN# 978-1-896402-291 directly from your local bookshop or through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, or as an ebook from Amazon, Apple ibooks, Google Play, Kobo, and Nook.
#SVIDianaStevan #SVILilacsInTheDustBowl
Чи Ви коли-небудь думали розповісти історії Bаших предків? Тоді приєднуйтеся до спільної програми Інституту св. Володимира і книжкового клубу “Розмова”, щоб зустрітися з Даяною Стівен (Diana Stevan), авторкою книжки -переможця “Sunflowers Under”, і щойно виданою книжкою- продовженням “Lilacs in the Dust Bowl”, написані на основі життя її бабусі. Послухайте уривки з книжки “Lilacs in the Dust Bowl” і дізнайтеся наскільки глибоко Даяна проникнула в походження своєї родини у поєднанні з історичними дослідженнями для написання обох книжок. Подія - англомовна.
While participation is free, DONATIONS are appreciated to support continued cultural programming at St. Vladimir Institute.
Contact cultural.svi@gmail.com with any questions.
St. Vladimir Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the SUS Foundation.
Diana often jokes about her checkered resume, referring to herself as a Jill of all trades. Besides working as a clinical social worker, she’s been a teacher, school psychologist, administrator for EFAP firms, model, actor, and freelance writer-broadcaster for a CBC television sports show.
She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the only child of immigrants from Ukraine. With both parents working around the clock, she was cared for by her baba, who only spoke Ukrainian. In her teens, she picked up a love of poetry from her father, who recited poems as he walked about the house.
She had a poem published in the UK journal Dreamcatcher and a short story in the anthology, Escape, Peregrin Publishing in 2012. Her debut novel, A Cry From The Deep, a romantic mystery and adventure was published in 2014. She followed that up with The Blue Nightgown, a novelette in 2015. And in 2016, she published her second novel, The Rubber Fence, women’s fiction, inspired by her work on a psychiatric ward in 1972.
Her third novel, Sunflowers Under Fire, set in Ukraine during the Great War and the wars that followed, was published in 2019. It was a finalist in the 2019 Whistler Independent Book Awards for fiction and a semi-finalist for the 2019 Kindle Book Awards, literary fiction category. Lilacs in the Dust Bowl, published in 2021, is the continuation of Lukia Mazurets’ story in Canada.
Diana lives with her husband Robert in West Vancouver and Campbell River, British Columbia. When she isn’t writing, she gardens, goes for walks in the forest, and reads. But most of all, she loves spending time with friends and family. For Diana’s full biography, visit https://www.dianastevan.com/about-diana-stevan/
BATURYN EXCAVATIONS IN 2018-2019
NEWLY FOUND COATS OF ARMS OF HETMANS MAZEPA AND ORLYK
(illustrated with slides)
by Volodymyr Mezentsev, Ph. D.,
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE OF CIUS
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE CIUS CANADA-UKRAINE BATURYN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT
The lecture will take place on Friday, March 13, 2020, 7-9 pm at St. Vladimir Institute
(620 Spadina Ave., Toronto)
For information:
(416) 923-3318
(416) 516-8223 Donations are welcome
Sponsored by UCRAINICA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND LEAGUE OF UKRAINIAN CANADIANS
TORONTO UKRAINIAN GENEALOGY GROUP presents
Maria Rypan speaks about Cardinal Lubomyr Husar family’s attempts to escape WWII
Maria’s return of her family’s suitcase to Ukraine not only completed the circle for her family, but more importantly, graphically illustrated the story of what war does to families in a specially prepared exhibit for the 80th anniversary of the start of war at Museum of World War II in Kyiv.
It was a privilege to share Cardinal Lubomyr Husar’s family story for museum visitors to learn of the horrors and after effects of war.
This brown suitcase was the depository of her maternal grandparents family treasures. It was full of documents, diplomas, IDs, photos and precious stuff collected over years and slipped in for “safe” storage. There were grandmother Rostyslava’s hand-drawn family trees which gave Maria a great start in her genealogy quest.
