Last Debate with Stalin: Ukrainian Writers in Moscow, 1929, Serhy Yekelchyk
Serhy Yekelchyk: The Last Debate with Stalin: Ukrainian Writers in Moscow, 1929, Danylo Husar Struk Memorial Lecture, St. Vladimir Institute, Toronto, Canada, 3 May 2018.
- Introduction by Maxim Tarnawsky
- 6:01 Remarks by Serhy Yekelchyk
- 6:53 I will talk about an event and its implications, draw theoretical conclusions, introduce two puzzles, conclude with two epilogues
- 7:36 Event occurred on 12 February 1929. Delegation of Ukrainians arrived in Moscow by special carriage in a train
- 8:18 Substantial delegation of about 40 writers, included prominent theatre and film directors such as Olexandr Dovzhenko, Les Kurbas (Олександр Довженко, Лесь Курбас), and opera stars
- 9:48 Not all trends of Ukrainian culture were represented at this meeting e.g. Serhiy Yefremov (Сергій Єфремов) who was denounced for being a nationalist. Those who go to Moscow have to denounce Yefremov, Mykhailo Hrushevsky and others, including neo-classics such as Mykola Zerov, Maksym Rylsky (Микола Зеров, Максим Рильський)
- 11:17 Impossible to buy bread in Moscow, bread coupons
- 12:18 These Ukrainians know they are meeting Stalin. Discussed questions in advance. When they arrive at the Kremlin it is Lazar Kaganovich (Лазар Каганович) they meet instead
- 13:24 Described by Volodymyr Sosiura (Володимир Сосюра)
- 13:54 Kaganovych spoke in poor Ukrainian, but Ukrainians were shocked he spoke any Ukrainian at all
- 14:09 In the middle of Kaganovych's speech, Stalin enters. Ukrainians were shocked at how small he was
- 15:07 Stalin invites the writers to ask questions. Stalin's delivers a boring speech
- 16:21 Things start going wrong because Stalin is not prepared
- 17:47 Ukrainians start asking political questions: Valerian Polischuk (Валер'ян Поліщук) ask Stalin whether it is possible to unite areas of the Russian republic populated primarily by Ukrainians in Voronezh, Kursk Republic and Kuban
- 19:04 Stalin asks about Halychyna, a part of Ukraine not in the Soviet Union yet. Stalin thought Halychyna was the most important cultural part of Ukraine
- 20:44 Andriy Khvylya (Андрій Хвиля) explains to Stalin his misunderstanding of Halychyna
- 21:49 Stalinist campaign against Jews in late 1940s
- 22:32 Stalin asks questions about the difference of Ukrainian language in Halychyna and 'Velyka Ukrayina'. Writers arrived with their own agenda to the meeting with Stalin
- 23:32 They watch a play of Mikhail Bulgakov's (Михаил Булгаков) The White Guard (Дни Турбиных)
- 23:42 Mykola Kulish (Микола Куліш) has his wallet stolen
- 26:20 Stalin is confronted: Aren't we suppose to fight both Ukrainian nationalism and Russian imperial chauvinism? Stalin goes on the defensive
- 28:15 Ukrainian writers fight back, interrupt Stalin
- 28:56 Lazar Kaganovich interjects
- 29:10 Ostap Vyshnya (Остап Вишня)
- 29:20 Stalin becomes really upset with the Ukrainians
- 30:28 Ukrainian writers were mislead thinking they were invited to promote their agenda to Stalin
- 30:45 Maxim Gorky
- 32:09 Moment of transition: Program of 'Ukrainization' (Українізація). People leave Polish rule and return to Ukraine in the Soviet Union. Stalin's version of culture is sanitized, ethnicised, political component removed
- 33:45 Soviet monuments to Taras Shevchenko (Тарас Шевченко)
- 34:45 Ukrainian opera Zaporozhets za Dunayem (Запорожець за Дунаєм) by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky
- 36:15 Mykola Khvylovy (Микола Хвильовий); Ukrainian graphic artists; Mykhailo Boychuk (Михайло Бойчук) school of 1920s, Ukrainian monumental fresco like political art seen as an achievement
- 37:36 When Ukrainian writers return to Kharkiv and Kyiv informers report to the Secret police: Stalin was disoriented, clueless about Galicia, the Ukrainian language
- 38:45 Serhy Yefremov utters enigmatic phrase А ти, Марку, грай...
