Volodymyr Yaniv
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Volodymyr Yaniv was a community and scouting leader in the 1930's, an activist in the OUN and the Ukrainian Military Organization
UVO
, editor of numerous student and community publications, a professional psychologist and sociologist, and a Ukrainian poet. He was a professor of Psychology at the Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Hirschberg
(1947-8), professor of the Ukrainian Free University
in Munich
(from 1955) and its rector (1968-86), professor of the Ukrainian Catholic University
in Rome
(from 1963), a publicist, poet, member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society
(from 1987).
Yaniv completed his gymnasium studies in Lviv in 1928 and further studied history and psychology at the Lviv University
. After incarceration at the Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp he completed his studies in Berlin
with a dissertation on "The psychological changes of political prisoners". In 1946 he moved to Munich where took an active part in the life of the Ukrainian Free University. Yaniv wrote numerous works studying the effect of incarceration on the works of notable Ukrainian cultural figures such as Taras Shevchenko
, Ivan Franko
, Lesia Ukrainka, Vasyl Symonenko
, Ihor Kalynetz.
Ukrainian scouting movement, in which he held various leadership roles. He returned to scouting in 1946 and continued active in Ukrainian scouting to the end of his life.
for membership of the Ukrainian National Committee, established on 21 June 1941. His prison experiences became the basis for his dissertation and many of the books and studies he published in later years.
The golden blaze has lighten up,
The world has shuddered from sound of trumpets,
The glory widely could be heard
That has arose for us our country
And Ukraine has stepped out of jails.
The wounds of hundred years has healed
As no more horror was there present
Of tyrants that laid in dew
Our heavy shackles has been torn
And the path into the future has cleared up...
For further reading refer here.
Ukrainian Military Organization
The Ukrainian Military Organization was a Ukrainian resistance and sabotage movement active in Poland's Eastern Lesser Poland during the years between the world wars...
UVO
UVO
UVO is an acronym. It can mean...* A telematics system from Kia Motors, Kia UVO.* Ukrainian Military Organization , a Ukrainian resistance and sabotage movement active in Poland between the world wars....
, editor of numerous student and community publications, a professional psychologist and sociologist, and a Ukrainian poet. He was a professor of Psychology at the Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Hirschberg
Hirschberg
The German word Hirschberg is composed of Hirsch and Berg . It may refer to:* several places in Europe, including:** Hirschberg, Thuringia, Germany.** Hirschberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
(1947-8), professor of the Ukrainian Free University
Ukrainian Free University
The Ukrainian Free University is a private graduate university located in Munich, Germany.-History:The Ukrainian Free University was established in Vienna, January 17, 1921. The idea to organize a Ukrainian university-in-exile came from Ukrainian academics, some of whom had held chairs at...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(from 1955) and its rector (1968-86), professor of the Ukrainian Catholic University
Ukrainian Catholic University
The Ukrainian Catholic University is a Catholic university in Lviv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The ceremonial inauguration honoring its founding took place on June 29, 2002...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(from 1963), a publicist, poet, member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society
Shevchenko Scientific Society
The Shevchenko Scientific Society is a Ukrainian scientific society devoted to the promotion of scholarly research and publication. Unlike the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine the society is a public organization that was reestablished in Ukraine in 1989 after almost 50 years of exile...
(from 1987).
Yaniv completed his gymnasium studies in Lviv in 1928 and further studied history and psychology at the Lviv University
Lviv University
The Lviv University or officially the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is the oldest continuously operating university in Ukraine...
. After incarceration at the Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp he completed his studies in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
with a dissertation on "The psychological changes of political prisoners". In 1946 he moved to Munich where took an active part in the life of the Ukrainian Free University. Yaniv wrote numerous works studying the effect of incarceration on the works of notable Ukrainian cultural figures such as Taras Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
, Ivan Franko
Ivan Franko
Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
, Lesia Ukrainka, Vasyl Symonenko
Vasyl Symonenko
Vasyl Symonenko a well-known Ukrainian poet, journalist, activist of dissident movement. He is considered one of the most important figures in Ukrainian literature of the early 1960s...
, Ihor Kalynetz.
Plast
In his youth, in 1927-32, Yaniv took an interest in the PlastPlast
The Plast National Scout Organization of Ukraine commonly called Ukrainian Plast or simply Plast is the largest Scouting organization in Ukraine.-First Phase: 1911-1920:...
Ukrainian scouting movement, in which he held various leadership roles. He returned to scouting in 1946 and continued active in Ukrainian scouting to the end of his life.
Incarceration
Yaniv was first arrested by the Polish police for a period of two years in 1934-35 at the Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp. In 1936 he was once again arrested and given a 5 year term being released in 1938. In July 1941 he was arrested by the Germans and confined in KrakowKraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
for membership of the Ukrainian National Committee, established on 21 June 1941. His prison experiences became the basis for his dissertation and many of the books and studies he published in later years.
His Poems
Battle of KrutyThe golden blaze has lighten up,
The world has shuddered from sound of trumpets,
The glory widely could be heard
That has arose for us our country
And Ukraine has stepped out of jails.
The wounds of hundred years has healed
As no more horror was there present
Of tyrants that laid in dew
Our heavy shackles has been torn
And the path into the future has cleared up...
For further reading refer here.
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine (in UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
), vol. 10, p. 3,973. - The collection of the Ukrainian songs