Prisoners of Conscience for Ukrainian Identity
These women have different stories. For some, their Ukrainian identity motivated them to actively resist the Russian Nazi regime. Others are persecuted for preserving Ukrainian culture. Some were imprisoned simply […]
Mykola Biriuk (1937–2024): The Ukrainian Voice of Eastern Slobozhanshchyna Under Imperial Pressure
On February 23, 1937, the prominent Eastern Slobozhanshchyna figure Mykola Danylovych Biriuk (23.02.1937 – 04.06.2024) was born.
He was born in the village of Kamiane, Lebedyn district, Kharkiv region (now Sumy region), but gained recognition as a Ukrainian public activist in the Voronezh region, where for a long period he served as a driving force of the Ukrainian movement.
Congress of Slobozhanshchyna, 1917
On 24–25 September 1917, the Congress of Slobozhanshchyna was held in Kharkiv, where a resolution was adopted proclaiming: “Throughout Ukraine within its ethnographic borders, the sole supreme authority is the […]
The Return of Ukrainian Identity: Interview with a Volunteer from Eastern Slobozhanshchyna
Andriy Voron is a volunteer in the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, co-founder of the “Eastern Slobozhanshchyna” movement, and a member of the “Unity of Ukrainians of Historical Lands” (UUHL) Alliance. He hails from Eastern Slobozhanshchyna — ethnically Ukrainian territories that ended up within the borders of so-called russia. His understanding of his Ukrainian identity emerged from a deep interest in the language, history, and culture of his native land — and over time, this awareness turned into active efforts to defend and preserve it, both through education and on the battlefield.
“Glory to the Central Rada!” How Voronezhchyna Supported the First Universal
The First Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada was proclaimed on June 10 (23), 1917. It declared Ukraine’s autonomy within the Russian Republic and established the Ukrainian Central Rada as the representative body of the Ukrainian people. How was this news received in Voronezhchyna?