The Spectre of Berehynia
The Spectre of Berehynia
Author(s): Harriet SalemSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Ukraine;Women;Gender equality
Summary/Abstract: Sixty metres above Kyiv’s Independence Square stands a garish`copper green and gold plated statue. Known to locals as Baba (woman), the female figure of Berehynia has its origins in Slavic pagan mythology, later emerging as a symbol of Ukrainian matriarchy. Berehynia’s mythology, however, no longer lives up to the reality of women’s issues in Ukraine today.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 03 (08)
- Page Range: 50-60
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
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