Khrystyna Alchevska

Her mother Annette was a daughter of Russian general Nikolay Vuich, she studied at the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens in St. Petersburg.

Khrystyna married Aleksey Alchevsky, a Russian Imperial businessman, later owner of a large mine and steel plant, co-founder of Kharkiv Hromada.

The school remained in existence for 50 years and was renowned for its highly developed methods of adult education.

[2] Alchevska compiled an award-winning methodological and bibliographical guide, What the People Should Read, (Chto chitat’ narodu) in 1906.

This work earned the grand prize at the Paris International Exhibition, and a teaching manual, Book for Adults (Kniga vzroslykh) in 1900.

Alchevska encouraged girls and women to dress in traditional regional costumes at community festivals and to perform folksongs.