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A Copy In Every Ukrainian Home!
As Spring approaches our children eagerly look forward to decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs (a tradition their father has taught them). They loved this story of a little girl who yearns to be able to see well enough to make beautiful pysanky. They especially enjoyed seeing the similarities between themselves and this little Russian girl. It was a great way for them to...
Published on April 5, 2000
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Russian Hegemony?
There is no Russian tradition of making pysanky. It is a Ukrainian tradition, and other Slavic cultures make similar eggs with similar-sounding names. But not the Russians. The author has either not done her homework, or simply conflated Ukraine and Russia. Neither is good.
Published on January 6, 2010 by Dr. Luba
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Russian Hegemony?,
By Dr. Luba (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Magic Babushka (Hardcover)
There is no Russian tradition of making pysanky. It is a Ukrainian tradition, and other Slavic cultures make similar eggs with similar-sounding names. But not the Russians.
The author has either not done her homework, or simply conflated Ukraine and Russia. Neither is good.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A Copy In Every Ukrainian Home!,
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This review is from: The Magic Babushka (Hardcover)
As Spring approaches our children eagerly look forward to decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs (a tradition their father has taught them). They loved this story of a little girl who yearns to be able to see well enough to make beautiful pysanky. They especially enjoyed seeing the similarities between themselves and this little Russian girl. It was a great way for them to learn more of their Ukrainian heritage.
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The Magic Babushka by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes (Hardcover - Mar. 1998)
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