Oleh Stuhl
Oleh Shtul | |
|---|---|
| Олег Штуль | |
| Born | 1 July 1917 Lopatychi, Ovruch county, Volhynia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 November 1977 (aged 60) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupations | Political activist, publicist, editor |
| Known for | OUN-M activism; imprisonment in Sachsenhausen; editor of Ukraïns'ke slovo |
Oleh Shtul (also Oleh Shtul-Zhdanovych; 1 July 1917 – 4 November 1977) was a Ukrainian political activist, publicist, and editor associated with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), especially its Melnyk faction (OUN-M). During the Second World War, he was active in nationalist political and propaganda work and was imprisoned by the Nazis in Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1943–1944.[1]
Early life and education
Shtul was born on 1 July 1917 in Lopatychi, Ovruch county, Volhynia Governorate, in the Russian Empire. He studied philology and history at the University of Warsaw from 1934 to 1939.[2]
Political activity
From 1939, Shtul was active in the cultural arm of the Leadership of Ukrainian Nationalists (PUN), where he worked closely with Oleh Olzhych. He served as a cultural representative for the executive of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in the General Government and represented central Ukrainian territories in the OUN's central executive between 1941 and 1943.[2]
From 1941, he participated in OUN expeditionary groups. In 1942, he began training partisan cadres in Volhynia. In 1943, he acted as the proxy of Andrii Melnyk at the Polisian Sich partisan group led by Taras Bulba-Borovets and co-edited its publication Oborona Ukraïny.[2]
Imprisonment in Sachsenhausen
According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Shtul was imprisoned by the Nazis in Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1943–1944.[2]
Sachsenhausen, located in Oranienburg north of Berlin, was established by the SS in 1936 as the principal concentration camp for the Berlin area and later became a major site of detention, forced labour, and mass murder. More than 200,000 people were interned there between 1936 and 1945.[3][4]
Postwar life
After the war, Shtul lived in Germany and Austria before settling in Paris in 1948. There he became editor of the weekly Ukraïns'ke slovo, a position he held until 1977. He also served as press and information secretary of the PUN, later became its vice-president, and eventually succeeded Andrii Melnyk as president of the Melnyk faction of the OUN.[2]
He was also active in Ukrainian émigré public life in France, including the Ukrainian National Alliance in France and the Ukrainian Orthodox community in Paris.[2]
Writings
Shtul wrote and edited a number of political and historical works, including Viky hovoriat', V im'ia pravdy, and Na zov Kyieva. He also edited a volume dedicated to Olena Teliha.[2]
Death
Shtul died on 4 November 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]
References
- ^ "Shtul, Oleh". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Shtul, Oleh". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "1936–1945 Sachsenhausen concentration camp". Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Sachsenhausen". Holocaust Encyclopedia. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
External links
- Shtul, Oleh at the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine