In 1908, he was the head of the Ukrainian Club, an association of Ukrainian national public figures in Kiev. For his opera libretti Lysenko insisted on using only the Ukrainian language. Tchaikovsky was impressed by Lysenko's Taras Bulba and wanted to stage the work in Moscow, but Lysenko's insistence on it being performed in the Ukrainian language, not Russian, prevented the performance from taking place in Moscow. In his later years, Lysenko raised funds to open a Ukrainian School of Music.
In 1908, he was the head of the Ukrainian Club, an association of Ukrainian national public figures in Kiev.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1908
1908
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CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
head
head
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Club
Club
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
association
association
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
national
national
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
figure
figures
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Kiev
Kiev
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
For his opera libretti Lysenko insisted on using only the Ukrainian language.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
libretti
libretti
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lysenko
Lysenko
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
insist
insisted
VERB
VBD
mark
on
on
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
use
using
VERB
VBG
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Tchaikovsky was impressed by Lysenko's Taras Bulba and wanted to stage the work in Moscow, but Lysenko's insistence on it being performed in the Ukrainian language, not Russian, prevented the performance from taking place in Moscow.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
impress
impressed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Lysenko
Lysenko
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Taras
Taras
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bulba
Bulba
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
want
wanted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
stage
stage
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Moscow
Moscow
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Lysenko
Lysenko
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
insistence
insistence
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
perform
performed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
appos
Number=Sing
Russian
Russian
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
prevent
prevented
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
mark
from
from
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
take
taking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Moscow
Moscow
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In his later years, Lysenko raised funds to open a Ukrainian School of Music.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lysenko
Lysenko
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
raise
raised
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
fund
funds
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
open
open
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Music
Music
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.