In western Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, the land of Hutsuls, where unique Christmas ... would hiss and the hatchets (part of a Hutsul costume) would glisten in the sun, and the carollers ...
Today, as part of Western Ukraine in the Eastern Carpathians, the region seems equally elusive. The first Polish resort was established there in the 17th century, and the Polish Legions fought in the ...