Bratz: nimets'kyi kontsentratsiinyi tabir (spohady v'iaznia) = Brätz: Memoirs of a German concentration camp
Stuttgart: Nakladom, 1946. Kozak, Edvard, illustrator. Illustrated wrappers. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. 120 pages: illustrations, maps. Text in Ukrainian. The cover design and vignettes by Edvard Kozak. The book includes a censorship approval note stating "Permitted by UNRRA Team 125," indicating it has passed the necessary checks by this post-World War II relief organization. The copy is in fair condition, featuring a damaged spine, a creased title page, and worn wrappers. Item #705
This rare and important book, focusing on concentration camps and published by Ukrainian Displaced Persons (DPs) following World War II, contains the author's memoirs. These recount his arrest and internment in the Bratz forced labor camp, a sub-camp of Sachsenhausen. The book features a diagram of the Bratz penal camp and a map showing the locations of concentration camps across Europe. It also includes numerous illustrations based on Kozak's drawings that vividly depict life within those camps.
Volodymyr Martynets (1899-1960), born in Lviv and died in Winnipeg, was a key political leader and publicist. He served with the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen and held official roles under the Hetman government. After internment in Polish camps, he became a prominent figure in the student movement in Lviv and Prague, holding various leadership and editorial roles. In 1927, he joined the Ukrainian Military Organization's Supreme Command and contributed significantly to the formation of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in 1929. Martynets lived in Paris during the 1930s, editing "Ukraïns’ke slovo." In Lviv, he led the OUN (Melnyk faction) and was later imprisoned in the Brätz concentration camp by the Germans. After moving to Canada in 1949, he edited "Novyi shliakh" in Winnipeg and was involved with the Ukrainian Canadian Committee. Martynets authored numerous articles and books, including notable works on nationalism and the Ukrainian underground movement.
Edvard Kozak (1902-1992), born in Galicia and died in Warren, Michigan, USA, was a renowned caricaturist, illustrator, painter, satirist, and editor. He studied at the Vienna Art School and Novakivsky Art School in Lviv, contributing to periodicals like "Zyz" and "Komar," and children's magazines. Kozak also illustrated books and was an active member of the Association of Independent Ukrainian Artists. Post-World War II, he emigrated to Germany, founding "Lys Mykyta" magazine and leading the Ukrainian Association of Artists (USOM). In 1949, he moved to the USA, working in animated TV films and earning recognition for his work. Kozak's satirical drawings and writings, particularly his caricatures of Joseph Stalin, gained international acclaim. His artworks often featured folk motifs with a humorous and colorful style. He published two albums of drawings, "Selo" and "EKO," and wrote under various pseudonyms, including humorous sketches and poems. His creation, the peasant philosopher Hryts Zozulia, was a significant satirical character in his works.
Price: $500.00