Opanas Georgievych (Heorhiiovych) SLASTION (Slast'on, Slasten), (1855 - 1933), was born in the Ukrainian port town of Berdyans'k on the Berdyans'k Gulf of the Sea of Azov. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and worked as a teacher at the Arts-and-Crafts School (later renamed as State Ceramics Vocational School) in Myrhorod, Ukraine. Being a very gifted person, he perfected his versatile talents in singing, … Wikipedia
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