Elizabeth Ivanivna Skoropadskaya-Miloradovich (1832-1890). A Short Biography
Elizabeth Ivanivna Skoropadskaya-Miloradovich (1832-1890). A Short Biography

Summary/Abstract: The article, based on documents left by epistolary legacy and research papers, describes the life and socio-political activity of one of the famous Ukrainian nobility, Elizabeth Ivanivna Skoropadskaya-Miloradovich (1832-1890) who was a philanthropist, public figure and one of the founders of the Shevchenko Society in Lviv and was also the aunt of the last Ukranian Hetman, Pavlo Petrovich Skoropadsky. The article offers a methodical presentation of various references to E. Miloradovich and analyzes her political views and active public position, describes her everyday life, her entourage and her family. Furthermore it illustrates that the Miloradovich house was a real centre of scientific, public and cultural life in Poltava.

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