- 39:42 White Guard by Bulgakov is not a typical Stalinist play
- 41:10 Why would a white, monarchist play be made into a film shown a loop on Soviet television? It allows for Russian nationalist monarchist identity without adding a name to it, sends a signal about Russian identity. It rehabilitates Russian empire and its attitude to Ukrainians. Stalin rehabilitated Bulgakov twice
- 44:21 Allows for the belittlement of Ukrainian culture and language as laughable
- 44:54 Olexandr Dovzhenko brought his film 1929 Arsenal (Арсенал) to Moscow
- 50:40 Pavlo Usenko (Павло Усенко) report of the 1929 meeting with Stalin amazed me
- 52:24 When the writers return to Kharkiv and Kyiv arrests begin. Maksym Rilsky and Mykhailo Hrushevsky both arrested and confess
- 53:35 Great Terror of 1933-34 comes early to Ukraine. Some arrested then are killed in 1937 in Sandarmokh, a whole generation of Ukrainian culture die in Stalin's gulag, in a way predicted by Pavlo Usenko. Ostap Vyshnya, a satirist, survived the gulag. His funeral in 1956 was an early sign of De-Stalinization (десталинизация) of Ukrainian cultural life
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WWII GERMAN NEWSREEL 2ND BATTLE OF KHARKOV 1942 WWII EASTERN FRONT 10894
Made for the German home market in 1942, this silent German film shows Wehrmacht troops advancing far into Ukraine, and meeting the Russian Army at Kharkov. The film starts by showing the bulge in Axis lines and then shows an artillery and tank barrage to crush the Russian salient. At :45 a smashed Russian tank is shown as Panzers strike near Krashnograd. At 1:04 motorcycle troops are shown moving on a train which is also carrying infantry and artillery pieces as well as horse-drawn supply wagons. At 1:40 German troops are shown deploying in trenches while artillery and aircraft strike enemy forces. At 2:00 a huge bomb drop shatters Russian lines. At 2:20 Panzers move along a road, followed by an armored column escorted by motorcycle troops and tank destroyers or mobile artillery. At 2:55 German troops advance in what appears to be a hot day. At 3:00 horse drawn wagons move along the supply routes. German infantry advance at 3:26 taking Russian prisoners. At 3:33 the Russian bulge is eliminated from the map, while artillery on the heights above a river lay day fire against enemy positions. At 4:00 German Dornier bombers make another drop against the Soviets. At 4:40 the outskirts of Kharkov are seen littered with destroyed vehicles, and groups of Soviet prisoners are seen assembling en masse. The victory of the Germans is decisive but --- the Soviets would turn the tide during the winter.
The Second Battle of Kharkov or Operation Fredericus was an Axis counter-offensive in the region around Kharkov (now Kharkiv) against the Red Army Izium bridgehead offensive conducted 12–28 May 1942, on the Eastern Front during World War II. Its objective was to eliminate the Izium bridgehead over Seversky Donets or the Barvenkovo bulge which was one of the Soviet offensive's staging areas. After a winter counter-offensive that drove German troops away from Moscow but depleted the Red Army's reserves, the Kharkov offensive was a new Soviet attempt to expand upon their strategic initiative, although it failed to secure a significant element of surprise.
On 12 May 1942, Soviet forces under the command of Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launched an offensive against the German 6th Army from a salient established during the winter counter-offensive. After a promising start, the offensive was stopped on 15 May by a massive German campaign of airstrikes. Critical Soviet errors by several staff officers and by Joseph Stalin, who failed to accurately estimate the 6th Army's potential and overestimated their own newly raised forces, facilitated a German pincer attack on 17 May which cut off three Soviet field armies from the rest of the front by 22 May. Hemmed into a narrow area, the 250,000-strong Soviet force inside the pocket was exterminated from all sides by German armored, artillery and machine gun firepower as well as 7,700 tonnes of air-dropped bombs. After six days of encirclement, organized Soviet resistance came to an end as the Soviet formations were either killed or taken prisoner.
