People's House, Borshchiv

People's House (Ukrainian: Народний дім) is a cultural institution in Borshchiv, Ternopil Oblast, and an architectural monument of local importance.[1]

People's House
Народний дім
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General information
Town or cityBorshchiv, Ternopil Oblast
CountryUkraine
Coordinates48°48′11″N 26°01′59″E / 48.80306°N 26.03306°E / 48.80306; 26.03306
Opened1909
Design and construction
Architect(s)Vasyl Nahirnyi

History

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In 1909, on the initiative of a local lawyer, Mykhailo Dorundiak [uk], the People's House was built (architect Vasyl Nahirnyi). A significant part of the funds for its construction was donated by Mykhailo Hrushevskyi. Financial assistance was also donated by Oleksandr Okunevskyi, Oleksandr Kolessa [uk], Mykola Shukhevych, Ivan Horbachevskyi, Ivan Puluj, and others.[2][3][4]

The People's House housed the Prosvita association, the Powiat Union Cooperative (uniting 63 people, headed by Stepan Vorkun); the Lviv theater of the Ukrainska Besida association (including Marko Kropyvnytskyi (in 1875), Stepan Yanovych [uk], and Les Kurbas).[2]

From mid-August 1914 to the end of July 1917, Borshchiv was occupied by Russian army troops. At the same time, they confiscated and looted the property of Ukrainian societies and the People's House.[2]

In 1988–1989, the building of the People's House was reconstructed, and now houses the Borshchiv Regional Museum of Local Lore [uk] and the Taras Shevchenko Museum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Лист Тернопільської ОДА від 23.06.2021 r. No. 02-5124/42.
  2. ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Башняк І., Бойко В., Войціховська Л., Войціховський В., Малик О., Мизак Н., Петраш Б., Пінь, І., Борщів // Ternopil region. History of cities and villages: in 3 v. / Ternopil: "Terno-graph", 2014, V. 1: А—В, S. 452—456. — ISBN 978-966-457-228-3.
  3. ^ Ihor Skochylias. Інститут "Народний Дім" в Борщеві (1896–1939) Archived 2019-08-20 at the Wayback Machine // Litopys Borshchivshchyny [uk]. — 1992. — Вип. 1. — S. 19—21.
  4. ^ "Показали галицьке містечко Борщів сто років тому". galinfo. 2020-01-14. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01.
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