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This year marks 160 years since the founding of Chernigov Ukrainian amateur drama group "Society, кохаюче рідну мову» (or "Shanovtsiv his nationality"). In Chernihiv Historical Museum collection named VV. A unique photo of the participants of the Chernihiv Ukrainian amateur theater is preserved in Tarnovsky. On the back label: "Chernihivъ Praskovia Hvedorovni Hlibysi vidъ community on spomynъ 10 scale insects 1863 year ". The souvenir was handed over to the museum by the son of the Ukrainian biker Leonid Hlibov, Oleksandr v 1926 year.

Chernihiv Ukrainian Amateur Theater began its activities in 1860 year. Ukrainian citizens took part in the creation and management of the theater: biker Leonid Glibov, ethnographer Athanasius Markovich, teacher Ilya Doroshenko, amateur director and playwright Dmytro Starytskyi. Ilia Doroshenko acting director, Leonid Glibov was responsible for the literary and repertoire part, Opanas Markovich conducted the orchestra and arranged folk melodies,

The following members of the Chernihiv intelligentsia were active participants in the drama circle, as a teacher Mykola Verbytsky, physician and anthropologist Stephen Nose, Doctor John Lagoda, historian Alexander Lazarevsky, singer Melania Zagorska, wife of Leonid Glebov Glebov Paraskevi and other (to photograph).

Chernigov drama performances aroused great admiration in Chernihiv 1862-1863 years. Hurtkvitsi statement made dramatic works of Ukrainian authors, such as "Natalka Poltavka" and "Moskal-charivnyk" by Ivan Kotlyarevsky, "Nazar Stodol" by Taras Shevchenko, "Shelmenko-Batman" and "sincere love" Gregory Flowers-Osnovyanenko, "To the Peacemaker" by Leonid Hlibov.

A huge success in Chernihiv stage performance was "Nedorosl", which premiered 12 February 1862 year, and not one has stood posing in Chernihiv. Fans were on the stage of the Municipal Theater Chernihiv, whose premises were built on Red Square back in 1853 year. Various visiting troupes performed in the Chernihiv theater, but unlike them Chernigov fans gave performances in their native Ukrainian language.

On the pages of the local newspaper "Chernihovsky listok" Leonid Hlibov enthusiastically wrote theatrical reviews of the performances of the Chernihiv amateur group in 1862-1863 years. This is how Hlibov describes the delight of Chernihiv citizens with the performance "Natalka Poltavka": "Natalka" is not on our stage for the first time. In 1862 , she was also full of amateurs and was a huge success. Chernigov were just in a daze, and something long humming and whistling the motives of this musically pure folk opera… news of the representation "Natalka" excited the whole town. Almost all the seats were dismantled before the printing of tickets. For lack of space, music lovers crowded into the aisles between the seats ". Theater critic analyzed in detail Dec. actors, which helped improve their skills.

The repertoire also included the drama live pictures, Music and art and reading Divertimento. Regarding the live pictures Leonid Glibov wrote in the newspaper "Chernigov sheet", that "these productions were like artistic embodiment Ukraine… The various sounds of southern songs, pobutovho charming scenes of the life and poetry of our mighty poet Shevchenko in turn attracted the attention of listeners, They force acting on the native word, native wildlife and native melodies ".

Amateur group did not last long: the persecution of its active participants caused the gradual decline and cessation of activity in 1866 year.

Senior Researcher Museum Zinaida Petkova