Ventskovsky, Dmitry

[Moscophilia] Khronika Rossiisko-Iapon'skoi voiny v 1904-5 rotse [Chronicle of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905]

Kolomyia: Cherenkamy i nakladom M. Belousa, 1904. Publisher's wrappers. Item #743

This book, measuring 16.5 x 12 cm and covering pages 257-285, including portraits, belongs to Issue IX, encompassing the period from June 1905 to September 1905. A worn and chipped copy, with an ink stamp on the first page.

A rare and diminutive ephemeral publication published by Mykhailo Bilous as part of the Galician Russophilia movement. As of January 2024, OCLC does not show any institutional copies of this book in libraries worldwide.

Mykhailo Ivanovich Bilous (1838 - 1913) was a notable Ukrainian publisher, editor, journalist, and a prominent figure in public, political, and cultural-educational spheres. He was the younger brother of Teodor (Fedor) Ivanovich Bilous, a renowned teacher and writer.

The Galician Russophilia or Moscophilia movement was a cultural and political ideology predominantly found in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now part of western Ukraine). This movement emphasized the belief that the Eastern Slavic people of Galicia, being descendants of Kievan Rus' and followers of Eastern Christianity, were a branch of the Russian people. It emerged as a response to perceived Polonization in Galicia and Magyarization in Carpathian Ruthenia, often associated with landlords and Roman Catholicism. Russophilia was aligned with the broader Pan-Slavic movement that gained momentum in the late 19th century. It has continued to exist, particularly among the Rusyn minority, in regions such as Carpathian Ruthenia and among the Lemkos in southeast Poland.

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