Andrij_Savka

Andrij Savka

Andrij Savka

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Andrij Savka (Ukrainian: Андрій Савка; alternatively Andrew Sawka; 13 December 1619 – 1661)[citation needed], was a Lemko region bandit/"Robin Hood" and folk hero from Dukla. He was born in 1619 in Stebník. In 1651, he led 500 men as part of a peasant revolt known as the Kostka-Napierski Uprising.[1] He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.

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  • Trochanowski, Petro (1999). "Andrii Savka v panteoni Lemkivskŷkh zbiinykiv". Lemkivskii kalendar [Lemko Yearbook] (in Polish). Legnica and Krynica. pp. 50–60. OCLC 271512456.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

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    Horbal, Bogdan (2002). "Andrii Savka". In Magocsi, Paul; Pop, Ivan (eds.). Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture. University of Toronto Press. p. 448. ISBN 9780802035660.
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