Volodymyr Viatrovych


Volodymyr Viatrovych (Ukrainian: ВолодиÌмир Ð’'ÑтроÌвич; born 7 July 1977) is a Ukrainian historian researching the Ukrainian independence movement. Director of Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance from 25 March 2014.[1] Candidate of Sciences in historical sciences, director of Center for Research of Liberation Movement in Lviv, member of supervisory board of Museum "Lontskyi Prison"; in years 2008-2010 director of the Archives of the Security Service of Ukraine.[2] Since 2010 he gives lectures at the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University.[3]
Publications
Monographs
- Sotennyi "Burlaka" (Сотенний "Бурлака", Lieutenant "Burlaka") (2000)
- Rejdy UPA terenamy Chekhoslovachchyny (Рейди УПРтеренами ЧехоÑловаччини, Raids of the UPA on the territories of Czechoslovakia) (Lviv, 2001)
- Armiia bezsmertnykh. Povstans'ki svitlyny (ÐÑ€Ð¼Ñ–Ñ Ð±ÐµÐ·Ñмертних. ПовÑтанÑькі Ñвітлини, The army of immortals. Insurgents in images) (Lviv, 2002)
- Stavlennia OUN do ievreiv: formuvannia pozycii na tli katastrofi (Ð¡Ñ‚Ð°Ð²Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ ÐžÐ£Ð Ð´Ð¾ євреїв: Ñ„Ð¾Ñ€Ð¼ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ð¿Ð¾Ð·Ð¸Ñ†Ñ–Ñ— на тлі катаÑтрофи, The OUN's position towards the Jews: Formulation of a position against the backdrop of a catastrophe) (Lviv, 2006)
- Pol'sko-ukrains'ki stosunky v 1942-1947 rokakh u dokumentakh OUN ta UPA (ПольÑько-українÑькі ÑтоÑунки в 1942—1947 роках у документах ОУРта УПÐ, The Polish-Ukrainian relations in the years 1942-1947 in documents of the OUN and UPA) (ed.) (Lviv, 2011)
- Druha pol'sko-ukrains'ka viina. 1942-1947 (Друга польÑько-українÑька війна. 1942—1947, The Second Polish-Ukrainian war. 1942-1947) (Kiev, 2011; expended edition: 2012)
- Istoriia z hryfom "Sekretno" (ІÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ–Ñ Ð· грифом "Секретно", History under the seal "Classified information") (Kiev, 2011)
- Istoriia z hryfom "Sekretno": Novi siuzhety (ІÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ–Ñ Ð· грифом "Секретно": Ðові Ñюжети, History under the seal "Classified information": New approaches) (Kiev, 2012)
Collective works
- V. Viatrovych, R. Hryc'kiv, I. Derevianyi, R. Zabilyi, A. Sova, P.Sodol': Ukrains'ka Povstans'ka Armiia: istoriia neskorenykh. Lviv 2008. (Ð’. В’Ñтрович, Ð . Грицьків, І. Дерев’Ñний, Ð . Забілий, Ð. Сова, П. Содоль. УкраїнÑька ПовÑтанÑька ÐрміÑ: Ñ–ÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ–Ñ Ð½ÐµÑкорених. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army: history of the undefeated) (digital version)
Decorations
- Cross of Ivan Mazepa[4] (2009)
Criticism
His book "Ð¡Ñ‚Ð°Ð²Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ ÐžÐ£Ð Ð´Ð¾ євреїв: Ñ„Ð¾Ñ€Ð¼ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ð¿Ð¾Ð·Ð¸Ñ†Ñ–Ñ— на тлі катаÑтрофи" ("The OUN's position towards the Jews: Formulation of a position against the backdrop of a catastrophe") has been criticized by John-Paul Himka, Taras Kurylo,[5] Per Anders Rudling[3] and Grzegorz RossoliÅ„ski-Liebe.[6] The critics claim that this book is an attempt to deny the crimes of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on Jews[7][8][6] and to dismiss the allegations of its anti-Semitism.[3][6][9] In the opinion of Kurylo and Himka, this work does less to understanding history, but does much to distort it, however it contains an interesting material and forms the basis for further discussions on the relationship of the OUN and UPA to Jews.[10]
