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{{Infobox government agency
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The '''State Archival Service of Ukraine''' ({{Langx|uk|Державна архівна служба України|translit=Derzhavna arkhivna sluzhba Ukraini}}) or '''Ukrderzharkhiv''' ({{Langx|uk|Укрдержархів}}) is a Ukrainian government agency that implements state policy regarding the keeping of archives and record, function of state system of documentation security fund as well as an inter-trade coordination on matters within its competence. In 2010, the service was reorganised based on the State Committee of Archives ('''DerzhKomArchiv'''). The agency is part of the [[Ministry of Justice of Ukraine]] since 1999. Between 1947 and 1960, it belonged to the [[NKVD]].


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Ukrderzharkhiv has been a member of the [[International Council on Archives]] since 1956.
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The '''State Archive Service of Ukraine''' or '''Ukrderzharkhiv''' is a Ukrainian government agency that realizes state policy in spheres of keeping of archives, record, function of state system of documentation security fund as well as an inter-trade coordination on matters within its competence. As part of administrative reorganization initiated by the [[President of Ukraine]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] in 2010, the service was created out the State Committee of Archives ('''DerzhKomArchiv'''). The agency is part of the [[Ministry of Justice of Ukraine]] since 1999.


== Description ==
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Ukrderzharkhiv is a member of the [[International Council on Archives]] since 1956.
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Ukrainian archives were previously among the least accessible in Europe, as the archives did not publish their catalogs online, and there was no state program for this as of 2017. Archives were also underfunded, and often overloaded with visitors. Waiting time to access documents in reading room could reach several weeks and occasionally months. Most of the staff speak Ukrainian or Russian only. Some of the Western archives have personnel that can speak Polish and occasionally Romanian, Moldavian and English. So far it seems that the State Archives of Odesa Oblast is the only one where personnel can speak English.


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In 2003, Ukraine had lost one of the most valuable collections of Ukrainian [[Podilia]] 1795–1900 during the fire in [[Kamianets-Podilskyi]] archive. In 2014, Ukraine lost the Crimea, Donestk and Luhansk archives to the Russian invasion; however the latter two archives had a small amount of their materials rescued by fleeing archivists, who put some of the most important materials in the trunks of their cars as they evacuated west.
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Ukrainian archives are the hardest accessible in the whole Europe. Archives do not publish their catalogs online. As of 2017 there is no any state program for online documents publishing. Most of the archives are overloaded with visitors. Waiting time to access documents in reading room could reach several weeks and occasionally months. Most of the staff speak Ukrainian or Russian only. Some of the western archives have personal that can speak Polish and occasionally Romanian, Moldavian and English. So far it's seems that Odessa state oblast archive is the only one where personal can speak English.


== Digitization projects ==
Over the years there were some international programs for scanning collections. [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|US Holocaust Memorial Museum]] had some successful programs.
Over the years there have been some international programs for scanning collections. The [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]] has had some successful programs.


[[FamilySearch]] organization used to work in Ukraine since 1993 till 2011. However the contract was dropped by Ukrainian government when president [[Viktor Yanukovych|Yanukovych]] came to power. His new chief of Ukrderzharkhiv, a member of communist party Olha Hinzburh, proclaimed that "Ukrainian archives are to open for everyone" and national politics had changed. During 18 years of successful collaboration FamilySearch digitized lots of collections and made them available online https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&countryId=1927132 However these records are only available at Family History Centers. Unlike any other country FamilySearch can only make them available like that because of the agreement terms. Since then FamilySearch desperately tried to get permission to make all the records available online for free. However Ukrderzharkhiv made it clear that it will not happen and they will not allow this.
The non-profit organization [[FamilySearch]] did archival scanning work in Ukraine from 1993 to 2011, but the contract was dropped by the [[government of Ukraine]] when president [[Viktor Yanukovych]] came to power. His new chief of Ukrderzharkhiv and a member of the [[Communist Party of Ukraine]], Olha Hinzburh, proclaimed that "Ukrainian archives are to open for everyone". During 18 years of successful collaboration FamilySearch digitised many collections and made them available online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&countryId=1927132 |title=Historical Record Collections|publisher=[[FamilySearch]]|access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>


However, under President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and his government, FamilySearch was again given permission to start scanning projects throughout the country, working in a handful of archives branches circa 2021. The collaboration has continued since the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], with more archives branches signing contracts in 2023 and 2024. Today Ukraine is one of FamilySearch's largest national scanning projects in the world.
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In general Ukrainian archives struggle of poor state support and strong corruption. Putting documents online will drop illegal income for many archives officials and so they block it.


