Figure 1.--This CDV portrait was taken by Nuzhdenko, Kursk. This is in the Ukraine, but the Ukraine was part of Tsarist Russia at the time. This makes categorizing photographs by country rather complicated. The boy wears a lave trimmed velvet sut, bit with unusual military accessories--a military cap and epaulettes. The portrait is undates, but was probably taken about 1890.

The Ukraine is a Slavic state in southeastern Asia. The history of the Ukraine has been closely tied to in recent years. The first important Slavic state was Kiev. The Mongols destroyed the Kiev state (13th century). What is now Russian came under Mongol/Tartar domination. The Ukraine came under Lithuanian/Polish domination. With the rise of the Russian Empire, the Tsars expanded their influence into the eastern Ukraine (17th century). With the Polish partitions the Tsars seized most of the Western Ukraine (18th century). We have little information at this time on boys' clothing in the Ukraine. Given the country's historical experience, we assume that clothing styles were similar to those worn in Russia and Poland.

Activities

We do not yet have much information on boys' activities in the Ukraine. One subject of interest are holidays. The two most important because of Ukraine's Christian heritage are Easter and Christmas. A new holiday is Ibdependence Day. After experiencing two terrible World Wars and apauling Stalinist oppression, including a devestating famine, Ukraine gainef its independence from the Soviet Unions (August 24, 1991). The Independence of Ukraine was a hard fought battle with the constitution not being adopted nearly 5 years after its independence. On this special day, both adults and children have the day off from work and school. There are many social activities prepared by the Municipal. During the day, people go to the free markets where they can buy everything they need. It could be a bouquet of flowers, a bottle of champagne, or a cuddly toy. Children can enjoy a big circus or different park amusements. However, the best part of the day is the fireworks in the evening. Most of Ukrainian people enjoy that show. After that, most of the young people go to parties to continue celebrating.

Geography

The Ukraine is a Slavic state in southeastern Europe. The Ukraine is located on the vast Eurasian steppe and includes some of the richest farm land in the world as well as important mineral resources.

Ethnicity

History

The history of the Ukraine has been closely tied to in recent years. The first important Slavic state was Kiev. The Mongols destroyed the Kiev state (13th century). What is now Russian came under Mongol/Tartar domination. The Ukraine came under Lithuanian/Polish domination. With the rise of the Russian Empire, the Tsars expanded their influence into the eastern Ukraine (17th century). With the Polish partitions the Tsars seized most of the Western Ukraine (18th century).

Clothing Styles

We have little information at this time on boys' clothing in the Ukraine. Given the country's historical experience, we assume that clothing styles were similar to those worn in Russia and Poland.

Families

We do not yet know much about Ukranian families. We do note one farm family that migrated from the Ukraine in the early 1930s.

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