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The tradition of creating toys has lived in Ukrainian culture from time immemorial. Clue, wooden, fabric, straw, vine, dough - this is surely not an exhaustive list of traditional Ukrainian toys. Despite such diversity, only two state museums dedicated to this kind of folklore function in Ukraine: in Kyiv and Lviv. At the same time, Ukrainian wooden products are gaining popularity all over the world. For example, there are UGEARS or WUMBA whose "toy" startups at the crowdfunding platform for financing the art projects Kickstarter found their supporters quickly.
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Andriy Bondaruk from Kniahynynok village in Volyn is doing his best for reviving and making popular the traditional Ukrainian toy. The man does not only study its history but masters products himself in a small workshop in his garage as well. At first, he used to make toys for his friends only, but later he began to create them for sale. Together with his wife Iryna, Andriy launched the project called "The Ukrainian toy". Its team shares the history of Ukrainian toys, organizes workshops, introduces the works of researches-ethnographers to the audience, and represents Ukraine abroad as well.
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