CAPTURED AND INTERNED UKRAINIANS IN ROMANIA, BULGARIA AND TURKEY (1918–1923): A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF UNKNOWN DOCUMENTS OF 1921
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Date
2018
Authors
Kotsur, A.
Sharavara, T. O.
Шаравара, Тамара Олексіївна
Liulka, V. M.
Люлька, Вікторія Миколаївна
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Copyright © 2018 “Codrul Cosminului”, XXIV
Abstract
Following the rapid collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, the patriotic
forces that fought for Ukraine's independence against the Bolshevik and White Guard troops
during 1917-1921, lostthe military struggle and were interned in various camps in Europe and
other countries. The article identifies two groups of Ukrainian military-political emigration
formed during 1918-1923. The first group included the troops of interned Ukrainians,
particularly in Romania. The second group was formed by the Ukrainian military, captured
along with the White Guard troops interned in Bulgaria and Turkey. The authors pointed out
that the Ukrainians interned in Romania had better living and working conditions, while the
Ukrainian military members of General Wrangel’ s White Guard Army, held captive in the
territories of Bulgaria and Turkey, have suffered greatly from harassment on national and
political grounds. The letters published by the authors, written in 1921, which belong to the
Ukrainian military in Bulgaria and Turkey and addressed to the officials of the Ukrainian
People's Republic, convey their will, conviction, and desire to return to the ranks of the
Ukrainian Army and continue the struggle for an independent Ukraine.
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Internment, Ukrainians, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukrainian People’s Republic, Army, correspondence.