The battle was an overwhelming German victory, with 280,000 Soviet casualties compared to just 20,000 for the Germans and their allies. The German Army Group South pressed its advantage, encircling the Soviet 28th Army on 13 June in Operation Wilhelm and pushing back the 38th and 9th Armies on 22 June in Operation Fridericus II as preliminary operations to Case Blue, which was launched on 28 June as the main German offensive on the Eastern Front in 1942.
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1938 VISIT TO SOVIET UNION / SOVIET RUSSIA AMERICAN TOURIST HOME MOVIE KIEV KHARKOV MOSCOW 65084
Filmed by an unknown American tourist, this silent home movie shows a visit to Soviet Russia after twenty years. Presumably this means 20 years after the Revolution, or 1938. The film is notable because it presents a propaganda free look at life in the USSR just a few years before the outbreak of WWII, and during some of the worst purges in Soviet history.
At :28 views of Kiev are seen including the old monastery at 1:01. At 2:08 Sports Day Parade is shown in the city with many floats including one at 2:35 showing Stalin. Men and women march by in athletic uniforms. At 3:48 a peculiar float rides by adorned with images of party officials. At 4:00 the Kiev stadium is shown for the Athletic Day events.
At 5:45 an outdoor concert rehearsal is seen and at 6:30 a farming collective is shown. At 6:53 what might be beehives are seen. At 7:00 private plots of land are shown as well as houses. At 7:30 a mother or babushka poses with an infant. Kids are seen at 7:40, their heads covered with scarves. At 8:10 cattle are shown roaming on the farm. At 8:30 old and new methods of farming are seen with a modern harvester at 8:55. At 9:47 a Pioneer Palace is shown at Kharkov and at 9:55 a Ford bus carrying kids to a Pioneer Camp. The Young Pioneer camp (Russian: Пионерский лагерь) was the name for the vacation or summer camp of Young Pioneers. In the 20th century these camps existed in many socialist countries, particularly in the Soviet Union. The Young Pioneer camps of the Soviet Union were the place of vacation for children from the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union during summer and winter holidays.
At 10:46 a sanatorium or fresh air camp is shown.
At 11:20 a modern hospital at Kharkov is seen including a patient undergoing a procedure and staff.
At 11:53 an illuminated map of Spain, which was at that time undergoing a civil war, is seen on the wall of a building.
At 12:15 Gorki Park, Moscow is shown with its entrance bedecked with an image of Stalin. At 12:30 the entrance to the zoo is seen. At 12:50 a parachute tower and amateur acrobatics are shown. The tower was built in the early 1930s and was the most expensive rides in the park (1 Ruble as opposed to 10 Kopecks to enter the park). It was 35 meters high and the jump was imitated using a special rope system, slowing down the fall. But still, it was thrilling. The tower was used in WWII as a watchtower and eventually removed in the 1950s as it had started to disintegrate.
At 13:30 a high wire type acrobatic act is shown in the park.
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At 14:42 a wild amusement ride is shown with a man flying on a pendulum of some sort. At 15:20 the boulevard along Gorky Park is shown.
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1950s RUSSIA & UKRAINE TRAVELOGUE COLD WAR VIEWS OF SOVIET UNION 76504
Made during the Cold War, this Castle Films travelogue portrays Russia and the Soviet Union as a nation in search of a better future. The film makes no bones about its pro-West viewpoint — explaining the Soviet system as one in which atheism is the national religion, where there are food shortages (unless one is privileged'), shoddy construction, and a totalitarian regime in place. While this narration may seem hackneyed today, in many ways it spoke the truth.
Ukraine is shown at the 3:45 mark, with Odessa seen at the 4:30 mark and Yalta seen at 5:15. (During a sequence at the Black Sea beach, the narrator notes something like, The starchy diet makes the middle aged look terrible while the young look great!) Vineyards are seen at the 6 minute mark, being worked by Soviets. Production graphs for various farms are shown. Some Georgians are seen at the 7 minute mark. Moscow is seen at the 7:20 mark, including Red Square and Moscow University as well as Lenin's Tomb.
