Mykola Yunakiv
Encyclopedia
Mykola Yunakiv (December 6, 1871 Chuhuiv
, Kharkov Governorate
– August 1, 1931 Tarnow
, Poland
) was a Ukrainian
general, military pedagogue. He was a general in the army of the Russian Empire
and the Ukrainian People's Republic
.
Yunakiv finished the Nicholas General Staff Academy
in Saint Petersburg
(1894–1897). In 1910 he defended his dissertation on the Swedish campaign in Ukraine 1708-09 and year later became a professor of a military history. In 1914 Yunakiv was pressured to resign after his implementation of teaching reforms found no support in the academy.
During the World War I
Yunakiv was appointed as a chief of staff serving for the Russian 4th Army and later a commander of the 8th Army fighting on the Romanian Front. In a critical period in the history of the Ukrainian People's Republic
in December 1917 he joined the Ukrainian military administration as a head of the education department.
Only in August 1919 he was appointed as a chief of joint stuff for the both Ukrainian armies during the counter advance onto Kiev and Odessa. On October 10, 1919 Yunakiv was promoted to Major General
and during the following year briefly served as a minister of defense and a head of the Supreme Military Council of Ukraine. Later he emigrated to Poland where he was a member of the Ukrainian Military History Society and the editorial collective of Za derzhavnist’.
Chuhuiv
Chuhuiv is a city in the Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Chuhuivskyi Raion , the city itself is directly subordinate to the oblast, and is located at around ....
, Kharkov Governorate
Kharkov Governorate
Kharkiv Governorate or Kharkov Governorate was a governorate of the Russian Empire originally founded in 1780. It was renamed to Sloboda Ukraine Governorate in 1797 and back to Kharkiv Governorate in 1835....
– August 1, 1931 Tarnow
Tarnów
Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
, Poland
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
) was a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
general, military pedagogue. He was a general in the army of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
and the Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
.
Yunakiv finished the Nicholas General Staff Academy
General Staff Academy (Imperial Russia)
The General Staff Academy was a Russian military academy, established in 1832 in St.Petersburg. It was first known as the Imperial Military Academy , then in 1855 it was renamed Nicholas General Staff Academy and in 1909 - Imperial Nicholas Military Academy The General Staff Academy was a...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
(1894–1897). In 1910 he defended his dissertation on the Swedish campaign in Ukraine 1708-09 and year later became a professor of a military history. In 1914 Yunakiv was pressured to resign after his implementation of teaching reforms found no support in the academy.
During the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Yunakiv was appointed as a chief of staff serving for the Russian 4th Army and later a commander of the 8th Army fighting on the Romanian Front. In a critical period in the history of the Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
in December 1917 he joined the Ukrainian military administration as a head of the education department.
Only in August 1919 he was appointed as a chief of joint stuff for the both Ukrainian armies during the counter advance onto Kiev and Odessa. On October 10, 1919 Yunakiv was promoted to Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
and during the following year briefly served as a minister of defense and a head of the Supreme Military Council of Ukraine. Later he emigrated to Poland where he was a member of the Ukrainian Military History Society and the editorial collective of Za derzhavnist’.
External links
- Mykola Yunakiv at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- http://books.google.com/books?id=sLIhAQAAIAAJ&q=%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0+%D0%AE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2&dq=%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0+%D0%AE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2&hl=en&ei=gKvRTJfnMsSqlAfLgKmDDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAwYakymovych, B. Armed forces of Ukraine: historical overview. "Krypiakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine", 1996]
- Shankovsky, L. Ukrainian Army in the struggle for a statehood. "Dniprova Khvylya", 1958.
- The Ukrainian quarterly, Vol.13. "Ukrainian Congress Committee of America", 1957. Video report about Hrekov's biography, mentioning Yunakiv