Radiosvoboda: Ukraine’s Unity Day marks the anniversary of the unification of eastern and western Ukraine in 1919. It is celebrated on January 22 every year. And to mark the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Act Zluky in 1990, over 450,000 Ukrainians created a human chain (approx. 700 km) long from the capital Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on 21 January 1990.
The action was organized by the People’s Rukh of Ukraine, headed by Ivan Drach, and the head of the executive body was former political prisoner Mykhailo Goryn. The preparation of the “Live Chain” began in September 1989, the organizers from different regions met on a monthly basis.
Ivan Drach later made a note about the Live Chain in his diary: “The dissident Valiantyn Moroz gave the idea, the name was given by Oles Gonchar, Dmytro Pavlychko promoted the idea, the organizer – the head of the Secretariat of the Movement Mikhail Goryn”.
The chain began in Ivano-Frankivsk from the Central People’s House (the former residence of the Parliament of the People’ Republic of Ukraine and the place where the Unification Act was adopted), followed by Stryi , Lviv, Ternopil, Rivne, Zhytomyr to Kyiv. The chain started in Ivano-Frankivsk because Ivano-Frankivsk (then Stanislav) was the capital of the Ukrainian People’s Republic in 1919. The “Ukrainian Wave” stretched for about 700 kilometers. According to the official data of the Soviet regime, about 450,000 people took part in the “chain”. According to unofficial estimates – from 1 to 5000000.
After the Live Chain event, worship sessions were held in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk.
1 “Live Chain in the capital of Ukraine, which stretches to Lviv and further to Ivano-Frankivsk. Kyiv, January 21,1990
2 “Live Chain” in Kyiv. This event is one of the largest of its kind in world history. “ 3 Live Chain in the center of Kyiv near the building of Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. 4 Kyiv. The “Live Chain” was one of the important steps to restore the Ukrainian state. People held hands to demonstrate the Sobornost of Ukraine on its way to independence. 5 Representatives of Donetsk and Kharkiv delegations in the “Live Chain” in Kiev. On the banner the inscription: “Kharkiv and Donetsk always belong to Ukraine”. 6 Donetsk delegation, arrived in Kyiv to become a part of the “Living Chain”, which symbolized the unity of Ukraine on the way to the restoration of the Ukrainian state. 7 Kyiv. The people of Bukovyna also joined the “Live Chain”. The photo is Georgiy Manchulenko 8 ” Live chain” in Lviv 9 Rynok square in Lviv 10 The action was organized by the People’s Rukh of Ukraine, headed by Ivan Drach, and the head of the executive body was former political prisoner Mykhailo Goryn. The preparation of the “Live Chain” began in September 1989, the organizers from different regions met on a monthly basis.
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Жителі Львова вишикувалися на Личаківській вулиці вздовж трамвайних колій
12 According to the official data of the Soviet regime, about 450,000 people took part in the “chain”. According to unofficial estimates – from 1 to 5000000. 13 After the Live Chain event, worship sessions were held in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. 14 Lviv 15 the map of “Live chain” 16 “Live chain” in Rivne
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Після проведення «Живого ланцюга» у Києві, Житомирі, Львові та Івано-Франківську відбулися мітинги-молебні
18. During the event in Zhytomyr 19 To mark the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Act Zluky in 1990, over 450,000 Ukrainians 20 Kyiv 21 The Act Zluky was an agreement signed on 22 January 1919, by the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic on the St Sophia Square in Kyiv. Since 1999 the Day of Unity of Ukraine, celebrated every year on 22 January to mark the signing of the treaty, is a state holiday but not a public holiday. 22 Sohia squere at that time was named after Bohdan Hmelnytsyky ( 1944–1993) 23.Representatives fom Cherkasy region took also part in “Live chain” 24 Kyiv.
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