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KHARKIV – CITY OF UKRAINIAN CULTURE: The Post-Soviet Period
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Man Reveals Truth at Ukraine International Dating Event
Negative stereotypes are a constant regarding international dating agencies, primarily in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian ladies outnumber their male counterparts by nearly 4 million. This has created a scenario where many Ukraine women find themselves single well into their 30's and sometimes 40's.
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Welcome to Kharkiv
Kharkiv is one of the largest cities in Ukraine, and also it’s the regional center of the Kharkiv region. Kharkiv is founded in 1654. The population is about 2 million people.
Kharkiv is located in north-eastern part of Ukraine on the border of two landscape zones - forest-steppe and steppe - near the confluence of the rivers Lopan, Uda, and Kharkiv. Its territory is a hilly plain - more than half the total area of the city is located on the sites altitude of 100 m above sea level. Kharkiv rivers and their tributaries are shallow and not navigable.
Kharkiv is a large industrial center of Ukraine. The basis of the productive capacity of the enterprise is high-tech industries: power engineering, electrical engineering, transport and agriculture engineering, instrumentation, electronics, aerospace. Production of many of Kharkiv enterprises is known on the world market, including high technology, such as modern tanks, aircraft and turbines.
Kharkov is the second largest in Ukraine on scientific and educational potential. In an average year over 33 thousand experts are being prepared, which ensures a high level of manpower in the region. It is the first time in Kharkov in Europe the atom was split, the nature of superconductivity was studied, the largest radio telescope was created, a framework of the theory of oscillations in the plasma, the scattering of slow neutrons in crystals were developed,. There were established many scientific schools. The works of L. Landau, N. Barabashova, A. Walter, A. Palladin are received International recognition.
Kharkiv is a city with rich cultural traditions. There are 6 major theaters: the Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of N. Lysenko, the Ukrainian Drama Theatre of T. Shevchenko, the Russian Drama Theatre of A. S. Pushkin, the Theater of Musical Comedy, the Theatre for Children and Youth, the puppet theater. The city has a lot of libraries. There are more than 6.5 million books and periodicals in funds of the State Scientific Library of Korolenko, among which are rare and unique.
Kharkiv is sports city. There are all conditions for sports and education of future masters and champions. There are 19 stadiums, 850 sports fields, 363 gyms, 19 pools, 40 tennis courts, and the golf club. Kharkov is a proud football team «Metalist», and the volleyball team «Lokomotiv». The names of many of Kharkovites forever inscribed in the history of the world of sports. This is a double Olympic champion Rustam Sharipov (gymnastics), Ludmila Dzhigalova (athletics), Yuri Poyarkov (volleyball), Olympic champions Maria Gorohovskaya (gymnastics), Igor Fisherman (weightlifting), Basil Matushevich, Yuri Vengerovsky (volleyball), Alex Barkalov (water polo), Igor Tselovalnikov, Vladimir Movchan (cycling), Yana Klochkova (swimming).
Official language of the country is Ukrainian, but the mother tongue of most residents of Kharkov are Russian, and Ukrainian, so they are still used in everyday life.
Kharkiv is a cosmopolitan city: Ukrainian and Russian, Poles and Jews, Germans, Armenians, Bulgarians, Tatars, Belarusians and the Greeks, Gypsies, and Latvians, representatives of other nations in Europe and Asia are lived here since ancient times. Today in the town, there are 50 national-cultural associations, acting Catholic and Protestant churches, synagogues, mosques, houses of worship of other faiths, there are 15 schools with in-depth study of national cultures. The uniqueness of Kharkov is that throughout its history there was not a single major clashes between the residents on national, racial or religious grounds. A traditional hospitality to the guests, wherever they came features Residents of the city.
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Ukraine: Bodies of MH17 crash victims flown out of Kharkov
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The remains of several of the MH17 crash victims were loaded onto a Dutch Air Force C130 Hercules plane at Kharkov Airport, Wednesday. The aircraft took off after a farewell ceremony performed by Ukrainian officials and is now en-route to Eindhoven in the Netherlands. An Australian Royal Air Force C17 is carrying other bodies to Holland.
The corpses are expected to arrive in Eindhoven at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT). Members of the Dutch royal family and the Prime Minister Mark Rutte are due to receive the plane. The bodies will be taken to the Korporaal van Oudheusden barracks in Hilversum. From there on Dutch officials will attempt to complete the identification of the corpses, after Interpol had carried out preliminary identifications in Kharkov.
