It’s a song which very likely cost Ivasyuk his life. Outwardly Chervona Ruta is an innocent ballad, titled after a mythological flower which, if found in red bloom by a young girl, is said to bring ...

“Chervona Ruta is the first youth festival of Ukrainian song. In September 1989, it made its debut in Chernivtsi, the hometown of the famous singer and composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk. At that ...

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