everywhere wherever I was invited to perform There was not a concert that took place in Moscow for the benefit of the poor students that I did not perform at with my bandura. When the war broke out and a large number of sick soldiers began to turn up, the bandura left a good feeling for these victims. I had 248 such concerts. At that time I was proud that I had learned to play the bandura." In 1916 Ovchynnikov was sent into exile to the city of Vitluga in the Viatsk gubernia for his Ukrainophilic/nationalistic tendencies, and only moved back to Kharkiv after the revolution in 1918. Ovchinnikov was arrested again in 1934. His whereabouts after this arrest are unknown. He was most likely executed by the Stalin regime. Sources Mishalow, V. and M. - Ukrains'ki kobzari-bandurysty - Sydney, Australia, 1986 Ukrainian musicians Kobzarstvo Bandurists 1868 births 1934 deaths 20th-century Ukrainian musicians