#StandWithUkraine
We, the Ivan Honchar Museum, created this online exhibition to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Now, our warriors protect our lives, heritage, and future from destruction by russia.
When you scroll down, you will see the old photos of Ukrainians. However, these are more than just photos. These pieces of evidence prove that Ukrainian culture is diverse and unique. And this is precisely what the enemy intends to destroy. Ukrainians are an incredibly freedom-loving people, and we confirm this every day in our brave resistance.
A girl wearing festive attire
Chernihiv region, the city of Nosivka1914Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Rural community
Cherkasy region, the village of Lypianka1914Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Young men wearing festive attire
Kyiv region, the village of Husyntsi1905Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's birth
Sumy region, the city of Konotop1914Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Brothers and sisters wearing festive attire
Kyiv region, the city of Brovary1908Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A girl wearing folk attire
Poltava regionEarly XX centuryCollection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
A young man wearing festive attire
Vinnytsia region, the city of Mohyliv-Podilskyi
Early twentieth century
Collection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
Isydora Kosach, the daughter of Olena Pchilka, the sister of Lesia Ukrainka
Volyn region, the village of Kolodiazhne1915–1916Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Wedding couple
Ivano-Frankivsk region, the village of Kornych1933Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A young woman and a girl wearing festive attire
Poltava regionEarly twentieth centuryCollection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
Family
Zhytomyr region, the city of Malyn1912Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A young man wearing festive attire
MykolayivEarly XX centuryCollection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
Girls wearing festive attire
Kyiv region, the village of Panikarchi1920sIvan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Mother and daughter wearing festive attire
Poltava region, the village of Velyka Krucha1908Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A girl wearing festive attire
Kyiv region, the village of Markhalivka1910Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Girls wearing festive attire
Chernivtsi region, the village of Striletskyi Kut1909Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Girls wearing festive attire against the landscape background
Sumy region, the village of VovkivtsiEarly twentieth centuryCollection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
Director of the Romny amateur choir and drama group
Sumy region, the city of Romny1920sIvan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A group of amateur artists
Khmelnytskyi region, the village of Bakota1930sIvan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Girls wearing festive attire
Chernivtsi region, the city of Kitsman1908Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A boy wearing traditional attire
Odesa
The end of the XIX - beginning of the XX century
Collection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
Girls wearing festive attire
Kyiv region, the village of Sovky (now Kyiv city)Early XX centuryIvan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
A young man wearing festive attire
Sumy region, the village of Vyrivka1919Ivan Honchar's historical and ethnographic album "Ukraine and Ukrainians"
Girls with flowers wearing festive attire
Ivano-Frankivsk region, Verkhovyna district1960-1970s
Collection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
A family with children wearing folk attire
Vinnytsia region, the city of Teplyk
Early twentieth century
Collection of the Ivan Honchar Museum
"Deep, ardent love for all native nourishes all the noblest, most humane. It is a natural trait common to all peoples. It is also an inexhaustible source of human energy. It is a powerful encouragement to patriotism, the most potent weapon in protecting us from the enemies encroaching on our dignity. Furthermore, it is also a source of international solidarity and humanity. A person only knows the world the most through their deep knowledge of oneself, people, and nation. That means knowing other nations and how much their life and work have in common. Having developed a strong love for your homeland, you learn more about the values of other nations."
Ivan Honchar