As Maria emptied the precious luggage for it’s return to Ukraine, she found answers to loads of questions about several members of her family. They were documents neatly folded in half or in quarters and stuffed inside a small accordion file or in envelopes! The Husar family comes alive!!
This overwhelming experience of bringing over and placing the family suitcase into the showcase yielded many life-changing experiences ready to be shared.
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Maria Rypan – is the niece and goddaughter of the late Cardinal Lubomyr Husar. Daughter of his sister Martha and Zenon Wasylkevych. Granddaughter of Yaroslav Husar and Rostyslava Demczuk.
Maria is a bead artist, researcher and recognized expert on ‘gerdany’, Ukrainian-style of beadwork since 1995. She loves teaching, lecturing on beading global folk arts and about Cardinal Lubomyr Husar’s life and legacy in Canada, USA and in Ukraine.
Nolan Peterson
Warrior, Journalist, Auther from Kyiv, Ukraine
Moderated by Stefko Bandera
Journalist & Executive Producer - “Lethal Kittens’/Babylon 13
Free admission
St. Vladimir Institute and Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group
Invites you to explore your Roots and Heritage
Lecture by Professor M. Tarnawsky,
Slavic Department, University of Toronto.
The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria is an invented place. It was established as a crownland of the Habsburg Monarchy following the first partition of Poland in 1772 and designated a kingdom after the third partition in 1795. No matter what it was called, the underlying fact remained that this place was a place only because Austria had carved out this slice of another country for itself and wanted to pretend the
land grab had inherent logic other than naked aggression. Despite this invented status, the various people who lived in this area soon began to see themselves as genuinely Galician. Their cultural products, particularly literary works—whether they be in German, Polish, Ukrainian, or Yiddish— consistently portray Galicia as a unique place and their own natural homeland. This talk will explore the cultural representations of Galician uniqueness in a variety of national cultures.
Maxim Tarnawsky is a Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Toronto, where he teaches Ukrainian Literature.
Refreshments will be served
Donations appreciated.
More information at 416.923.3318
THE TORONTO ANNUAL FAMINE LECTURE began in 1998. Past lecturers have included James Mace,
Norman Naimark, Alexander Motyl, Anne Applebaum, Timothy Snyder, and Serhii Plokhy.
Olga Andriewsky, Professor of History at Trent University, Ontario, (SVI member), will deliver the 2019 Toronto Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.
Organized by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta - Toronto office); the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (University of Toronto); the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies; and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (Toronto Branch).
Презентація книги Вахтанґа Кіпіані
СПРАВА ВАСИЛЯ СТУСА
Презентація нової книги відомого журналіста Вахтанга Кіпіані «Справа Василя Стуса» та його розповідь, за що насправді судили українського поета і дисидента.
Вахтанґ Кіпіані – редактор видання та ведучий телепрограми «Історична правда», викладач магістерської програми з журналістики Українського католицького університету у Львові та кафедри «PR» у Національному університеті «Києво- Могилянська академія», засновник Музею-архіву преси.
«Справа Василя Стуса» не лише розповідає про тих, хто нищив поета. А й містить маловідомі свідчення тих, хто, ризикуючи власною свободою, боронив Стуса у суді. Ця книжка не лише проливає світло на кримінальну справу, а й дає зрозуміти, якою людиною був Василь Стус.
Через книгу кримінальна справа Василя Стуса стає доступна кожному українцю. Видання – своєрідний дайджест матерялів, документів із колишнього архіву КДБ – протоколів судових засідань, обшуків і допитів, а також показів свідків, спогадів товаришів і листів поета з тюрми.
Presented by Khrystyna Beregovska, author and art historian from Ukraine, on her findings and discoveries of art and related stories while on tour following the tracks of W. Kurelek’s art.
“How Important Were the Soviet Dissidents? The Case of Ukraine” by Ivan (John) Jaworsky, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo.
BOOK LAUNCH: MY FATHER’S STORE & OTHER STORIES, BY MARY ANN LICHACZ- KARWATSKY
A captivating memoir about growing up in Montreal in the 1950s and ’60s, the author takes readers inside her father’s grocery story on Beaubien Street, which for decades provided locals with a unique taste of Europe.
