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Borovets was born in [[Rovno County]], [[Volhynian Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]. During the Interbellum, he led educational programs in [[Volhynia]], and in 1930 the Ukrainian National Renaissance for which he was interned in 1934–35 in the Polish [[Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp]]. He was an active member of pro-[[Simon Petlyura]] movement, which was initially allied with Poland. However, after the [[Treaty of Riga]] which ended the [[Polish-Bolshevik War]], and the failure of Poland to support the establishment of an independent Ukraine, Bulba-Borovets became resentful of the Polish government. After the [[Nazi invasion of Poland]], he managed to get to the German occupied part of Poland, the [[General Government]], and in [[Warsaw]] got in touch with members of the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]], who told him to return to the area of [[Sarny]], which he did in August 1940. |
Borovets was born in [[Rovno County]], [[Volhynian Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]. During the Interbellum, he led educational programs in [[Volhynia]], and in 1930 the Ukrainian National Renaissance for which he was interned in 1934–35 in the Polish [[Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp]]. He was an active member of pro-[[Simon Petlyura]] movement, which was initially allied with Poland. However, after the [[Treaty of Riga]] which ended the [[Polish-Bolshevik War]], and the failure of Poland to support the establishment of an independent Ukraine, Bulba-Borovets became resentful of the Polish government. After the [[Nazi invasion of Poland]], he managed to get to the German occupied part of Poland, the [[General Government]], and in [[Warsaw]] got in touch with members of the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]], who told him to return to the area of [[Sarny]], which he did in August 1940. |
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Afterward, after [[Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union|Soviet annexation of Western Ukrainian lands to the Ukrainian SSR]] Borovets organized the underground anti-Soviet resistance in Volhynia (called ''Polis'ska [[Sich]]'') and after the [[Operation Barbarossa|German attack on the USSR]] he organized the first [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Bulba-Borovets)|Ukrainian Insurgent Army]] (UPA) also known as the [[Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army|Polissian Sich]]. It was highly praised by Germans for cruel massacre of retreating Soviet Army soldiers, but later was officially disbanded and forced to go into underground. Borovets rejected German demands that his troops participate in the massacres of Jews in the area of Olevsk.<ref>Institute of Ukrainian History, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Chapter 3 pp.104-154 {{cite web|url=http://history.org.ua/oun_upa/upa/|title=Організація українських націоналістів і Українська повстанська армія|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|language=Ukrainian|trans-title=Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army|access-date=|accessdate=December 21, 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210164450/http://history.org.ua/oun_upa/upa/|archivedate=December 10, 2007}}</ref> Ukrainian partisans affiliated with Borovets also hid one Jewish family from Nazis in exchange for work.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRESERVING AND MEMORIALIZING THE HOLOCAUST MASS GRAVES OF EASTERN EUROPE|url=http://www.protecting-memory.org/en/memorial-sites/prokhid-en/|website=Protecting Memory|publisher=Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies|accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref> From 1943 the Polisska Sich became known as the [[Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army|Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army]] and the insurgency was directed according to the plan of the General Command of the [[Ukrainian National Republic|UNR]]. Borovets refused to join the forces of [[Stepan Bandera]] faction, and his wife was killed by [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists|OUN (B)]] assassins. |
Afterward, after [[Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union|Soviet annexation of Western Ukrainian lands to the Ukrainian SSR]] Borovets organized the underground anti-Soviet resistance in Volhynia (called ''Polis'ska [[Sich]]'') and after the [[Operation Barbarossa|German attack on the USSR]] he organized the first [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Bulba-Borovets)|Ukrainian Insurgent Army]] (UPA) also known as the [[Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army|Polissian Sich]]. It was highly praised by Germans for cruel massacre of retreating Soviet Army soldiers {{citation needed}}, but later was officially disbanded and forced to go into underground. Borovets rejected German demands that his troops participate in the massacres of Jews in the area of Olevsk.<ref>Institute of Ukrainian History, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Chapter 3 pp.104-154 {{cite web|url=http://history.org.ua/oun_upa/upa/|title=Організація українських націоналістів і Українська повстанська армія|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|language=Ukrainian|trans-title=Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army|access-date=|accessdate=December 21, 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210164450/http://history.org.ua/oun_upa/upa/|archivedate=December 10, 2007}}</ref> Ukrainian partisans affiliated with Borovets also hid one Jewish family from Nazis in exchange for work.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRESERVING AND MEMORIALIZING THE HOLOCAUST MASS GRAVES OF EASTERN EUROPE|url=http://www.protecting-memory.org/en/memorial-sites/prokhid-en/|website=Protecting Memory|publisher=Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies|accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref> From 1943 the Polisska Sich became known as the [[Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army|Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army]] and the insurgency was directed according to the plan of the General Command of the [[Ukrainian National Republic|UNR]]. Borovets refused to join the forces of [[Stepan Bandera]] faction, and his wife was killed by [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists|OUN (B)]] assassins. |
