In the Ternopil region Lithuania gave Vishneveckogo Palace collection of portraits of prominent princes
Grand opening of the exhibition "Princes Vishnevetskaya – common cultural heritage and historical memory of Lithuania and Ukraine" was held on 10 November in the village Vyshnivets, Zbarazh district. During the event, Lithuania gave Palace Vishnivetsky for the indefinite retention of a copy of the portraits of the princes Vyshnevetsky, which are kept in museums of Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania. Participation in the event was attended by the Chairman of regional state administration Stepan Barna. "This year we started a new initiative – the holding of Festivals of locks. As a result, our attractions, including Vishnivetsky Palace, visited a lot more tourists. More than 20 castles of Ternopil closely connected with the history of our state, Poland and Lithuania. That is why it is so important that the Lithuanian side pays special attention to promotion of shared history and culture. It is very important to know and understand past events, to develop our relations in future", - said Stepan Barna. During the event, representatives from both sides agreed to continue promoting the history and culture of Lithuania on the territory of Ternopil region. Within this region, will implement joint projects in various industries. As you know, sharing cultural-historical heritage of Ukraine and Lithuania goes back thousands of artifacts that are of great value to researchers and art lovers. One unifying facts is the story of the Royal family of the Princes Vyshnevetsky. Genealogy of the Princes Vyshnevetsky has many glorious representatives. In particular, 19 Jun 1669. Michael Koribut Vishnevetsky was elected king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania after the reign of the Swedish dynasty Vases when, finally, the throne was taken by "your" local candidate from the "Piast". His ancestor was Koribut – grandson of the founder of the whole dynasty of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, son of Grand Duke Algirdas and Uliana of Tver, who took the Orthodox faith and was baptized by the name of Dmitry. Perhaps the greatest glory in Ukraine covered himself Prince Dmitry Vishnevetsky, who in the early 1550-ies founded the castle on the island of Mala Khortytsia, rallied around him the Cossacks and this marked the beginning of Zaporizhzhya Sich. That is why it is considered the first Cossack Hetman. In XVII–XVIII centuries the Princes Vishnevetskaya were the ruling family of the Republic of Two Nations (Rzeczpospolita), so it is no coincidence that the Royal throne was the ambition and the following representatives of family vishnevetskih. "For funds from the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania was made photocopies on canvas with 14 portraits, depicting prominent members of the family vishnevetskih. the Lithuanian side sends these pictures as our common cultural heritage and historical memory that unites Lithuania and Ukraine for further exhibiting and storage in Vishneveckogo Palace, inhabited by the last representatives of the glorious kind," said the Director of public organization "East European Cooperation" Beatrice Belevtsev. The exhibition presents portraits of the most famous representatives of the family of the Princes Vyshnevetsky XVI-XVIII article Photocopies on canvas made for funds from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania from the originals found in museums of Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. The compiler of a collection of portraits – associate Professor of the faculty of history of Vilnius University. Enote Krka; Photographer – Claudius Drsus. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