== Corruption ==
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In 2003 Ukraine had lost one of the most valuable collections of Ukrainian Podilia 1795-1900 during the fire in [[Kamianets-Podilskyi|Kamenets-Podilsky]] archive. In 2014 Ukraine had lost Crimea, Donestk and Luhansk archives.
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Ukrainian archives have in the past struggled with poor state support and strong corruption. Putting documents online will drop illegal income for many archives officials, and so they would block requests to scan materials, or would scan but not publish the materials.


Most of the present archives stored in old buildings without fundamental storage facilities. Some of the buildings do not even have heating in winter.
Most of the present archives stored in old buildings without fundamental storage facilities. Some of the buildings do not even have heating in winter.


There were a number of rumors about stealing precious documents from state archives. Some of them were available on international auctions like eBay. Most notable cases were in Lviv and Kharkiv archives. It's not clear of how many documents were stolen and absent at the moment.
There have been a number of rumors about stealing precious documents from state archives. Some Ukrainian historical records have been seen available on international auctions like [[eBay]]. Most notable cases were in Lviv and Kharkiv archives. It is not clear of how many documents were stolen and absent at the moment.


==History==
==Previous names==
* 1921 - 1923 Main Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Education of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1921–1923: Main Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Education of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1923 - 1938 Central Archive Administration ([[Central Executive Committee of Ukraine]])
* 1923–1938: Central Archive Administration ([[Central Executive Committee of Ukraine]])
* 1938 - 1939 under direct jurisdiction of the Main Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union
* 1938–1939: under direct jurisdiction of the Main Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union
* 1939 - 1941 Archive department of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1939–1941: Archive department of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1941 - 1941 Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1941–1941: Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1941 - 1947 Administration of State Archives of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1941–1947: Administration of State Archives of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
** 1941-1943 evacuation to the city of [[Zlatoust]]
** 1941–1943: evacuation to the city of [[Zlatoust]]
* 1947 - 1960 Administration of State Archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1947–1960: Administration of State Archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1960 - 1974 Archive Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1960–1974: Archive Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1974 - 1992 Main Archive Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1974–1992: Main Archive Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
* 1992 - 1999 Main Archive Administration of the [[Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine]]
* 1992–1999: Main Archive Administration of the [[Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine]]
* 1999 - 1999 Main Archive Administration of Ukraine
* 1999–1999: Main Archive Administration of Ukraine
* 1999 - 2010 State Committee of Archives of Ukraine
* 1999–2010: {{ill|State Committee of Archives of Ukraine|uk|Державний комітет архівів України}}
* 2010–present State Archive Service of Ukraine
* 2010–present: State Archival Service of Ukraine


==Leaders==
==Heads==
* 1948–1969: {{ill|Semen Pilkevych|uk|Пількевич Семен Данилович}}
* 1948 - 1969 Semen Pilkevych
* 1969 - 1988 Oleksandr Mityukov
* 1969–1988: {{ill|Oleksandr Mityukov|uk|Мітюков Олександр Георгійович}}
* 1988–1996: {{ill|Borys Ivanenko|uk|Іваненко Борис Васильович}}
* 1988 - 1996 Borys Ivanenko
* 1996 - 1998 N. Kystruska
* 1996–1998: N. Kystruska
* 1998 - 2002 Ruslan Pyrih
* 1998–2002: Ruslan Pyrih
* 2002–2006: {{ill|Hennadiy Boryak|uk|Боряк Геннадій Володимирович}}
* 2002 - 2006 Hennadiy Boryak
* 2006–2008: {{ill|Olha Hinzburh|uk|Гінзбург Ольга Петрівна}}
* 2006 - 2008 Olha Hinzburh
* 2008–2009: {{ill|Oleksandr Udod|uk|Удод Олександр Андрійович}}
* 2008 - 2009 Oleksandr Udod
* 2009 - 2014 Olha Hinzburh
* 2009–2014: Olha Hinzburh
* 2014 - 2017 Tetiana Baranova
* 2014–2019: [[Tetyana Baranova]]
* 2019 - present Anatoliy Khromov<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/uryad-prijnyav-nizku-kadrovih-rishen-ta-ogolosiv-konkursi-na-nizku-posad|title=Government adopts personnel decisions and announces competitions for a number of positions|date=20 November 2019|work=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref>
* 2019–present: {{ill|Anatoliy Khromov|uk|Хромов Анатолій Володимирович}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/uryad-prijnyav-nizku-kadrovih-rishen-ta-ogolosiv-konkursi-na-nizku-posad|title=Government adopts personnel decisions and announces competitions for a number of positions|date=20 November 2019|website=kmu.gov.ua|publisher=[[Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine]]|access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of archives in Ukraine]]
* [[List of archives in Ukraine]]
* [[List of national archives]]
* [[List of national archives]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170912164312/http://archives.gov.ua/ Official webportal]. State Archive Service of Ukraine
* {{Official website|https://archives.gov.ua/en/}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20170912164312/http://archives.gov.ua/ (archived version)]
* [http://www.ica.org/?lid=191&user=3204 Member profile] at [[International Council on Archives]] website
* [http://www.ica.org/?lid=191&user=3204 Member profile] at [[International Council on Archives]] website


