page_title: Bandurist
section_title: Persecution
hierarchical_section_title: Bandurist / Persecution
context_page_description: A banduryst is a person who plays the Ukrainian plucked string instrument known as the bandura.
context_section_description: Many bandurists and kobzars were persecuted by authorities that controlled Ukraine at various times because of the association of the bandura with growing Ukrainian national self-awareness. This has continued into contemporary times with the recent arrest and torture of bandurist Vasyl Liuty.
caption: Monument to murdered kobzars in Kharkiv
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