Serhiy Yefremov
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Serhiy Yefremov was a Ukrainian
literary journalist, historian, critic, political activist, statesman, and academician. He was a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Science (1919) and Shevchenko Scientific Society
in Lviv
. Yefremov is his literal pseudoname, his real name is Okhrimenko.
. Today the village still stands, but in Katerynopil Raion
of the Cherkasy Oblast
, the central Ukraine
. He was born in a family of the Eastern Orthodox priest
. In 1891-96 studied at Kievan Theological Seminary, later graduated from the Faculty of Law of Kiev University
.
, which in 1905 out of his initiative united together with the Ukrainian Democratic Party
and establishing the Ukrainian Democratic Radical Party. In 1905 became the leader of the Ukrainian Social Union (USU) Peasant Union. In 1908 became the co-founder of the Society of Ukrainian Progressionists. He worked in the variety of Ukrainian periodicals such as Zoria, Pravda, Kievan Past, Ukraina etc. In 1885-1918 he was the head of publishing Vik.
n authorities for pressing public speeches in defense of national culture and political freedoms in pre-revolutionary period. In March 1917 Okhrimenko entered the staff of the Central Rada. In April 1917, at the Ukrainian National Congress was elected as the deputy of the Head of the Rada and the member of the Mala Rada. On June 15, 1917 became the general secretary of the International Affairs in the newly formed Ukrainian government, General Secretary
of the Ukrainian People's Republic
. On July 17, 1917 he was replaced by Oleksandr Shulhyn from the same political party. From September 1917 heads the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists
. From April 1918 and until 1920 he did not hold any official positions.
of the leaders of the supposed Union for the Liberation of Ukraine. In 1930, he was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to ten years in prison. His further fate is unknown. Some say that he died in 1939 while in prison.
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
literary journalist, historian, critic, political activist, statesman, and academician. He was a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Science (1919) and 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...
in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
. Yefremov is his literal pseudoname, his real name is Okhrimenko.
Early years
Serhiy Okhrimenko was born in the village of Palchik, Zvenigorodka uyezd of the Kiev GovernorateKiev Governorate
Kiev Governorate , or Government of Kiev, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire.The governorate was established in 1708 along with seven other governorates and was transformed into a viceroyalty in 1781...
. Today the village still stands, but in Katerynopil Raion
Katerynopil Raion
Katerynopil Raion is a raion of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Katerynopil....
of the Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy).-Geography:...
, the central Ukraine
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...
. He was born in a family of the Eastern Orthodox priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
. In 1891-96 studied at Kievan Theological Seminary, later graduated from the Faculty of Law of Kiev University
Kiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
.
Political Start
Political activity started during student years becoming the member of the Ukrainian Universal non-Party Democratic Organization. In 1904 became co-founder of the Ukrainian Radical PartyUkrainian Democratic Party (1904)
-Name change:*General Ukrainian Unaffiliated Democratic Organization *Ukrainian Democratic Party **Ukrainian Radical Party *Ukrainian Democratic Radical Party *Society of Ukrainian Progressionists...
, which in 1905 out of his initiative united together with the Ukrainian Democratic Party
Ukrainian Democratic Party (1904)
-Name change:*General Ukrainian Unaffiliated Democratic Organization *Ukrainian Democratic Party **Ukrainian Radical Party *Ukrainian Democratic Radical Party *Society of Ukrainian Progressionists...
and establishing the Ukrainian Democratic Radical Party. In 1905 became the leader of the Ukrainian Social Union (USU) Peasant Union. In 1908 became the co-founder of the Society of Ukrainian Progressionists. He worked in the variety of Ukrainian periodicals such as Zoria, Pravda, Kievan Past, Ukraina etc. In 1885-1918 he was the head of publishing Vik.
Secretariat
He was arrested numerous times by the RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n authorities for pressing public speeches in defense of national culture and political freedoms in pre-revolutionary period. In March 1917 Okhrimenko entered the staff of the Central Rada. In April 1917, at the Ukrainian National Congress was elected as the deputy of the Head of the Rada and the member of the Mala Rada. On June 15, 1917 became the general secretary of the International Affairs in the newly formed Ukrainian government, General Secretary
General Secretariat of Ukraine
The General Secretariat of Ukraine was the main executive institution of the Ukrainian People's Republic from June 28, 1917 to January 22, 1918.It closely related to the today's Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine...
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:...
. On July 17, 1917 he was replaced by Oleksandr Shulhyn from the same political party. From September 1917 heads the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists
Ukrainian Democratic Party (1904)
-Name change:*General Ukrainian Unaffiliated Democratic Organization *Ukrainian Democratic Party **Ukrainian Radical Party *Ukrainian Democratic Radical Party *Society of Ukrainian Progressionists...
. From April 1918 and until 1920 he did not hold any official positions.
Soviet Ukraine
With the installation of Soviet power in Ukraine was forced to go into the illegal situation and hiding. In spring 1919, at the request of the Ukrainian Academy of Science, he was amnestied. From 1922 until 1928, he was one of the leaders of the Ukrainian Academy of Science. He was the chief defendant in the 1929 public show trialShow trial
The term show trial is a pejorative description of a type of highly public trial in which there is a strong connotation that the judicial authorities have already determined the guilt of the defendant. The actual trial has as its only goal to present the accusation and the verdict to the public as...
of the leaders of the supposed Union for the Liberation of Ukraine. In 1930, he was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to ten years in prison. His further fate is unknown. Some say that he died in 1939 while in prison.