{{Europe topic|title=European national archives|prefix=National Archives of}}
{{Europe topic|title=European national archives|prefix=National Archives of}}
{{Central office of executive authority of Ukraine}}
{{Central office of executive authority of Ukraine}}
{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 04:53, 28 November 2024

State Archival Service of Ukraine
Державна архівна служба України (in Ukrainian)
Logo of the State Archival Service

The State Archival Service building on 25 Solomianka Street, Kyiv
Agency overview
Formed1923
Headquarters25 Solomianska Street, Kyiv
50°25′11″N 30°29′27″E / 50.41984°N 30.49077°E / 50.41984; 30.49077
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Justice
Websitewww.archives.gov.ua

The State Archival Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна архівна служба України, romanized: Derzhavna arkhivna sluzhba Ukraini) or Ukrderzharkhiv (Ukrainian: Укрдержархів) is a Ukrainian government agency that implements state policy regarding the keeping of archives and record, function of state system of documentation security fund as well as an inter-trade coordination on matters within its competence. In 2010, the service was reorganised based on the State Committee of Archives (DerzhKomArchiv). The agency is part of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine since 1999. Between 1947 and 1960, it belonged to the NKVD.

Ukrderzharkhiv has been a member of the International Council on Archives since 1956.

Description

[edit]

Ukrainian archives were previously among the least accessible in Europe, as the archives did not publish their catalogs online, and there was no state program for this as of 2017. Archives were also underfunded, and often overloaded with visitors. Waiting time to access documents in reading room could reach several weeks and occasionally months. Most of the staff speak Ukrainian or Russian only. Some of the Western archives have personnel that can speak Polish and occasionally Romanian, Moldavian and English. So far it seems that the State Archives of Odesa Oblast is the only one where personnel can speak English.

In 2003, Ukraine had lost one of the most valuable collections of Ukrainian Podilia 1795–1900 during the fire in Kamianets-Podilskyi archive. In 2014, Ukraine lost the Crimea, Donestk and Luhansk archives to the Russian invasion; however the latter two archives had a small amount of their materials rescued by fleeing archivists, who put some of the most important materials in the trunks of their cars as they evacuated west.

Digitization projects

[edit]

Over the years there have been some international programs for scanning collections. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has had some successful programs.

The non-profit organization FamilySearch did archival scanning work in Ukraine from 1993 to 2011, but the contract was dropped by the government of Ukraine when president Viktor Yanukovych came to power. His new chief of Ukrderzharkhiv and a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Olha Hinzburh, proclaimed that "Ukrainian archives are to open for everyone". During 18 years of successful collaboration FamilySearch digitised many collections and made them available online.[1]

However, under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government, FamilySearch was again given permission to start scanning projects throughout the country, working in a handful of archives branches circa 2021. The collaboration has continued since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with more archives branches signing contracts in 2023 and 2024. Today Ukraine is one of FamilySearch's largest national scanning projects in the world.

Corruption

[edit]

Ukrainian archives have in the past struggled with poor state support and strong corruption. Putting documents online will drop illegal income for many archives officials, and so they would block requests to scan materials, or would scan but not publish the materials.

Most of the present archives stored in old buildings without fundamental storage facilities. Some of the buildings do not even have heating in winter.

There have been a number of rumors about stealing precious documents from state archives. Some Ukrainian historical records have been seen available on international auctions like eBay. Most notable cases were in Lviv and Kharkiv archives. It is not clear of how many documents were stolen and absent at the moment.

Previous names

[edit]
  • 1921–1923: Main Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Education of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1923–1938: Central Archive Administration (Central Executive Committee of Ukraine)
  • 1938–1939: under direct jurisdiction of the Main Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union
  • 1939–1941: Archive department of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1941–1941: Archive Administration of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1941–1947: Administration of State Archives of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
    • 1941–1943: evacuation to the city of Zlatoust
  • 1947–1960: Administration of State Archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1960–1974: Archive Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1974–1992: Main Archive Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1992–1999: Main Archive Administration of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
  • 1999–1999: Main Archive Administration of Ukraine
  • 1999–2010: State Committee of Archives of Ukraine [uk]
  • 2010–present: State Archival Service of Ukraine

Heads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Historical Record Collections". FamilySearch. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Government adopts personnel decisions and announces competitions for a number of positions". kmu.gov.ua. Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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