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Lviv Batyars

Adventurer, rake and playboy - all of these adjectives can be applied to lviv Batyars subculture that originated as an authentic phenomenon and has existed in western Ukraine in the XIX - XX centuries.

Batyar that appeared in Galicia in the early nineteenth century were outstanding representatives of the local flavor of Lviv.

It is believed that the name "Batyar" most likely came from the Hungarian language in which the word «betyar» is a man prone to make rash acts. First Batyars were pickpockets and revelers who often shocked Lviv by their actions.

Over time this subculture transformed into a unique and distinctive subculture of Western Ukraine with its own traditions, folklore and jargon. Batyar had a lot of talented people who made music, wrote songs and stories.

Criticizing the decent citizens of Lviv, Batyar showed all the vices and weaknesses of the human society. Openly and without fear Batyar ridiculed and the current government, in particular, of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its henchmen.

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To create a so-called batyar folklore Batyars enjoyed special jargon that has emerged as a mixture of Ukrainian, German, Polish and Hebrew words.

Although Lviv batyarstvo "died" in 1939 with the arrival of the Soviet government, now in western Ukraine this tradition can be revieved again. Clear evidence of this process was the establishment in 2008 of the local holiday - Lviv Batyar day.




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