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Yasinia
Yasinia ( uk, Ясіня, hu, Körösmező, sk, Jasiňa) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine. Population: . It was the site of the Hutsul Republic after World War I, and the birthplace of several prominent Ukrainians declaring independence from Kingdom of Hungary. This republic was ended by Romanian troops on June 11, 1919. Yasinia was shortly reoccupied by Hungary in July 1919 and passed to Czechoslovakia according to the Treaty of Trianon. During 1919-39, it was that country's easternmost settlement. Hungary again occupied and annexed it as part of Carpathian Ruthenia in 1939 and held it until the end of the war. It was given to the Soviet Union in 1945. The wooden church in Yasinia appears on several stamps of the area, including the first stamp of Carpatho-Ukraine. People from Yasinia * Daniel Ivancho * Stepan Klochurak * Orest Klympush See also * Kobyletska Poliana Kobyletska Poliana ( uk, Кобилецька Поляна; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orest Klympush
Orest Klympush ( uk, Орест Дмитрович Климпуш; born 14 February 1941) is a Ukrainian engineer, politician, diplomat. He is a son of Dmytro Klympush, the leader of Carpathian Sich formations of the Carpatho-Ukraine. Personal life Orest Klympush was born during the World War II on 14 February 1941 in Körösmező, Maramaros County (today, Yasinia, Rakhiv Raion). He graduated from the Kyiv Automobile and Highway Institute in 1964 and received his doctorate there in 1970. In 1987-92 before being appointed the Minister of Transportation, Klympush was a director of the ministerial research institute, the State Automotive Transportation Research and Projection Institute. See also * Ministry of Infrastructure (Ukraine) * Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze ( uk, Іванна Климпуш-Цинцадзе; born 5 July 1972) is a Ukrainian politician and journalist, and former Vice-Prime-Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velykyi Bychkiv
Velykyi Bychkiv ( uk, Вели́кий Бичкі́в; rue, Великый Бичкôв; hu, Nagybocskó, Nagybocska; ro, Bocicoiu Mare; cs, Velký Bočkov; sk, Veľký Bočkov, Bočková) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It belongs to Velykyi Bychkiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It lies east of Tiachiv, where the Sopurka River meets the Tisza River. Population: . History The village was first mentioned in 1358, by the name ''Buchku''. Its name is derived from a Slavic word meaning "bull". Before 1556 Bosckai family owned the village. From 1556 it belonged to the Báthory family. By 1711 a mansion already stood here. After the failed revolution led by Francis II Rákóczi, Germans settled in the area. The village had three parts: ''Nagybocskó'' and ''Kisbocskó'' ("Greater" and "Smaller" Bocskó), which form today's Velykyy Bychkiv, and ''Németbocskó'' ("German Bocskó") ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobyletska Poliana
Kobyletska Poliana ( uk, Кобилецька Поляна; hu, Kabola Polyána before 1899 or hu, Gyertyánliget after 1899; yi, פּאליען-קאבילצקי, russian: Кобылецкая Поляна, sk, Kobylecká Poľana) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town's population was 3,392 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: . The settlement was first mentioned in 1672 as Kabola Poliana ( uk, Кабола Поляна). In 1891, the population of the town was 1,406 and consisted of Hungarians and Rusyns. In 1910, the settlement was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and had a population of 1,832 inhabitants, a mixture of Rusyns, Hungarians, and Germans. In 1941, the town's Jewish population was 427. In 1971, Kobyletska Poliana was granted the status of an urban-type settlement. The town once housed the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, a wooden church dating back to the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakhiv Raion
Rakhiv Raion ( uk, Рахівський район, ro, Raionul Rahău, hu, Rahói járás) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rakhiv. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast was reduced to six, and the area of Rakhiv Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was Administrative division City: Rakhiv (Rahó, Rachov between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945) Urban-type settlements: *Kobyletska Poliana (Gyertyánliget, Poľana Kobilská) * Velykyi Bychkiv (Nagybocskó, Veľký Bočkov) *Yasinia (Kőrösmező, Jasyna) Villages: *Bilyn (Bilin, Bilina) *Bila Tserkva (Tiszafejéregyház, Bilá Cirkev) *Bohdan (Tiszabogdány, Bila Tisa) *Breboia (Bértelek, Preboja) *Chorna Tysa (Feketetisza, Mogelki (between 1920–1938), Černá Tisa (1944–1945)) *Dilove (Terebesfejérpatak, Trebušany) *Dobrik (Dobrikdülő, Dob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepan Klochurak
