ocr: hen 11 first hiked thei hills of - Kryvorivnya, it was: strange to feel W 50 familiar with a place Id never been. The village lies in south- western Ukraine, land of my father's youth. Though his family fled to the United States more than 50 years ago to escape: Soviet occupation, he held this place in his heart, raised me to: speak Ukrainian, and told me of the Hutsuls- highlanders who have preserved: a distinct culture and identity despite centuries of despotic foreign rule. In 1992, after Ukraine regained its indepen- dence.my father andl RUSSIA Carpathian Mts visited Kryvorivnya. I've been ...