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In 1943 Borovets organized the Ukrainian National-Democratic Party. In November 1943 he was arrested by the [[Gestapo]] in Warsaw and incarcerated in [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]]. In Autumn 1944 the Nazis, looking for Ukrainian support in the war they were losing against the Soviets, freed Borovets. He was put in charge of a formation of a paratrooper brigade which was supposed to be dropped in the rear of the [[Red Army]] and engage in guerrilla warfare. Those plans never came to fruition and in the end of war Ukrainian nationalist allies of Hitler demanded being transferred away from the Eastern Front to be able to surrender to allies. Borovets' detachment surrendered to the allies on May 10, 1945, and were interned in [[Rimini]] ([[Italy]]).{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} |
In 1943 Borovets organized the Ukrainian National-Democratic Party. In November 1943 he was arrested by the [[Gestapo]] in Warsaw and incarcerated in [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]]. In Autumn 1944 the Nazis, looking for Ukrainian support in the war they were losing against the Soviets, freed Borovets. He was put in charge of a formation of a paratrooper brigade which was supposed to be dropped in the rear of the [[Red Army]] and engage in guerrilla warfare. Those plans never came to fruition and in the end of war Ukrainian nationalist allies of Hitler demanded being transferred away from the Eastern Front to be able to surrender to allies. Borovets' detachment surrendered to the allies on May 10, 1945, and were interned in [[Rimini]] ([[Italy]]).{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} |
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Taras Bulba-Borovets | |
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| Born | March 9, 1908 |
| Died | May 15, 1981 (aged 73) |
| Known for | Ukrainian resistance leader |
Taras Dmytrovych Borovets (Template:Lang-uk; March 9, 1908 – May 15, 1981) was a Ukrainian resistance leader during World War II. He is better known as Taras Bulba-Borovets after his childhood nickname Taras Bulba.
Biography
Borovets was born in Rovno County, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire. During the Interbellum, he led educational programs in Volhynia, and in 1930 the Ukrainian National Renaissance for which he was interned in 1934–35 in the Polish Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp. He was an active member of pro-Simon Petlyura movement, which was initially allied with Poland. However, after the Treaty of Riga which ended the Polish-Bolshevik War, and the failure of Poland to support the establishment of an independent Ukraine, Bulba-Borovets became resentful of the Polish government. After the Nazi invasion of Poland, he managed to get to the German occupied part of Poland, the General Government, and in Warsaw got in touch with members of the Ukrainian People's Republic, who told him to return to the area of Sarny, which he did in August 1940.
Afterward, after Soviet annexation of Western Ukrainian lands to the Ukrainian SSR Borovets organized the underground anti-Soviet resistance in Volhynia (called Polis'ska Sich) and after the German attack on the USSR he organized the first Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) also known as the Polissian Sich. It was highly praised by Germans for cruel massacre of retreating Soviet Army soldiers [citation needed], but later was officially disbanded and forced to go into underground. Borovets rejected German demands that his troops participate in the massacres of Jews in the area of Olevsk.[1] Ukrainian partisans affiliated with Borovets also hid one Jewish family from Nazis in exchange for work.[2] From 1943 the Polisska Sich became known as the Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army and the insurgency was directed according to the plan of the General Command of the UNR. Borovets refused to join the forces of Stepan Bandera faction, and his wife was killed by OUN (B) assassins.
In 1943 Borovets organized the Ukrainian National-Democratic Party. In November 1943 he was arrested by the Gestapo in Warsaw and incarcerated in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. In Autumn 1944 the Nazis, looking for Ukrainian support in the war they were losing against the Soviets, freed Borovets. He was put in charge of a formation of a paratrooper brigade which was supposed to be dropped in the rear of the Red Army and engage in guerrilla warfare. Those plans never came to fruition and in the end of war Ukrainian nationalist allies of Hitler demanded being transferred away from the Eastern Front to be able to surrender to allies. Borovets' detachment surrendered to the allies on May 10, 1945, and were interned in Rimini (Italy).[citation needed]
Borovets was attacked by Stepan Bandera for failing to submit to OUN-B. In August 1943, he wrote to Bandera, that Ukraine had more important enemies than the Poles, and the Polish nation will exist as such, and that the future will determine whether the Poles will be enemies or friends.[citation needed]
In 1948 he emigrated to Canada. While in emigration he organized the Ukrainian National Guard and published a newspaper "Mech i Volia" (Sword and Freedom), along with a book of memoirs "Armiya bez Derzhavy" (Army without a country). He died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is buried in Bound Brook, New Jersey.
His pseudonym is taken from the eponymous novel by Russian writer Nikolai Gogol.
Sources
- Son of Polissia
- Army without country
- Taras Borovetz History of the UIA
- Taras Borovetz - Our opinion of Russia and General Vlasov
- Володимир Дзьобак. Тарас Боровець і “Поліська Січ”, "З архівів ВУЧК-ГПУ-НКВД-КГБ", №1/2(2/3), 1995. LCC JN6635.A55 I679
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- ^ Institute of Ukrainian History, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Chapter 3 pp.104-154 "Організація українських націоналістів і Українська повстанська армія" [Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "PRESERVING AND MEMORIALIZING THE HOLOCAUST MASS GRAVES OF EASTERN EUROPE". Protecting Memory. Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies. Retrieved 10 April 2018.