Журнал Viche 2012 №15

№15, 2012

How the Ukrainian Cossack Terentiy Koren defeated the lion

Myths of Ancient Greece tell about the deeds of Heracles and the Old Testament – about the deeds of Samson, who came out victorious in the fight with a wild lion. Few people know that among our compatriots there was a man who repeated this achievement. The name of the hero from Ukraine was Terentiy Koren, and it happened on July, 1907 in the arena of Chicago circus.

Yevhen TYSHCHUK