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{{dablink|For other uses of Mamay, see [[Mamay (disambiguation)]].}} |
{{dablink|For other uses of Mamay, see [[Mamay (disambiguation)]].}} |
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[[Image:Kozak Mamay.jpg|thumb|150px|Cossack Mamay in a traditional artistic representation]] |
[[Image:Kozak Mamay.jpg|thumb|150px|Cossack Mamay in a traditional artistic representation]] |
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'''Cossack Mamay''' ({{lang-ua|Козак Мамай}}) is a Ukrainian folkloric hero of uncertain origin, one of standard characters in the traditional Ukrainian itinerant puppet theater, since early 18th century. |
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'''Cossack Mamay''' ({{lang-ua|Козак Мамай}}) is a Ukrainian folklore hero. Mamay embodies the appreciation of [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian people]] to their defenders - [[Zaporizhian Cossacks]]. Tales about ''Cossack Mamay'' can be encountered in legends, folk stories and proverbs. These tales became more popular after the destruction of the [[Zaporizhian Sich]] in [[1775]]. Art is perhaps best suited for someone interested in finding Mamay. In paintings, Cossack Mamay would often be shown with a [[bandura]] - a symbol of a musical soul of the people; a horse, which represented freedom, and an oak with his weapons hanging on it symbolizing the people's strength. |
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''Cossack Mamay'' is encountered in legends, folk stories and proverbs. These became more popular after the dissolution of the [[Zaporizhian Sich]] in [[1775]]. Cossack Mamay on the most common theme in Ukrainian folk painting, from late 17th century to present time. In the hundreds of surving paintings, Cossack Mamay is usually shown with a [[kobza]] - a lute-like musical instrument that is the symbol of Ukrainian soul; a horse, which represented freedom and fidelity, and an oak with his weapons hanging on it symbolizing the people's strength. The paintings from the time of [[Koliyivschyna]] sometimes portray Mamay on the background of violent incidents involving Poles of Jews. |
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[[Image:Mamay Rear.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Cossack Mamay on a 1997 [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] coin]] |
[[Image:Mamay Rear.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Cossack Mamay on a 1997 [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] coin]] |
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==1997 Coin with Mamay== |
==1997 Coin with Mamay== |
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On the 1997 coin minted by [[National Bank of Ukraine]], Cossack Mamay is dressed in a rich coat with fur and sits in a Turkish way, smoking a pipe and playing a kobza. Traditional depictions of Cossack military life circle Mamay: a horse with a good outfit, tied to a spear with a small flag on its top, plunged into soil; green oak-tree with a hanging sabre; a pistol and a stone powder case; high Turkish hat and a bottle of "okovyta" ([[Ukrainian vodka]]). |
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The coin's external circumference has inscriptions: ({{lang-ua|Козак Мамай}}, ''Cossack Mamay'') - at the left and ({{lang-ua|Лицар волі і честі}}, ''Knight of Freedom and Honor'') - at the right. Above, these inscriptions are separated with a small flag at the spear top, underneath - with a conventionalized [[guelder-rose]] spray. |
The coin's external circumference has inscriptions: ({{lang-ua|Козак Мамай}}, ''Cossack Mamay'') - at the left and ({{lang-ua|Лицар волі і честі}}, ''Knight of Freedom and Honor'') - at the right. Above, these inscriptions are separated with a small flag at the spear top, underneath - with a conventionalized [[guelder-rose]] spray. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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{{commonscat|Cossack Mamay}} |
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* [http://www.torban.org/mamai/mamai1.html Cossack Mamay image gallery] |
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* [[Zaporizhian Host]] |
* [[Zaporizhian Host]] |
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* [[Zaporizhian Sich]] |
* [[Zaporizhian Sich]] |
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Revision as of 12:26, 20 August 2009
Cossack Mamay (Ukrainian: Козак Мамай) is a Ukrainian folkloric hero of uncertain origin, one of standard characters in the traditional Ukrainian itinerant puppet theater, since early 18th century.
Cossack Mamay is encountered in legends, folk stories and proverbs. These became more popular after the dissolution of the Zaporizhian Sich in 1775. Cossack Mamay on the most common theme in Ukrainian folk painting, from late 17th century to present time. In the hundreds of surving paintings, Cossack Mamay is usually shown with a kobza - a lute-like musical instrument that is the symbol of Ukrainian soul; a horse, which represented freedom and fidelity, and an oak with his weapons hanging on it symbolizing the people's strength. The paintings from the time of Koliyivschyna sometimes portray Mamay on the background of violent incidents involving Poles of Jews.
1997 Coin with Mamay
On the 1997 coin minted by National Bank of Ukraine, Cossack Mamay is dressed in a rich coat with fur and sits in a Turkish way, smoking a pipe and playing a kobza. Traditional depictions of Cossack military life circle Mamay: a horse with a good outfit, tied to a spear with a small flag on its top, plunged into soil; green oak-tree with a hanging sabre; a pistol and a stone powder case; high Turkish hat and a bottle of "okovyta" (Ukrainian vodka).
The coin's external circumference has inscriptions: (Ukrainian: Козак Мамай, Cossack Mamay) - at the left and (Ukrainian: Лицар волі і честі, Knight of Freedom and Honor) - at the right. Above, these inscriptions are separated with a small flag at the spear top, underneath - with a conventionalized guelder-rose spray.
The Mamay coin is a part of "Heroes of Cossack Age," Ukraine's commemorative and jubilee coins.
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