Hryshko, Vasyl

Dvi rosiis’ki aktsii – odna ukrains’ka vidsich: dopovid’, vyholoshena na zborakh N’uiork·s’koi filiï DOBRUS 20 zhovtnia 1951 r. [Two Russian Campaigns – One Ukrainian Response: A Lecture Delivered at the Meeting of the New York Branch of DOBRUS on October 20, 1951]

New York, NY: D.O.B.R.U.S., 1951. Item #1517

56 pages; 18 cm. Text in Ukrainian with citations from Russian texts presented without standard transcription due to a lack of Cyrillic fonts. Original yellow printed wrappers, staple-bound. Some age toning and minor creases to edges.

This pamphlet presents the full text of a speech delivered by Ukrainian political activist and writer Vasyl Hryshko before the New York branch of D.O.B.R.U.S. (Democratic Association of Formerly Repressed Ukrainians from under Soviet Rule) on October 20, 1951. In it, Hryshko sharply analyzes two Russian ideological campaigns and articulates a firm Ukrainian response, situating his argument within the Cold War climate and the ongoing ideological conflict between Soviet communism and émigré nationalism.

Vasyl Hryshko (1914–2008) was a prolific Ukrainian writer, publicist, editor, and political figure. Born in Dubno, Volhynia, he was imprisoned in his youth for anti-Soviet agitation. After surviving the Gulag system (Kolyma camps), he later became involved with the OUN(b) underground during the German occupation of Ukraine. Following WWII, Hryshko lived in displaced persons camps in Germany, where he edited several major émigré periodicals. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1949, he held editorial, academic, and broadcasting positions—most notably with Radio Liberty. He authored numerous literary-critical essays and memoirs, and was an active member of the Ukrainian Writers' Association “Slovo” in the United States. His works contribute significantly to the documentation of Ukraine’s 20th-century struggle for independence and the émigré intellectual response to Soviet repression.

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