The Not-so-Princes of Thieves: Ukrainian Robin Hoods

Robin Hoods weren’t only around in the English countryside and in this episode we’ll learn that almost every culture has their version of a Robin Hood type – even in ancient times! But who were Ukraine's Robin Hoods? Well - there are a couple, but the ones discussed truly commanded respect and did actually steal from the rich and gave to the poor. This episode is about the famous (and infamous) Oleksa Dovbush and the lesser known Andriy Savka. Along the way we'll learn about Ukrainian regional breakfast food and give you some hotel advice if you're even in the Carpathian Mountains!Photo credit: Oleh MorhunTo donate:  https://www.wanderingtheedge.net/reviewsFacebook & Instagram: WanderedgeukraineCarpathian Tourism:*Hatky Ruslany (which includes Donechky restaurant) - vul. D. Haytskoho 1a, smt. Vorokhta, Іvano-Frankіvska Obl.*Polyanytsʹkyy Rehionalʹnyy Landshaftnyy Park (Virtual Tour)* Larisa Fialkova, "Oleksa Dovbush: An Alternative Biography of the Ukrainian Hero Based on Jewish Sources" in Fabula (2011)* "Bandit Movement in the Lemko Region" (in Ukrainian) on Vseukrainske Tovarystvo Lemkivshyna (2015)* Daniel Z. Stone, The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795 (History of East Central Europe), (2001)* G. Brogi Bercoff, M. Pavlyshyn, S. Plokh, Ukraine and Europe: Cultural Encounters and Negotiations, (2017)* Bohdan Halchak, "Istoria Lemkiv, vol. VI" in Nasze Slowo (2013)* "Opryshky", Encyclopedia of Ukraine* Osyp Nazaruk, "Oleksa Dovbush i Karpatski Opryshky" (1915)* Volodymyr Hrabovetsky, "Oleksa Dovbush" (1994)