With Les Kurbas, the actors were ready to work hungry and without money — that's the kind of energy this man had. And he wanted the whole of Ukraine to become a big stage. Until Russia intervened.
Ivan Karpovych Tobilevych [1 ] (Ukrainian: Іван Карпович Тобілевич, pronounced [iˈwɑn ˈkɑrpowɪtʃ tobiˈlɛwɪtʃ]; 29 September [O.S. 17 September] 1845 [2 ] – 15 September [O.S. 2 September] 1907 [3 ]), more popularly known by his pseudonym…