Основні віхи дисидентської діяльності Валентина Мороза на Івано-Франківщині у 1964-1965 роках
Journal Title: Науковий вісник Чернівецького національного університету імені Юрія Федьковича. Історія - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue
Abstract
The late 50s early 60s of the 20th century were marked by intensification of Ukrainian national movement. Condemnation of personality cult of Stalin at the Twentieth C.P.S.U. Congress and Khrushchov thaw created favorable conditions for the deployment of the movement of the sixties. A new generation of intellectuals, this sought to democratization and to ensure strong national rights to the Ukrainian people. In Western Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk was one of the most powerful centres of the national liberation movement. The main organizer, ideologist and leader of a local dissident group was historian and teacher, one of the most active and radical members of the Ukrainian resistance movement against the Soviet regime Valentin Yakovych Moroz. In September 1964 V. Moroz became a teacher at Ivano-Frankivsk Pedagogical Institute. In Ivano-Frankivsk V. Moroz launched activities on the Ukrainian resistance movement. He quickly formed a group of teachers patriots who became engaged in distribution of published by themselves and other banned literature, spreading the ideas of Ukrainian nationalism, studying Ukrainian folk culture, popularization of Ukrainian language and literature. In the first half of 1965 P. Arsenych, I. Kostyniuk, A. Zagoruiko, Ya. Melnychuk, M. Figol, V. Melnyk and I. Kozovyk belonged to Morozs circle in Ivano- Frankivsk. Members of the group often met at Arsenych s apartment, discussed ways to counter Russification and protect the Ukrainian language and culture, violated the relevant national and socio-political issues, sang songs of Ukrainian insurgents, organized Shevchenko evenings. Teachers also conducted visits to towns and villages in Ivano-Frankivsk region, where the campaign was carried out to promote Ukrainian national idea. V. Moroz set up channels in Ivano-Frankivsk to get banned literature from Lviv and Kyiv. Due to V. Moroz Lviv dissident environment was the main source of self printed materials for Ivano-Frankivsk academic circle. Dissident actively involved in the proliferation of banned literature among members of the Ivano-Frankivsk academic circle. According to P. Arsenych, Ivano- Frankivsk circle established channels to pass self published literature to Kyiv, Poltava and Sumy. V. Moroz and members of his circle performed nationally and educational activities for students of History and Philology Department. V. Moroz was a model to foolow for students of Ivano-Frankivsk Pedagogical Institute, the moral authority to the youth of Transcarpathia. In Ivano-Frankivsk period of its activity V. Moroz showed considerable interest in popular culture, customs and folklore of Ukrainian Hutsuls. The historian desired to explore and promote Hutsul culture, preservation and protection of which he considered one of the forms of the struggle for the liberation of Ukraine. Having moved to Ivano-Frankivsk V.Morozs views radicalized considerably; he eventually formed a complete theoretical program of his activity. Dissident called to struggle for the overthrow of Soviet power in Ukraine and obtaining independence. In conversations with the like-minded V.Moroz discussed specific steps to prevent the policy of Russification of Ukrainian people, which was carried out by the Soviet regime. V.Morozs activity on the organization of Ivano- Frankivsk center of Ukrainian anti-Soviet resistance movement provoked tough reaction on the part of the KGB. During the first mowing of Ukrainian dissidents detentions in Sept. 1, 1965 V. Moroz was arrested, and in January 1966 was sentenced to four years in prison. These events resulted in the demise of the Ukrainian branch of the resistance movement in Ivano-Frankivsk. To conclude, the visit of V. Moroz to Ivano-Frankivsk in September 1964 activated Ukrainian national liberation movement in the city and region.
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Bohdan Paska
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