Spiritual and Enlightenment Lviv

Lviv is a city that became an insurmountable fortress of the Ukrainian character, a capital of the national spirit of Ukraine. History of Lviv is soaked through with freedom loving and democratic traditions. Within centuries elite of the Ukrainian nation was being fostered in Lviv. Lviv has been and remains the stronghold of the national idea.

Citizens of Lviv have always taken a keen interest in the global state issues. Through the long centuries, even in captivity Lviv would always cherish the hope for independence and determination to fight for it not only for itself, but for the whole Ukrainian people. Its look would always be turned towards Kyiv and the Dnieper, towards Vorskla and Donets. Half a century ago citizens of Halychyna took Shevchenkos muse for the prophecy welcoming the poet to every house. Finally after the communist disaster Shevchenko of bronze entered Lviv to stay here for good.

Lvivites actively impact the processes taking place in Ukraine generally. At the dawn of establishing the independent State it was in Lviv that national blue-and-yellow flag first took to the sky over the Ukrainian land, from where it spread to the rest of Ukraine. Bolshevist idols were also pulled down off their pedestals The monument here, in Lviv. It is also in Lviv high schools that the true history of Ukraine started to be taught, spreading to the rest of Ukraine. From 1873 and till today Lviv has been the center of the T.Shevchenko Scholarly Society that promotes and popularizes Ukrainian printed matter world over. It is here that Prosvita and The Union of Ukrainian Women revived. Also the first constituent Assembly of Ukrainian Narodnyy Rukh took place here. It is here that a traditional Ukrainian carol sounded in full voice calling out pupils from the East of Ukraine to celebrate Christmas in Lviv, where its been the second year that Kish society has displayed a unique copy of the Presvyata Pokrova Cossacks boat, which sailed over 12 thousand miles of seas and oceans beginning with 1992. It is here that you will find the Ukrainian music, theater, fine art, Ukrainian newspapers, book stores, and the Ukrainian language.