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OverviewUkrainian dissident Myroslav Marynovych recounts his involvement in the Brezhnev-era human rights movement in the Soviet Union and his resulting years as a political prisoner in Siberia and in internal exile. This memoir by a prominent Ukrainian dissident, now in English translation, offers a unique account that spans the entire postwar period, from the author's childhood in newly Soviet western Ukraine and coming of age within the Communist system to the collapse of the Soviet Union, concluding with his reflections on culpability and justice in the post-Soviet context. Marynovych's description of the varied landscape of Ukrainian dissent in the 1960s and 1970s focuses on the emerging human rights movement, especially the creation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, of which he was a founding member. He vividly recounts his encounters with the Soviet repressive apparatus, including his arrest and trial, and offers a rich picture of daily life in a Siberian prison camp and his internal exile in Kazakhstan. Imbued with the author's deep Christian convictions, this memoir sheds light on the key role faith played for some participants in the Soviet human rights movement, a movement that has most often been seen as having a secular inflection. It also provides a fresh look at the complex place of Ukrainian dissidents within the broader Soviet human rights movement, as well as the interplay between human rights advocates and other dissident groups in Soviet Ukraine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Myroslav Marynovych , Zoya Hayuk , Katherine Younger , Timothy Snyder (Series Editor)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580469814ISBN 10: 1580469817 Pages: 482 Publication Date: 15 May 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction Establishing the Fundamentals of Fate Finally in Kyiv The Era of the Helsinki Movement Arrest, Investigation, and Trial The Labor Camp Up Close In the Vise of the Strict Regime The Pinnacle of the Struggle When the Soul Snagged on Barbed Wire Among the Kazakhs ConclusionReviewsThis is a fascinating story of the courageous life of a political dissident in the last decades of the Soviet regime, told with scrupulous attention to detail and awareness that his conscience and convictions, experiences and faith have contributed to an extraordinary life. * In Trust * Author InformationMYROSLAV MARYNOVYCH is a Ukrainian social and political activist and commentator. He is vice-rector for University Mission at Ukrainian Catholic University. ZOYA HAYUK is a freelance translator, language tutor, and former US State Department simultaneous translator. KATHERINE YOUNGER is a historian and Research Director of the program Ukraine in European Dialogue at the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna). TIMOTHY SNYDER is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of numerous books on East and Central European history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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