A theme exhibition “With common dream, with common pain…” Yevhen Malaniuk’s poetry in illustrations by Merited Artist of Ukraine Andriy Nadezhdin” was opened in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. It was dedicated to the 120th anniversary of our fellow-townsman, sotnik of Ukrainian People’s Republic Army Ye.F.Malaniuk and 100th anniversary of Ukrainian People’s Republic, and organized within the framework of celebration of centenary of Ukrainian revolution 1917-1921 events.
   More than 40 illustrations and book headpieces by a famous Kropyvnytskyi artist and by Merited Artist of Ukraine Andriy Nadezhdin are shown in the exposition. They were created for such printed matters: L.Kutsenko “Dominus Malaniuk – background and figure”. – Kirovohrad: Central-Ukrainian publishing house, 2001 (enlarged edition Kyiv: Hrono, 2002) and collection of poems of Ye.Malaniuk “With common dream, with common pain…” with translation to the Russian language by O.Arkhanhelskyi. – Kirovohrad: Imeks-LTD, 2013.
   Malaniuk Yevhen Fylymonovych (1897-1968) - Ukrainian writer, poet, culture expert, encyclopedist, literary critic, sotnik of Ukrainian People’s Republic Army. Was born on January 20 (February 1), 1897 in Kirovohrad region, studied at Elisavethrad territorial real school, took an active part in liberation movement of Ukrainian People’s Republic, since 1920 had been in emigration. The main topic of his works was Ukraine, its art, culture, history. Ye.Malaniuk’s name had been kept silent for many years, only after 1991, when our state became independent, literary heritage of the artist was returned. A prominent fellow townsman is remembered and honoured–a street was named after the artist in Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad). In 1997 on the occasion of 100th anniversary of Ye.Malaniuk a commemorative tablet was opened on the building of former Elisabethrad territorial real school (Kirovohrad Machine Building College of KNTU) where he studied; and at home in township Novoarkhanhelsk, Kirovohrad region a memorial was installed. In 2002 Regional Literary Award named after YevhenMalaniuk was founded by Kirovohrad Regional Council.The award is given to men of letters of the region for highly artistic works of different literary genres.
   Nadezhdin Andriy Mykhailovych – Merited Artist of Ukraine, art expert. Was born on June 19, 1963 in the village of VerkhniaKhortytsia (now the city of Zaporizhzhia).Graduated from Dnipropetrovsk State School of Arts named after Ye.Vychetych (1986) and the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv), History and Theory of Fine Art Department (2004).A member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1990). Laureate of Regional Award in Fine Arts and Study of Art named after Olexandr Osmerkin in the nominations “modern tendencies” (2008) and “study and history of art” (2010). In 2013 was awarded the title “MeritedArtist of Ukraine”. A participant of numerous all-Ukrainian, international and foreignexhibitions.The painter’s works are kept in museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.A.Nadezhdin works in book illustrations sphere, actively collaborates with the publishing house “Imeks-LTD” (Kropyvnytskyi town).