Mit der Darstellung der sakralen Architektur in den f rühen1960er Jahren, als in der UdSSR eine aktive antireligiöse Kampagne stattfand, kämpfte Yuriy Khymych (1928-2003) für den Erhalt des kulturellen Erbes der Ukraine. Khymych versuchte, das historische Aussehen alter Städte in seinen
Gemälden einzufangen. Unermüdlich malte der Künstler christliche Kirchen und kopierte Fresken. Khymychs Liebe zur christlichen Kultur und zum Reisen blieb sein ganzes Leben lang erhalten. Heute sind die von Khymych gemal- ten Architekturdenkmäler infolge des Krieges Russlands gegen die Ukraine erneut von Zerstörung bedroht.

On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided.

But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains.On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment.