Rosokhach Group
The Rosokhach Group was a national-patriotic, underground group of young people from Rosokhach, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, which operated in the early 1970s.
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[edit]It was founded in 1972 by Volodymyr Marmus, a native of Rosokhach, to fight for Ukraine's independence. Its members were: Volodymyr and Mykola Marmus, Petro Vitiv, Petro Vynnychuk, Vasyl Lototskyi, Volodymyr Senkiv, Andrii Kravets, Mykola Slobodian, Mykola Lysyi and Stepan Sapeliak.[1]
On 22 January 1973, the Rosokhach Group in Chortkiv erected four Ukrainian blue and yellow flags and posted proclamations in the city on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the proclamation of the UPR and the 54th anniversary of the "Act of Unification of the ZUNR with the UPR". Subsequently, all members of the organization were arrested and convicted on charges of creating an anti-Soviet organization and conducting anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. In exile, they were courageous.[1] In 2005, he was awarded the Order for Courage, 1st class.[2]
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group published a book about the members of the Rosokhach group, Yunaky z ohnennoi pechi (2003), a book of memoirs by Volodymyr Marmus, Dolia nas obrala (2004), and documentaries Prapory (2018)[3][4] and Rosokhach Group (2023).[5] Vasyl Marmus song "Braty po nevoli" (2022) is dedicated to the group's activities.[6]
In 2023, a special redemption of a postal envelope dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Rosokhach Group's share was held.[7]
On 26 January 2012, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the building of the Oleksandr Barvinskyi Chortkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical College.
On 22 January 2023, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the premises of the former covered market on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the raising of blue and yellow flags over Chortkiv.[8]
On 1 September 2023, a memorial plaque to the members of the Rosokhach group who studied there was unveiled on the facade of the Rosokhach gymnasium.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Василь, Овсієнко. "Росохацька (Чортківська) група". Дисидентський рух в Україні. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 18 August 2006 year № 693/2006 «Про нагородження орденом "За мужність"» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Ростислав Фук. "На Тернопільщині поховали учасника Росохацької групи Володимира Сеньківа". Терен. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Тизер документального фільму 'Прапори' (in Ukrainian), retrieved 2023-01-22
- ^ Документальний фільм до 50-річчя Росохацької групи (in Ukrainian), retrieved 2023-01-23
- ^ Анастасія Фещенко. "Хвилина мовчання: згадаймо майданівця та сина відомого дисидента Василя Мармуса". Главком. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "У Тернополі погасили марку та конверт до 50-річчя акції "Росохацької групи" в Чорткові". Чортків.Сity (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "50 років звитяги Росохацької патріотичної групи: у Чорткові відкрили меморіальну таблицю". Чортків.Сity (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ Дана Савитська (2022-09-03). "Меморіальну дошку з іменами членів Росохацької групи відкрили на Тернопільщині". Суспільне Новини.