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The culture of the Ukraine has been formed by influences of its eastern and western neighbors. The architecture, music and dance of the Ukraine all reflect this. Communist rule had quite a strong effect on the art and writing of the Ukraine. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Soviet began enforcing the socialist realism art style in the Ukraine. This style dictated that all artists and writers glorify the Soviet Regime with their talents. After the Soviet Union collapsed Ukrainian artists and writers again became free to express themselves as they wanted. The tradition of the Easter egg had its beginnings in the Ukraine. These eggs were drawn on with wax to create pattern. Dye was then added to give the eggs their delightful colors – the dye not affecting the wax coated parts of the egg. Once the whole egg was dyed, the wax was removed leaving only the colorful pattern. The tradition is thousands of years old and predates the arrival of Christianity in the country. |
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