Historical Calendar of the Kirovohrad Region for 2018: People. Events. Facts

Literary and artistic edition
Volodymyr Bosko
Signed for printing: 1 December 2017

The thirteenth issue of the almanac, marking the centenary of the birth of V. O. Sukhomlynsky, contains information about anniversaries of nearly four hundred distinguished people of the past and present, from the middle of the eighteenth century to today, connected with the Yelysavethrad and Oleksandriia districts and with the modern Kirovohrad Region. Historical and local-history essays tell of the dramatic destinies of well-known people of the “Steppe Hellas.” In particular, the volume includes twenty-five biographical notes about local people—heroes of the Anti-Terrorist Operation—who gave their lives for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The publication is illustrated and intended for a broad readership.

© V. M. Bosko, 2017
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Volodymyr Bosko. Historical Calendar of the Kirovohrad Region. People. Events. Facts. 2018.

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Municipal Institution “Vasyl Sukhomlynsky Kirovohrad Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education.”

Historical Calendar of the Kirovohrad Region for 2018
People. Events. Facts

Kropyvnytskyi, Imex-LTD, 2017.

Publication information

Published within the Regional Program for Support of Book Publishing and Book Distribution, 2016–2020.

Author/compiler: Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Bosko, methodologist at the Vasyl Sukhomlynsky Kirovohrad Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education; laureate of the Volodymyr Yastrebov Regional Local-History Prize and of the Oleksandr Osmiorkin Regional Prize in the Visual Arts.

The thirteenth issue of the almanac, dedicated to the centenary of V. O. Sukhomlynsky’s birth, contains anniversary information about nearly four hundred distinguished people from the mid-eighteenth century to the present who are associated with the historical Yelysavethrad and Oleksandriia districts and the modern Kirovohrad Region. Historical and local-history studies describe the dramatic fates of notable people of the Steppe Hellas. It includes twenty-five biographical notes about local ATO heroes who died for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The volume is illustrated and designed for a wide readership.

ISBN 978-966-189-437-1. © V. M. Bosko, 2017. © Imex-LTD, 2017.

March 

1 March 1923 — 95 years since the birth of Vladimir Natanovich Gelfand (1923–1983), Novoarkhangelsk. War veteran and educator. From May 1942 to November 1946 he participated in the Second World War. He graduated from Perm University in 1952. From 1952 to 1983 he taught history and social studies at a vocational school in Dnipropetrovsk. He is known as the author of the published diaries of 1941–1946, Front-Line Notes of an Officer, repeatedly issued in Germany, most often under the title German Diary 1945–1946 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008).

The calendar quotes a German press review: “The diary of a Soviet soldier. Its strength lies in its description of a reality that was denied for a long time and was never described from the perspective of everyday life. Despite all the horrors, it is gripping reading that has reached us after many years. It is more than welcome that these notes, even sixty years late, have become available at least to the German public, because precisely such a perspective had been lacking. For the first time these notes show the face of the victorious Red Army soldiers and make it possible to understand the inner world of Russian soldiers…”

Gelfand’s diaries had not been published in Russia or other CIS countries.

Calendar contents (scanned pp. 258–259)

Volodymyr Bazylevsky, “A Farewell Tear.” In memory of V. O. Sukhomlynsky — p. 3

Viktor Teren, “Sukhomlynsky Street” — p. 4

Vasyl Sukhomlynsky: His Forerunners, Associates and Followers — p. 5

Anniversaries in January — p. 42

A Journey Through the Russian and Ukrainian Revolutions of 1917 via Yelysavethrad — p. 60

Anniversaries in February — p. 64

The Yelysavethrad Skovoroda: Volodymyr Menchyts, Uncle of Mykhailo Hrushevsky — p. 75

Anniversaries in March — p. 80

How a Man from Yelysavethrad Became a CIA Employee in the United States, and His Son an Outstanding Musician and Public Figure — p. 92

Anniversaries in April — p. 97

Hanna Rodzevych (Ikonnikova): The Life of a Remarkable Woman — p. 107

Anniversaries in May — p. 112

Hannynske and the Vsevolozhsky Family: A Small Village with a Great History — p. 122

Anniversaries in June — p. 128

The Village of Kopanky: Lieutenant General Oleksandr Ovodov and the Erdeli Family — p. 139

Anniversaries in July — p. 144

“Despite the Lack of Fame”: Oleh Meredin, a Photographer of Soviet Art — p. 155

Anniversaries in August — p. 159

The Unforgettable Colonel Kharlampii Stamatyev, a Pioneer of National Aviation — p. 172

Anniversaries in September — p. 176

Riddles and Secrets of Legendary Songs — p. 194

Anniversaries in October — p. 200

Leo Tolstoy and the People of Yelysavethrad: Yelysavethrad as One of the Capitals of Tolstoyism — p. 212

Anniversaries in November — p. 221

Remembrances of Viktor Petryakov — p. 231

Anniversaries in December — p. 238

Yelysavethrad Police Chief Klavdii Bezsonov, a Distinguished Figure in Firefighting — p. 248

Index of Names — p. 255

Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Bosko
Historical Calendar of the Kirovohrad Region for 2018
People. Events. Facts

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