Old photographs of Ukrainians from Halychyna, 1887

 Hello all, 

This is a collection of photos of Ukrainians in Folk costume taken in 1887 in Western Ukraine, in what is now L'viw, Ivano-Frankiwsk and Ternopil' Oblasts. I have seen many of these in the past, but I have recently found them together in a series. I will now present them according to Geographic location. 

Northwest group. 

The village of Rudnyky near Mostys'ka. This village is directly west of L'viv, not far from Peremyshl. It would fall between the Yavoriv and Rudky regions of Halychyna. 

This group is from the town of Kulykiv near Zhovkva. This lies north of L'viv. Here we see townspeople on the left and peasants on the right. 

This group is from the town of Uhniv near Rava Rus'ka. Again we see townspeople on the left and peasants on the right.This town lies northwest of L'viv. A distinctive form of embroidery existed in this region, but is now little known. 

This group is from the village of Potorytsia near Sokal', in the Sokal' region. This lies further north of L'viv, and some would argue that it is culturally part of the Volyn' region. These are all villagers, no townspeople. 

This couple is from the village of Stoyaniv, near Radekhiw, in far northern L'viv Oblast. This region is culturally part of Volyn'. 

This group of villagers is from the village of Berlyn, near Brody. I would also consider this to be ethnically Volyn'.

This group is from the village of Pidhirtsi, in the Zolochiv region. This lies east and somewhat north of L'viv, but is still in L'viv Oblast. 

Ternopil' group

This group is from the village of Bohdanivka near Zbarazh. This village lies east of Ternopil', and so is in the central region of West Podillia. Again we see both townspeople and villagers represented. 

This couple is from the village of Klebanivka near Zbarazh, which is just north of the last village. Again this lies east of Ternopil', in the central zone of West Podillia. 

Here we have villagers from the village of Krohulets' near Husiatyn. This village lies quite a bit south and a bit east of Ternopil', so we are still in the central zone of West Podillia. 

Here we have a couple from the village of Bila near Chortkiv. This is somewhat west of the last village, and almost directly south of Ternopil'. We are still in West Podillia. 

Opillia around Ivano-Frankivsk group

This is the region around the northern part of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, but also includes a couple of locations that are across the line in Ternopil' oblast. 

Here we have a group of villagers from the village of Lisnyky near Berezhany. This lies west and a little south of Ternopil', and is still in Ternopil' Oblast. This may be considered West Podillia or East Opillia. 

Here we have a group of villagers from the Rohatyn region. This is west of Ternopil' and forms the northern part of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. This is considered East Opillia. This region is famous for the embroidered jackets of the girls.

Here we have townspeople and villagers from Koropets' near Buchach. This lies east of Ivano-Frankivsk but is just over the border in Ternopil' Oblast. The culture in this region is similar on both sides of the border. Buchach-Tovmach region. 

This is a group of villagers from Opryshivtsi, very near Ivano-Frankivsk. In fact, it has now been annexed by the city. East Opillia. 

Here we have a group of villagers from Uhornyky near Tlumach, south of Ivano-Frankiwsk but north of Kolomyia. I would still call this East Opillia. 

Pokuttia

This is a group of villagers from Tulukiv near Sniatyn. They are wearing typical Pokuttian garb.

The village of Serafyntsi is in Pokuttia, very close to Horodenka, but has a very distinct folk costume of its own. I have already written an article focusing on this village. 

West Opillia group

The following few examples are right from the edge of Boiko Land, and are quite similar to East Boiko costume although they are not technically part of it.

This is a group of villagers from Markova near Bohorodchany. Many features of Boiko costume are visible. 

This is a group of villagers from Shevchenkove near Dolyna. They  would likely be considered Boiko. 

This group of villagers is from Podorozhnie near Zhuravno. This is part of the Posvichchia costume region of West Opillia. 

This group of villagers are from Kamyane, a little north of Zhydachiv. This would be West Opillia.

Here we have townsfolk and villagers from Kropyvnyk near Drohobych. This is solidly within Boiko Land, but the town costumes follow different rules and regions. 

Thank you for reading, I hope that you have found this to be interesting and enjoyable. 

Roman K. 

email: rkozakand@aol.com