Vol. I: Istoriia lehionu Ukrains'kykh Sichovykh Stril'tsiv, 1914– 1919 [History of the legion of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, 1914–1919]. Vol II: Zoloti vorota: istoriia sichovykh stril'tsiv,
1917–1919 [The Golden Gate: a history of the Sich Rifle Corps, 1917–1919].
Lviv, Chervona Kalina, 1936-37.
Rare complete two-volume set containing a richly-documented account of the development of the Sich Rifle Corps, the first true Ukrainian armed forces, and the struggle for a liberated Ukrainian state. The Sich Riflemen (Sichovi Stril'tsi) were a Ukrainian battalion in the Austrian army, established in 1914 to fight against Russian Tsarist forces. It was mainly formed of men – and notably also women from Galicia, Western Ukraine. Later, the Sich Riflemen were a regular military unit of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR), the first free Ukrainian state, which was established following the February Revolution of 1917. Perhaps more than their actual military impact, the Sich forces played a crucial political role in exemplifying the armed struggle for an independent Ukraine; they continue to be honoured as the true origin of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Together, the volumes contain hundreds of photographs and were written and edited by leading figures of the Sich troops. Rare, especially complete. Vol. II includes a striking illustrated title by Pavlo Kovzhun, a leading figure of Ukrainian modernist art and book design.
First editions, 2 vols; large 8vo (24 x 18 cm); illustrated throughout, some loss of paper to margins of a few leaves; contemporary half calf with brown cloth boards, decoratively blindstamped in gilt, spine in parts with titles in gilt, hinges rubbed, some wear to binding but overall very good copies.
Together, the volumes contain hundreds of photographs and were written and edited by leading figures of the Sich troops. Rare, especially complete. Vol. II includes a striking illustrated title by Pavlo Kovzhun, a leading figure of Ukrainian modernist art and book design.
First editions, 2 vols; large 8vo (24 x 18 cm); illustrated throughout, some loss of paper to margins of a few leaves; contemporary half calf with brown cloth boards, decoratively blindstamped in gilt, spine in parts with titles in gilt, hinges rubbed, some wear to binding but overall very good copies.
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