Oleksander Tysovsky

Who was Oleksander Tysovsky?

Dr. Oleksander Tysovsky, pseudonym: "Drot", was the founder of the Ukrainian Scouting organization Plast in 1911, and adapted the universal Scout principles to the needs and interests of Ukrainian youth. In 1944 he emigrated to Vienna. He was involved in Plast in exile, as well, and took part in a camp celebrating the 45th anniversary of Plast in Plastova Sich in Canada in 1957. He died in Vienna 1968 and was buried in Vienna. He was reburied at the famous Lychakivskiy Cemetery in Lviv in 2002.