Fifty Hyrvnia Bill - by Mallorie

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Myhilo Hrushevsky

        Do you know who is on the Ukrainian fifty hryvna bill?  His name is Myhilo Hrushevsky.  He did many things but he is known mostly for his writing and his picture is now on the Ukrainian fifty hryvna bill.

          Myhilo Hrushevsky was born in Kholm,Poland on September 29,1866. He grew up in the foothills of Caucasia. Today this city is now named Tbilisi and is in the very small country of  Georgia. He was Russian Orthodox and his father was a priest. He had a wife named Maria and a daughter named Kateryna.

    

          Myhilo was a well known historian,political leader and writer. He wrote many books and articles history and politics, the most important was a series of books called “History of Ukraine-Rus'. He also helped improve schools and he even taught a  Russian class in Paris. In 1914, Myhilo was arrested for being involved in politics and put in prison for two months and then exiled until 1917. In 1931, he was arrested again and had to live in Moscow where he was constantly being watched. While he was in Moscow he got sick and died because of his bad treatment in there.

                Myhilo died on November 26, 1934. I think Myhilo's deep knowledge of Ukraine's culture and history is why  he was chosen to be on the Ukrainian fifty hryvna bill.  Even today when people want to learn about Ukrainian history they read his books.    

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The Teachers' House

  The Teachers' House, Будинок Вчитeля in Ukrainian, in Kiev was built in 1910 and has been used for many different things.  Today you can see a picture of this building the back of the Ukrainian fifty hryvnia bill.

     When the Teachers' House building first opened in 1911, it was a pedagogical museum.  A pedagogical museum is a museum about schools, teachers and education.  The museum had student desks, essays, globes and other historical school items.  Teachers from all over Russia came to this museum and enjoyed telling each other about their experiences.

      In 1917, the Teachers' House building became the meeting place for the Tsentralna Rada.  The (Central Council in English) was the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic.  Mykhalo Hrushevsky was the president of the Tsentralna Rada.

                The Ukrainian People's Republic only lasted one year until 1918. In the 1930's the building was remodeled also contained a museum about Lenin, the Soviet leader.  Today the Teachers' House once again the home the Ukrainian Pedagogical Museum.  The building also has a few offices and escalators to the Metro(subway).