The grand premiere of ‘Vyshyvany. King of Ukraine’, a modern opera dedicated to the historical figure of Archduke Wilhelm von Habsburg-Lothringen, representative of the most important royal house in Europe, was recently held in the east-Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Archduke Wilhelm, more commonly known as Vasyl Vyshyvany, was a colonel of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen (Sichovi Striltsi), a politician, diplomat, poet and dreamer.
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An aerial view of the Svobody (Freedom) Square in Kharkiv.
