"Холодний Яр" - українська історична пісня

Ukrainian National Republic was destroyed by soviet bolshevics in 1922, despite it there was many rebels in different parts of Ukraine, who fight against russian occupation, against red terror and product confiscation, who fight for free Ukraine. One of the famoust groups of rebels was so-called Republic of Kholodnyi Yar. Kholodnyi Yar (literaly - "Cold Ravine") is a name of small region in central Ukraine. Rebels were fighting here under a flag with a slogan "Freedom for Ukraine or death". Black Raven, mentioned in song, is pseudonym of famous commander of rebels - Ivan Chornovus.