National Museum of the History of Ukraine [SEP] inception
National Museum of the History of Ukraine
The National Museum of the History of Ukraine ("National Museum of Ukrainian History") illustrates Ukraine's history from ancient times till nowadays. The museum, under different names, was located in various building in Kiev throughout its history, starting from 1899. The present building is located in a prominent position in historic Volodymyrska Street in Kiev. Designed by architect Joseph Karakis, it was built in 1937-1939 to house the Shevchenko State Art School. In 1944, the art school
Plast
The Plast National Scout Organization of Ukraine (, "Plast Natsionalna Skautska Orhanizatsiia Ukrayiny"), commonly called Ukrainian Plast or simply Plast, is the largest Scouting organization in Ukraine.
History.
History First Era: 1911-1920.
Plast was founded in Lviv, Austro-Hungarian Galicia in 1911 as the Ukrainian Scout Organization. Ukrainian Scouting has been known since its inception as "Plast". In Ukrainian a "plastun" is an historical name for a Cossack scout and sentry serviceman. The founder of