The Secrets of the Martial Arts of Ukraine
Author: Taras Kalyandruk
Book for adults
Book in Ukrainian language
Publisher: Piramida
Year Published: 2013
Type: hard cover, black and white illustrations
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 25 x 17,5 cm
Shipping Weight: 580 g
ISBN: 978-966-441-290-9
About This Book This book is dedicated to the Ukrainian martial arts. It is the first comprehensive study on this topic from the perspective of the modern research. The author examines the characteristics of the stechers, scouts, cossacks and others warriors. The original martial culture of Ukrainians, which helped them to protect their homeland from enemies for thousands of years, comes to life from the pages of this book.
The publication has more than four hundred images from rare sources, most of which remained, until recently, largely unexplored.
The book will be of interest to historians, culture experts and all enthusiasts of martial arts.