The book "Друга польÑько-українÑька війна. 1942—1947" ("The Second Polish-Ukrainian war. 1942-1947") was met with criticism from historians Ihor Ilyushyn,[11] Andrij Portnov,[12] Grzegorz Motyka,[13][14] Andrzej ZiÄ™ba,[15] Per Anders Rudling,[16] Grzegorz RossoliÅ„ski-Liebe,[6] Andrzej Leon Sowa[17] and Grzegorz Hryciuk.[18] In the book V.Viatrovych presented his interpretation of the Polish-Ukrainian conflict during the years 1939-1947, including massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, as a war between Poles and Ukrainians. According to Portnov, Viatrovych tries to prove that there was no order of OUN’s leadership for the extermination of the Polish minority, and the killings in Volhynia were a spontaneous rebellion of Ukrainian peasants, provoked by the Poles.[19] According to Motyka, Viatrovych achieves this goal by rhetorical devices and by ignoring inconvenient facts.[20] According to Andrzej ZiÄ™ba, the book passes over or outright falsifies certain materials in aim to "absolve" OUN-UPA and to rally Ukrainians around nationalist positions.[21] Also Andrii Portnov argues that the aim of the book serves UPA apologetics and political motives.[19]
The critics of the book claim that by using word "war" in regard to relations between Poles and Ukrainians the author tries to hide the OUN-UPA's ethnic cleansing of the Polish population.[22][23] According to Rossoliński-Liebe and Rudling, the way Viatrovych denies crimes against Poles differs little from his denial of anti-Jewish violence.[6][23] Rudling recommends "The Second Polish-Ukrainian war" to the readers only as an object of comparative studies of far-right revisionism and obfuscation.[23] In the opinion of Hryciuk, the version of the events presented in the book is untrue.[24]
Motyka states that the book is gaining in value in the section on the SS-Galizien Division and the fate of the Ukrainian population in Poland in the years 1945-1947.[25] However, as a whole he considers it as unsuccessful work.[26] A similar position is expressed by Sowa.[27]
Portnov notes that "The Second Polish-Ukrainian war" was met in Western Ukraine with enthusiasm and without critical opinions.[28]
Literature
- Per Anders Rudling: The OUN, the UPA and the Holocaust: A Study in the Manufacturing of Historical Myths. The Carl Beck Papers in Russian & East European Studies, No. 2107, November 2011, ISSN 0889-275X, p. 28-30
References
- ↑ The New Director of the Ukrainian National Memory Institute: Historical Memory Policy is a Safeguard Against Repeating the Crimes of the Past
- ↑ Authors of the book УкраїнÑька ПовÑтанÑька ÐрміÑ: Ñ–ÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ–Ñ Ð½ÐµÑкорених
- 1 2 3 Per A. Rudling, The OUN, the UPA and the Holocaust: A Study in the Manufacturing of Historical Myths, The Carl Beck Papers in Russian & East European Studies, No. 2107, November 2011, ISSN 0889-275X, pp.28-31
- ↑ President of Ukraine Decree No. 1100/2009 «Про Ð²Ñ–Ð´Ð·Ð½Ð°Ñ‡ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ Ð´ÐµÑ€Ð¶Ð°Ð²Ð½Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸ нагородами України»
- ↑ Taras KuryÅ‚o, John-Paul Himka, “Iak OUN stavylasia do ievreiv? Rozdumy nad knyzhkoiu Volodymyra Viatrovychaâ€, Ukraina Moderna 13 (2008), pp.252-265
- 1 2 3 4 5 Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe, Debating, obfuscating and disciplining the Holocaust: post-Soviet historical discourses on the OUN–UPA and other nationalist movements, East European Jewish Affairs, 42:3, pp. 207-208
- ↑ Per A. Rudling, The OUN, the UPA and the Holocaust..., p. 29
- ↑ John-Paul Himka, True and False Lessons from the Nachtigall Episode
- ↑ Taras Kuryło, John-Paul Himka, “Iak OUN stavylasia do ievreiv?..., p.265
- ↑ Taras Kuryło, John-Paul Himka, “Iak OUN stavylasia do ievreiv?..., p.264
- ↑ Игорь Ильюшин, Плохо забытое Ñтарое: о новой книге Владимира Ð’Ñтровича, Ab Imperio, 1/2012, pp.382-385
- ↑ Ðндрей Портнов, "ИÑтории Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð´Ð¾Ð¼Ð°ÑˆÐ½ÐµÐ³Ð¾ употреблениÑ", Ab Imperio 3/12, p.324-334
- ↑ Гжегож Мотыка, ÐÐµÑƒÐ´Ð°Ñ‡Ð½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð°, Ab Imperio, 1/2012, pp.387-400.