“Wasyl rode along a sandy country road with Mr. Turchyn, the pig farmer. He peered back across his family’s small farm to see his father holding a hoe, and his older brothers and younger sister, Marusia, waving to him from a distance. He knew that there were tears in his sister’s eyes because she dabbed at them with the embroidered handkerchief she had sewn recently. She had also embroidered a new hankie for him to take on his long journey to Canada for good luck. His mother was not there. She had died when Wasyl was only nine years old, but he still remembered her soft green eyes and gentle ways.”
So begins Mary Ann Lichacz-Karwatsky’s captivating memoir about growing up in Montreal in the post-war years, as the daughter of a Ukrainian-born father and a Canadian-born mother. My Father’s Store is both a testament and a tribute to the author’s parents, and to their generation, who were determined to give a good life to the family through hard work, and instill solid lifelong values in their children.
Mary Ann Lichacz-Karwatsky’s stories take readers inside her father’s grocery story on Beaubien Street, which for decades provided locals with a unique taste of Europe, to various areas around Montreal, to Rawdon, where the family owned a country home, to life as a student at McGill, and to places beyond.
Along the way, the author introduces readers to a panoply of colourful characters who, in one way or another, influenced the person she would become. My Father’s Store is ultimately a historical document, a series of snapshots of life in Montreal, when electric trams ran on city streets, and the North-East End was being transformed from farmers’ fields into residential neighbourhoods.
Mary Ann Lichacz-Karwatsky grew up in the burgeoning Montreal suburb of Rosemount in the 1950s and ‘60s. She spent much of her youth in and around her father’s store, which had a profound influence on her life and her writing. She was a high school teacher and, later, a guidance counsellor in various Montreal schools. For many years, she was an executive member of the Quebec Counselling Association. Now retired, she sings in the local Ukrainian choir, Vidlunia, and she loves to play with her four grandchildren. Mary Ann Lichacz-Karwatsky holds an M.Ed. (Counselling Psychology) and a B.A. from McGill.
“The Passion of Christ by William Kurelek” new edition book presentation by author and art historian Khrystyna Beregovska from Lviv, Ukraine.
Please join the author for an engaging and informative evening on the life and phenomenon of William Kurelek.
Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Free admission.
У книзі «Страсті Христові» представлена вершина релігійного мистецтва канадського художника українського походження Василя Курилика. Серія «СТРАСТІ ХРИСТОВІ» складається із 160-ти творів, які ілюструють вірш за віршем «Страждання, Смерть і Воскресіння Христа» за Євангелієм від Матея. Книга поділена на текстову та ілюстративну частини. Тут коротко подано життєвий і творчий шлях Василя Курилика, розкрито передумови створення та аналіз цього сакрального мистецтва. У виданні також вміщено рецензії про важливість і унікальність цієї серії у світовому мистецтві та текст-пояснення самого Василя Курилика, з видання 1975 ого року. Видання «Страсті Христові» є також першою книгою про мистецтво Курилика в Україні. Це фактично перше знайомство українців із Василем Куриликом. Матеріал викладено на чотирьох мовах – Англійською, Українською, французькою та Іспанською для широкого кола читачів.
This new book introduces the pinnacle of the religious art created by the Canadian-Ukrainian artist William Kurelek. The series “The Passion of Christ” is comprised of 160 paintings, which illustrate verse for verse the “Suffering, Death, and
Resurrection” of Christ, as described in the Gospel According to Matthew. This ecumenical dimension of his work has made him famous all over the world. The depth of this faith gave him the power to create his life’s masterpiece. The book is divided into two parts – text and illustration. The text presents a brief biography, describes his artistic study and training, discusses the lead-up to the creation of the series, and provides a professional review. The book also includes reviews that discuss the importance and uniqueness of this series, including a commentary by William Kurelek himself. This is the first publication about William Kurelek in Ukraine. The book is published in four languages (English, Ukrainian, French and
Spanish), for a wide audience.
