Desc: Silver Lands. The Chronicles of Carpatho-Ukraine 1919-1939: Directed by Taras Khymych. With Oleksandra Liuta, Mykola Bereza. For centuries, the peoples of Transcarpathia were isolated by politics, geography, and poverty. Following WW1, neighboring states eyed Transcarpathia's strategic and material potential, and the region experienced a cultural renaissance. In 1939, as Europe prepared for war, the battle for area control escalated. Against a swell of political and military interventions, the republic of Carpatho-Ukraine was born, sowing the seeds for an independent Ukraine.