Two Regimes is a salvaged collection almost lost to history. It is the life’s work of two Ukrainian women: a mother, Teodora Verbitskaya (1900-1994, author) and her daughter, Nadia Werbitzky (1922-2005, artist). Teodora wrote about her family’s life from 1927 to 1945 while living in Mariupol, Soviet Ukraine under the two regimes of Stalin and Hitler. Daughter Nadia who painted from memory with works created decades apart from her mother’s writings, provides an intergenerational experience. Mother and daughter were survivors and witnesses of two genocides: the Holodomor-Ukrainian genocide (man-made Famine 1932-33 under Stalin) and the Holocaust (1933-1945 under Hitler).
The Two Regimes Collection contains 118 paintings, 150 sketches and a manuscript by Teodora Verbitskaya.
Two Regimes (A Memoir) by Teodora Verbitskaya as was translated by her granddaughter, Lucianne Vanilar, and published by Kendall-Hunt Publishing (https://he.kendallhunt.com/two_regimes), is the story of Teodora Verbitskaya and her young daughters, Nadia and Lyucia, swept up in the collateral damage of genocide, war and survival- before, during, and after World War II. This true story of Two Regimes is the story of three young women’s love, faith, courage, strength, determination, intelligence, and sheer will to live in the face of the worst adversity! This story of survival is an inspiration to everyone but particularly for girls and women, who must often pick up the pieces after or during devastation and start life anew.
Two Regimes along with the Foundation for Leon County Schools has created for you in-depth lesson plans for 5th grade through high school. These robust lesson plans have been approved by the Florida Department of Education for Social Studies and includes the State Standards for each lesson plan.
Additionally a University course, written by Kendall Hansen, is available for the book “Two Regimes (A Memoir) by Teodora Verbitskaya as was translated by her granddaughter, Lucianne Vanilar. This book 50-page course is scalable for high school through graduate level classes.
Two Regimes has a number of art and history exhibitions starting with our Mini Exhibition of 12 framed PVC boards (18” x 24”) that tell Teodora’s story of witnessing and surviving the two genocides of the Holodomor and the Holocaust in Mariupol, Ukraine. This exhibition is great for organization and their events. All exhibitions also include 2 policy boards; one for the Holodomor and one for the Holocaust.
The School Exhibition contains 12 double-sided, laminated, 6mm PVC boards (18” x 24”) that showcase the artwork one side, great for your art classes, and the story in text on the other side. This exhibition informs and educates students about the Holodomor and the Holocaust. This timeless and durable exhibition is wonderful for all schools, for their social study, art, literature, and human geography classes.
The Giclee (canvas print) exhibition contains 16 framed Giclee’s of various sizes along with framed text boards to tell the story of two genocides. This exhibition also has large policy boards about the Holodomor and the Holocaust.
Our Original Painting Exhibition is truly impressive with 24 original paintings by Nadia Werbitzky (1922-2005). All paintings are beautifully framed with repurposed frames donated by Goodwill Industries of Big-Bend. 2 of the paintings are framed in their original damaged condition and the other 22 have been beautifully restored by restoration artist, Michael Hall.
This exhibition also contains a text board for each painting and the 2 policy boards