Stepan Klochurak was the Prime Minister of the short lived Hutsul Republic in 1919. In 1939, in the same general area, he was the Minister of Defense of Carpatho-Ukraine Carpatho-Ukraine or Carpathian Ukraine ( uk, Карпа́тська Украї́на, Karpats’ka Ukrayina, ) was an autonomous region within the Second Czechoslovak Republic, created in December 1938 by renaming Subcarpathian Rus' whose full .... Memoirs References {{DEFAULTSORT:Klochurak, Stepan 1895 births 1980 deaths People from Zakarpattia Oblast People from the Kingdom of Hungary Ukrainian Austro-Hungarians Hutsuls Ukrainian politicians before 1991 Czechoslovak politicians Ukrainian nationalists West Ukrainian People's Republic people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ivancho
Daniel Eugene Ivancho (March 30, 1908–August 2, 1972) was the second bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. Early life Born on March 30, 1908 in Yasinia, Máramaros, Austria-Hungary, he emigrated at the age of eight to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio with his widowed mother. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland) in Cleveland, Ohio in 1926. He graduated from St. Procopius College in Lisle, Illinois and completed his seminary training in Rome, Italy. Due to illness, he transferred to Uzhhorod Theological Seminary where he completed his studies. On September 30, 1934, Bishop Basil Takach ordained him to the priesthood and he served in parish assignments. Episcopate of Bishop Ivancho When Bishop Takach was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the 1940s, a request was made to the Holy See for the appointment of an auxiliary bishop. Monsignor George Michaylo and Fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutsul Republic
The Hutsul Republic ( uk, Гуцульська Республіка) was a short-lived state formed in the aftermath of World War I. The republic was declared on 8 January 1919, when original plans to unite this area with the Western Ukrainian People's Republic failed and the territory was occupied by Hungarian police. The legislature of the Hutsul Republic was the "Ukrainian People's Council" with 42 members, and its executive power (government) was the "Council" with 12 members. Creation On 20–22 December 1918 Hungarian troops returned to the territory of the Hutsul Republic. A state of emergency was proclaimed, the Hutsul militia units disarmed, the Ukrainian People's Council was liquidated, the Hungarian language was restored in school and in government communication, and former Hungarian officials were appointed to all posts of the local government. On the night of 7–8 January 1919 the local population of Rahó (Rakhiv) rose against the Hungarian gendarme battalio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpathian Ruthenia
Carpathian Ruthenia ( rue, Карпатьска Русь, Karpat'ska Rus'; uk, Закарпаття, Zakarpattia; sk, Podkarpatská Rus; hu, Kárpátalja; ro, Transcarpatia; pl, Zakarpacie); cz, Podkarpatská Rus; german: Karpatenukraine is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast, with smaller parts in eastern Slovakia (largely in Prešov Region and Košice Region) and the Lemko Region in Poland. From the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (in the 10th century) to the end of World War I (Treaty of Trianon in 1920), most of this region was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the interwar period, it was part of the First and Second Czechoslovak Republic. Before World War II the region was annexed by the Kingdom of Hungary once again. After the war, it was annexed by the Soviet Union and became part of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It is an ethnically diverse region, inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpatho-Ukraine or Carpathian Ukraine ( uk, Карпа́тська Украї́на, Karpats’ka Ukrayina, ) was an autonomous region within the Second Czechoslovak Republic, created in December 1938 by renaming Subcarpathian Rus' whose full administrative and political autonomy was confirmed by the Constitutional law of 22 November 1938. After the breakup of the Second Czechoslovak Republic, it was proclaimed an independent republic on 15 March 1939, headed by president Avgustyn Voloshyn, who appealed to Hitler for recognition and support. Nazi Germany did not reply, and the short-lived state was returned to the Kingdom of Hungary, crushing all local resistance by 18 March 1939. The region remained under Hungarian control until the End of World War II in Europe, after which it was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union. The territory is now administered as the Ukrainian Zakarpattia Oblast. History Political autonomy Soon after the implementation of the Munich Agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWII
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
