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The Act of Ems (1876) and its Effect on Ukrainian Theatre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Valerian Revutsky
Valerian Revutsky*
Affiliation:
University of Victoria
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The Act of Ems of 1876 completely paralized the Ukrainian arts, including the theatre. The situation created with the enforcement of the Act in Urkaine was vividly described by the well known acter Marko Kropyvnytsky. During his visit to Kiev in 1879 he found the Ukrainian population of this city in such a state of fear, that, when he was asked to sing in Ukrainian at the house of Mykola Lysenko, a Ukrainian composer, someone stood watch outside. When strangers appeared on the street he was motioned to stop. Apparently, “volunteers” were ready to report any seditious activity to the Governor-General of Kiev, Alexander Drentelm.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , Spring 1977 , pp. 67 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 by the Association for the Study of the Nationalities (USSR and East Europe) Inc. 

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Notes

1. Marko Lukych Kropyvnytsky, Zbirnyk, Mystetstvo, Kyiv, 1955, p. 73.Google Scholar

2. Trudy Pervogo S'ezda Stsenicheskikh Deiatelei, Moskva, 1900, p. 260.Google Scholar

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8. Marko Lukych Kropyvnytsky, Zbirnyk, Mystetstvo, Kyiv, 1955, p. 357.Google Scholar