ivan malkovich comes from the kosiv district of ivano-frankivsk region remembers how the father dressed nicholas every year and greeted all the children of their village with gifts, and we all had such a pious fear of him, because it was a whole performance with nicholas, but in him once again some native features appeared, and we too my sister realized that he is very similar to our dad, and i think that i can still hear how these little hearts... you know, are beating in my chest from this pious fear that nicholas will come now. ivan malkovich is convinced that christmas will soon become much more meaningful for ukrainians, rather than the new year, because it is primarily based on traditions, traditions form national identity. if , you know, all this was revealed to the easterners, then they, then, then, well, these are real people who somehow ended up there on st. nicholas or on christmas on... or on easter, then they became the same even then , you know, very zealous, supporters, because they saw that it exists, that it lives. despite careful attempts to replace in... ukrainian hol