- ↑ Grzegorz Motyka, W krainie uproszczeń, Nowa Europa Wschodnia 1/2013, pp. 97-101 Ukrainian online version
- ↑ Ðнджей Земба, ÐœÐ¸Ñ„Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸Ð·Ð¸Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ð°Ñ â€œÐ²Ð¾Ð¹Ð½Ð°â€, Ab Imperio, 1/2012, pp. 403-421
- ↑ Per Anders Rudling, Warfare or War Criminality?, Volodymyr V’iatrovych, Druha pol’s’ko-ukains’ka viina, 1942–1947 (Kyiv: Vydavnychyi dim “Kyevo-Mohylians’ka akademiia,†2011). 228 pp., Ab Imperio, 1/2012, pp. 356-381
- ↑ Andrzej Leon Sowa, recenzja książek: PolÅ›ko-ukrajinÅ›ki stosunki w 1942-1947 rokach u dokumentach OUN ta UPA, red. WoÅ‚odymyr Wiatrowycz oraz WoÅ‚odymyr Wiatrowycz, Druha polÅ›ko-ukrajinÅ›ka wijna 1942-1947, [in:] „Pamięć i Sprawiedliwośćâ€, nr 21, pp. 450-460.
- ↑ Grzegorz Hryciuk, recenzja książki: Wołodymyr Wiatrowycz, Druha polśko-ukrajinśka wijna 1942-1947, [in:] „Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość†nr 21, pp. 460-471
- 1 2 Ðндрей Портнов, "ИÑтории Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð´Ð¾Ð¼Ð°ÑˆÐ½ÐµÐ³Ð¾ употреблениÑ", p.327
- ↑ Гжегож Мотыка, ÐÐµÑƒÐ´Ð°Ñ‡Ð½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð°, pp. 389, 392, 399
- ↑ Ðнджей Земба, ÐœÐ¸Ñ„Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸Ð·Ð¸Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ð°Ñ â€œÐ²Ð¾Ð¹Ð½Ð°â€, pp. 405, 419
- ↑ Гжегож Мотыка, ÐÐµÑƒÐ´Ð°Ñ‡Ð½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð°, pp. 399
- 1 2 3 Per Anders Rudling, Warfare or War Criminality?..., p.379
- ↑ Grzegorz Hryciuk, recenzja książki..., p. 471
- ↑ Гжегож Мотыка, ÐÐµÑƒÐ´Ð°Ñ‡Ð½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð°, p. 399
- ↑ Гжегож Мотыка, ÐÐµÑƒÐ´Ð°Ñ‡Ð½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ð°, p.400.
- ↑ Andrzej Leon Sowa, recenzja książek..., p.459
- ↑ Ðндрей Портнов (Andriy Portnov), "ИÑтории Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð´Ð¾Ð¼Ð°ÑˆÐ½ÐµÐ³Ð¾ употреблениÑ" (Histories for home use), p. 326. Ab Imperio,3/2012. Abstract.
External links
- G. Motyka, A failed book
- Answer to Motyka
- Jared McBride. How Ukraine’s New Memory Commissar Is Controlling the Nation’s Past. The Nation
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