Events of 1941 were recreated in Lviv: how the anniversary of the proclamation of the Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State was celebrated
Lviv celebrated the 85th anniversary of the proclamation of the Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State.
У Львові відзначили 85-ту річницю проголошення Акту відновлення Української Держави / фото: ЛОВА
У Львові відзначили 85-ту річницю проголошення Акту відновлення Української Держави / фото: ЛОВА

30 June, 17:44

Today, June 30, an excerpt from the Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State was solemnly read from the balcony of the former "Prosvita" society building on Rynok Square, 10, where the historical document was proclaimed on June 30, 1941. This was reported by the press service of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.

У Львові відзначили 85-ту річницю проголошення Акту відновлення Української Держави / фото: ЛОВА

As part of the commemorative events for the 85th anniversary of the event, the State Anthem of Ukraine was solemnly performed on Rynok Square in Lviv, and an excerpt from the Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State was read.

У Львові відзначили 85-ту річницю проголошення Акту відновлення Української Держави / фото: ЛОВА
У Львові відзначили 85-ту річницю проголошення Акту відновлення Української Держави / фото: ЛОВА

Also, a moment of silence was observed in memory of those fallen in the war with the Russian aggressor. 

The musical accompaniment for the event was provided by the military orchestra of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy and the "Dudaryk" Lviv National Academic Male Choir. They performed the compositions "Zrodylys my velykoi hory" and "Bozhe velykyi, yedynyi". 

У Львові відзначили 85-ту річницю проголошення Акту відновлення Української Держави / фото: ЛОВА

Reference

After the defeat of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921, Ukrainian lands were divided between the USSR, Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. Despite the loss of statehood, the struggle for an independent Ukraine did not cease. The government of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile, the hetman movement, and Ukrainian nationalist organizations continued to work towards restoring statehood.

On June 30, 1941, a mobile group of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, led by Yaroslav Stetsko, arrived in Lviv. On the same day, the Ukrainian National Assembly took place in the "Prosvita" society building on Rynok Square, attended by over 100 delegates from various regions of Ukraine, as well as Bishop Joseph Slipyi, a representative of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. It was at this assembly that the Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State was proclaimed, which became an important milestone in Ukrainian state-building and a symbol of the indomitability of the national idea.

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