St. Vladimir Institute
Huculak Foundation
“The Passion of Christ by William Kurelek” new edition book presentation by author and art historian Khrystyna Beregovska from Lviv, Ukraine.
Please join the author for an engaging and informative evening on the life and phenomenon of William Kurelek.
Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Free admission.
У книзі «Страсті Христові» представлена вершина релігійного мистецтва канадського художника українського походження Василя Курилика. Серія «СТРАСТІ ХРИСТОВІ» складається із 160-ти творів, які ілюструють вірш за віршем «Страждання, Смерть і Воскресіння Христа» за Євангелієм від Матея. Книга поділена на текстову та ілюстративну частини. Тут коротко подано життєвий і творчий шлях Василя Курилика, розкрито передумови створення та аналіз цього сакрального мистецтва. У виданні також вміщено рецензії про важливість і унікальність цієї серії у світовому мистецтві та текст-пояснення самого Василя Курилика, з видання 1975 ого року. Видання «Страсті Христові» є також першою книгою про мистецтво Курилика в Україні. Це фактично перше знайомство українців із Василем Куриликом. Матеріал викладено на чотирьох мовах – Англійською, Українською, французькою та Іспанською для широкого кола читачів.
This new book introduces the pinnacle of the religious art created by the Canadian-Ukrainian artist William Kurelek. The series “The Passion of Christ” is comprised of 160 paintings, which illustrate verse for verse the “Suffering, Death, and
Resurrection” of Christ, as described in the Gospel According to Matthew. This ecumenical dimension of his work has made him famous all over the world. The depth of this faith gave him the power to create his life’s masterpiece. The book is divided into two parts – text and illustration. The text presents a brief biography, describes his artistic study and training, discusses the lead-up to the creation of the series, and provides a professional review. The book also includes reviews that discuss the importance and uniqueness of this series, including a commentary by William Kurelek himself. This is the first publication about William Kurelek in Ukraine. The book is published in four languages (English, Ukrainian, French and
Spanish), for a wide audience.
St. Vladimir Institute
Huculak Foundation
“The Passion of Christ by William Kurelek” new edition book presentation by author and art historian Khrystyna Beregovska from Lviv, Ukraine.
Please join the author for an engaging and informative evening on the life and phenomenon of William Kurelek.
Toronto Premiere Launch: Tuesday June 11th, 7:00pm
St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue
Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Free admission.
У книзі «Страсті Христові» представлена вершина релігійного мистецтва канадського художника українського походження Василя Курилика. Серія «СТРАСТІ ХРИСТОВІ» складається із 160-ти творів, які ілюструють вірш за віршем «Страждання, Смерть і Воскресіння Христа» за Євангелієм від Матея. Книга поділена на текстову та ілюстративну частини. Тут коротко подано життєвий і творчий шлях Василя Курилика, розкрито передумови створення та аналіз цього сакрального мистецтва. У виданні також вміщено рецензії про важливість і унікальність цієї серії у світовому мистецтві та текст-пояснення самого Василя Курилика, з видання 1975 ого року. Видання «Страсті Христові» є також першою книгою про мистецтво Курилика в Україні. Це фактично перше знайомство українців із Василем Куриликом. Матеріал викладено на чотирьох мовах – Англійською, Українською, французькою та Іспанською для широкого кола читачів.
This new book introduces the pinnacle of the religious art created by the Canadian-Ukrainian artist William Kurelek. The series “The Passion of Christ” is comprised of 160 paintings, which illustrate verse for verse the “Suffering, Death, and
Resurrection” of Christ, as described in the Gospel According to Matthew. This ecumenical dimension of his work has made him famous all over the world. The depth of this faith gave him the power to create his life’s masterpiece. The book is divided into two parts – text and illustration. The text presents a brief biography, describes his artistic study and training, discusses the lead-up to the creation of the series, and provides a professional review. The book also includes reviews that discuss the importance and uniqueness of this series, including a commentary by William Kurelek himself. This is the first publication about William Kurelek in Ukraine. The book is published in four languages (English, Ukrainian, French and
Spanish), for a wide audience.
St. Vladimir Institute
Huculak Foundation
