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Ukrainian Public Nationalism in the General Government - The Case of Krakivski Visti, 1940-1944

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Most research on Ukrainian nationalism in the 20th century focuses on the OUN and UPA and their armed struggle for Ukraine's independence. Ernest Gyidel's book stands apart. It deals with a little-studied page in the history of nationalism, namely its public expression in the legal press under German occupation in World War II. He uses Krakivski Visti (Cracow News)-the leading Ukrainian newspaper of the General Government-as a case study due to its unique status of being less constrained by German censorship.
Gyidel walks us through a variety of nationalistic expressions, from articles attacking Poles, Jews, and Russians to texts celebrating great Ukrainian writers, commemorating the national sacrifice, and discussing the threats of mixed marriages. He reminds us that the history of Ukrainian nationalism was written not only by people with guns and bullets but also with typewriters and printed words.

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Dr. Ernest Gyidel studied history in Uzhhorod, Budapest, New York, Toronto, and Edmonton. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Languages and Literature at Lund University. Previously, he was a research associate at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies and a sessional lecturer at the Department of History and Classics of the University of Alberta. His articles and reviews appeared in Ab Imperio, Austrian History Yearbook, Canadian Slavonic Papers, Journal of Ukrainian Studies, Russian Review, Ukraina Moderna, and Ukrainskyi humanitarnyi ohliad.


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Most research on Ukrainian nationalism in the 20th century focuses on the OUN and UPA and their armed struggle for Ukraine’s independence. Ernest Gyidel’s book stands apart. It deals with a little-studied page in the history of nationalism, namely its public expression in the legal press under German occupation in World War II. He uses Krakivski Visti (Cracow News)—the leading Ukrainian newspaper of the General Government—as a case study due to its unique status of being less constrained by German censorship.
Gyidel walks us through a variety of nationalistic expressions, from articles attacking Poles, Jews, and Russians to texts celebrating great Ukrainian writers, commemorating the national sacrifice, and discussing the threats of mixed marriages. He reminds us that the history of Ukrainian nationalism was written not only by people with guns and bullets but also with typewriters and printed words.

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“This carefully researched and conceptually astute monograph focuses on collaboration. It examines the Ukrainian-language newspaper Krakivski Visti, published under German occupation during the Second World War. It shows how its editors and writers tried to balance their own goals with the goals of the Germans. On some issues they found common ground, e.g., antisemitism. But, to the extent that German censors allowed, the paper also pursued the aim of Ukrainian nationbuilding. Gyidel does not portray the newspaper in black and white. He is frank about its nasty propaganda, but he also sifts through the content to find genuine contributions to Ukrainian intellectual history.”


Dr. John-Paul Himka is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Alberta in Edmonton

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"This carefully researched and conceptually astute monograph focuses on collaboration. It examines the Ukrainian-language newspaper Krakivski Visti, published under German occupation during the Second World War. It shows how its editors and writers tried to balance their own goals with the goals of the Germans. On some issues they found common ground, e.g., antisemitism. But, to the extent that German censors allowed, the paper also pursued the aim of Ukrainian nationbuilding. Gyidel does not portray the newspaper in black and white. He is frank about its nasty propaganda, but he also sifts through the content to find genuine contributions to Ukrainian intellectual history."

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Dr. John-Paul Himka is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Alberta in Edmonton

Product details

Authors Ernest Gyidel
Assisted by Andreas Umland (Editor), David R Marples (Foreword), Andreas Umland (Editor of the series)
Publisher ibidem
 
Languages English, German
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.05.2025
 
EAN 9783838218656
ISBN 978-3-8382-1865-6
Weight 316 g
Series Ukrainian Voices
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945)

Ukraine, Geschichte Deutschlands, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine

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