 Vsevolod's father was Alexander Holubovych (Aug. 25, 1846 - Nov. 28, 1902) and his mother Iryna Ovsiyevna Yefremovych (Apr.29, 1859 - Oct.2, 1921).Born into a priest family, Holubovych as was expected to start his education in the Podolie Spiritual Seminary of Ivan Bohoslov (Kamyanets-Podilsky).Remarkable is the fact that the same seminary was attended by another future Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Chekhivsky as a teacher.