Ivan Kozlovsky / Іван Козловський -- the Ukrainian Dimension

The Ukrainian singer Ivan Kozlovsky (1900-1993) is acclaimed as one of the greatest tenors of all time. Having achieved his fame as an opera singer at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, his Ukrainian origins and spirit are still often overlooked. But, to understand the man, the artist and his achievement, the Ukrainian dimension cannot be neglected. In fact, Kozlovsky’s Ukrainian patriotism remained strong throughout the Soviet period and had a solid basis, and he himself also acknowledged his debt to the Uk