The Netherlands has taken primary responsibility for identifying the victims of flight MH17 since nearly two-thirds of the 298 victims were Dutch citizens. Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that it could be weeks or even months before the identification process is complete.
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Our Ukraine Cruise is a real gem. This once hidden and unknown country is now open to tourists. History dates back over 1000 years and you can see wonderful landmarks in the capital city of Kiev. The Dnieper River offers you an up close and personal view of the culture and people that call the Ukaine home.
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Welcome to Ukraine, one of Europe's last hidden treasures. Long in the shadow of the Soviet Empire, this lovely country, rich in history, culture and natural beauty, regained its independence in 1991 and opened its doors to the world. From gorgeous Odessa, the gateway to the Black Sea, to Yalta and its world-class beaches, to Zaporozhye, the home of the fearless Cossack warriors, and to cosmopolitan Kiev, with its wide, tree-lined boulevards and a thousand-year-old history, Ukraine is a true treasure chest of natural and man-made attractions waiting to be explored. We are pleased to introduce to you this new and exciting travel destination in the hopes that we may one day share in the pleasure of your company as you discover Ukraine with us.
One of the best ways to explore this diverse country is by cruising the magnificent Dnieper River. At 1,420 miles in length, it is the third longest river in Europe, after the Volga and the Danube. The benefits of a river cruise are many. No packing and unpacking, as our floating hotel will take you from one exciting destination to the next. All your meals are included, as are most of your shore excursions. Our on-board staff of guides, cruise directors, and talented entertainers will delight you with their lectures, music, and hospitality. Sit back and enjoy an unforgettable journey from Odessa to Kiev, and all of the unique Ukrainian stops in between.
As either a starting or ending point for our cruises, Odessa is sure to delight you. A mild climate and a youthful, vibrant population have drawn the rich and the famous to this Black Sea port for centuries. Its most famous citizen, the French Duke De Richelieu, transformed the city into a thriving center of commerce and culture. Its Opera House, and the Potemkin Stairs, are world-renowned, while its tree-lined promenades and classical buildings painted in pastel hues invoke another era. Life on board our floating hotel will be as exciting as the ports you will be visiting.
Our first stop, Sevastopol, is home to the Russian Navy's feared Black Sea Fleet. Closed to foreign visitors until the early 1990s, Sevastopol today is a city of clean and orderly boulevards, neo-classical Russian buildings, and the unique Panorama Museum. As our ship sails from Sevastopol to Yalta, the optional bus excursion across the Crimean peninsula will take you to see the unique cliff-side fortress of Swallow's Nest. The historic Livadia Palace, the location where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill decided the fate of post-war Europe, will be equally impressive. Stunningly situated between the Crimean mountains and the Black Sea, Yalta has been a major destination for poets, politicians, artists, writers, and the Russian Czar's family. Kherson is the gateway to the Dnieper delta. Here, you will board smaller boats that will take you to an authentic Ukrainian fishing village. A local family will host an al fresco lunch, accompanied with some improvised entertainment.
Zaporozhye, a name that conjures up images of fierce, pony-tailed warriors, is also the home of the first independence movements of Ukraine. Here you will enjoy a tour of the city, and a visit to the unique Zaporozhye Cossack museum. The optional Cossack show will feature their horsemanship, weapon skills, and music. Home to Ukraine's favorite son, Taras Shevchenko, Kanev is both his birthplace and burial ground. After a tour of his museum, you will enjoy a special shashlik barbecue. There will be wine, entertainment, and a selection of songs performed by our enthusiastic flower girls.
Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is also recognized as the birthplace of Kievan Rus, or Russia. It came to be in 988, when Prince Vladmir the Great baptized the whole country and introduced Christianity to this part of the world. Today, it's a city of wide boulevards, giant chestnut trees, and a smiling and youthful population. The people are friendly, the city is beautiful. We hope you have enjoyed our short intro to Ukraine. we also hope we will have the pleasure of your company in the nearest future, as we sail along the beautiful Black Sea and the romantic Dnieper River.
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