Oleksa Dovbush
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Oleksa Dovbush (
movement,Biography
Oleksa was born in the
The many folk songs and the few prose legends that still survive in
According to Hassidic legend, Dovbush at one time hid in the house of Baal Shem Tov and gave him his pipe as a token of friendship.
Legacy
After his death, his legacy was extended by several of his companions and/or people that idolized him: Vasyl Bayurak (a memorial plate is erected in Ivano-Frankivsk that mentions of his execution), Maksym Zalizniak, Ustym Karmaliuk, and many others.
His legend entered Ukrainian folklore and was the subject of various artistic works, by, among others, the writers Ivan Franko and Yuriy Fedkovych. A film was made about him, and there are streets and locations named after him.
Ukrainian choreographer Vasyl Avramenko created a dance called "Dovbush".
See also
- Peasant uprising
- Ukrainian folklore
- Juraj Janosik
- Ustym Karmaliuk
Notes
- ^ "Opryshky movement in the Carpathians". Wiki Carpathians. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ISBN 0-8020-8390-0, p. 192
- ^ "Тексти та акорди пісень - Українські пісні". www.pisni.org.ua. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
References
- Overview
- Brief mentioning
- The picture that mentions Bayurak (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- See references cited by Paul R. Magocsi in Galicia: A Historical Survey and Bibliographic Guide (University of Toronto Press, 1983), ISBN 0-8020-2482-3, p. 91