[UKRAINIAN DIASPORA – SCOUTING – MUSIC FOR CHILDREN] Vykhovni materiialy dlia uladu plastunok novachok. Ch. 2. [Training materials for Plast newcomers. Vol. 2].
New York: Vydala bulava Kraiovoj komandantky plastunok ZDA, 1956. Oblong octavo (14 × 21.7cm). Original side-stapled wrappers with hectographed title; 12 pp of hectographed text and illustrations. Light soil and creasing to wrappers, discolored due to stock. Small ink stain to front wrapper. Still about very good. Item #55361
An ephemeral volume with a collection of songs (with musical notation), choreographed dances, and games, for girls joining “Plast”, a patriotic Ukrainian scouting organization which was founded in Lviv in 1911, and continued its activities in the Ukrainian diaspora in the US. The songs in the volume refer to Ukrainian peasant motifs such as gathering mushrooms, harvesting grain, hunting, as well as to wedding ceremonies. The dances such as “Autumn” and “Wind Run” intended largely for girls are provided with step-by-step instructions, with some dances including the participation of boys. The Plast activities continued in Ukraine during WWII, and later in displaced persons camps in Germany. After the dispersion of Ukrainian DPs in the early 1950s, many Ukrainians settled in the United States, with this handbook printed “by the regional commander of the Plast USA” in New York. One of 400 copies printed.
As of October 2025, not in KVK, OCLC.
Price: €150.00