People, places, events
People, events, places, organisations, projects and works. The project dossier folder is the source of truth.
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Person · 1831–1908
Josef Hlávka (1831–1908) was a Czech architect, builder and patron whose design shaped the Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans in Chernivtsi. Constructed between 1864 and 1882, the ensemble now belongs to Chernivtsi…
Person · 1849–1936
Fedir Shcherbyna (1849–1936) was a statistician and historian of the Kuban region who taught in Ukrainian émigré universities in Czechoslovakia. He served as rector of the Ukrainian Free University in Prague in 1924–1925 and taught…
Person · 1874–1945
Augustyn Voloshyn (1874–1945) was a Greek Catholic priest, educator and political leader. He declared Carpatho-Ukraine independent on 14 March 1939 and was elected its president the following day. Following Hungarian occupation, he lived…
Person · 1902–2005
Nataliia Livytska-Kholodna (1902–2005) was a Ukrainian émigré poet and translator educated in Prague and active in the Poděbrady literary milieu. She published Fire and Ashes (1934) and Seven Letters (1937) in Warsaw. Her career…
Person · 1876–1940
Spyrydon Cherkasenko (1876–1940) was a Ukrainian writer, playwright and educator. After working in Ukraine and Vienna, he developed educational theater and youth literature in interwar Uzhhorod, then part of Czechoslovakia. He later lived…
Person · 1907–1944
Oleh Olzhych (1907–1944), born Oleh Kandyba, was a Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and political activist, and a son of the poet Oleksandr Oles. Educated in Prague, he completed studies at Charles University and researched Neolithic painted…
Person · 1870–1935
Stanyslav Dnistriansky (1870–1935) was a Ukrainian jurist and university professor who helped establish the Ukrainian Free University and served as its rector in 1922–23. His work ranged from civil-law theory to two distinct constitutional…
Organisation · 1922–2026
The Ukrainian Studio of Plastic Arts was established in Prague in late 1923 by Ukrainian émigré artists led by Dmytro Antonovych. The school taught painting, drawing, graphic art, sculpture and architecture, welcoming Czech and Slovak…
Organisation · 1925–1999
Founded in Prague in 1925, the Museum of Ukraine's Struggle for Independence collected records of the Ukrainian National Republic, military units, émigré associations, publications, photographs and artworks. Its holdings suffered severe…
Organisation · 1989–2026
Ukrajinská iniciativa v České republice (UIČR; company ID 60448296) is a Ukrainian community association formally originating in 1994. It works in cultural and information activities and is linked to the Porohy periodical, whose first year…
Organisation · 1989–2026
Sdružení Ukrajinců a příznivců Ukrajiny (SUPU; company ID 00506605) continues an earlier Ukrainian association formed after 1989. A Czech academic study describes the separation of UIČR around 1994; they remain different legal entities.…
Organisation · 2006–2026
Erudyt is a Ukrainian Saturday school in Prague associated with SUSH ERUDYT z.s. (IČO 22867481). Sources date its origins differently: a Ukrainian education registry lists 2006, the school’s history mentions 2007 and 2009, and the Czech…
Place · 1896–2026
Poděbrady Municipal Cemetery in Kluk is a protected Art Nouveau heritage site associated with Josef Fanta, František Thomayer, and František Bílek. It also preserves the memory of Ukrainian émigrés linked to the Ukrainian Husbandry…
Place · 1628–2026
Malvazinky Cemetery in Prague 5 is a historic burial ground established in 1876 to a plan by Antonín Barvitius. The grave of Ukrainian physicist and translator Ivan Puliui is officially recorded in section AII, grave 25. Since 2018, the…
Place · 1814–2026
The bronze monument to Taras Shevchenko on Kinský Square in Prague’s Smíchov district was unveiled on 25 March 2009 during a visit by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. Sculpted by Mykola Znoba, the project was initiated by the…
Place · 1990–2026
The House of National Minorities at Vocelova 602/3, Prague 2, is a public cultural and community venue. It opened on 21 June 2007, became a public-benefit company in 2009, and since January 2025 has functioned as an independent municipal…
Place · 1088–2026
Nusle is a historical Prague district and cadastral territory. A municipal encyclopedia records an earliest written reference in 1088, elevation to town status in 1898, and incorporation into Greater Prague on 1 January 1922. Most of the…
Place · 1232–2026
The Klementinum is a historic library and architectural complex in central Prague, whose Jesuit construction began in 1556. It now houses the Czech National Library. Of particular importance for Czech–Ukrainian heritage is the Slavonic…
Work · 1926–1996
Knyholiub was a Ukrainian bibliographic and book-history periodical published in Prague in 1927–1932 by the Ukrainian Society of Friends of the Book. Its short-run issues connected Ukrainian émigré scholarship with Czech librarianship.…
Work · 1989–2026
Porohy is a Ukrainian cultural and political magazine associated with the Ukrainian Initiative in the Czech Republic. Its own websites give both 1993 and 1994 as a starting year, requiring verification against the first issue. The magazine…
Work · 1902–2026
Fire and Ashes (1934) is the first poetry collection by Natalia Livytska-Kholodna, published in Warsaw by the Ukrainian émigré publisher Variah. Its modernist love poetry provoked diverging contemporary reactions and is now studied in…
Work · 1902–2005
Seven Letters (1937) is Natalia Livytska-Kholodna’s second poetry collection, issued in Warsaw by the Ukrainian émigré press Variah. The title evokes the seven letters of the Ukrainian word for Ukraine, and literary criticism reads the…
Event · 1917–2026
The Prague School of Ukrainian Poetry is a retrospective literary label for an informal network of interwar Ukrainian émigré writers, including Yevhen Malaniuk, Yurii Darahan, Oleh Olzhych, and Olena Teliha. Although strongly connected to…
Place · 2007–2026
Gopak is a grocery shop at Komunardů 1129/27 in Prague’s Holešovice district, listing Ukrainian and Caucasian products. A directory gives business ID 27911471. The direct ARES record was checked on 2 November 2026, but its connection with…