Jaroslav Olesnitsky (Ярослав Іванович Олесницький) (born: 1875,

Halych Halych ( uk, Га́лич ; ro, Halici; pl, Halicz; russian: Га́лич, Galich; german: Halytsch, ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; yi, העליטש) is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the P ...

, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast - died July 15, 1933, Zolochiv,

Lviv oblast Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ...

) was a Ukrainian diplomat, politic, lawyer. Head of the Ukrainian mission to the

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(1920-1921).

Career

In October 1918 - he was a delegate to the Ukrainian Lviv National Council proclaimed the establishment of the

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in November 1918. 22 January 1919 - he became an adviser of the

Western Ukrainian People's Republic The West Ukrainian People's Republic (WUPR) or West Ukrainian National Republic (WUNR), known for part of its existence as the Western Oblast of the Ukrainian People's Republic, was a short-lived polity that controlled most of Eastern Gali ...

foreign affairs secretariat and was a member of the Western Ukrainian delegation in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

to the proclamation of the union of the

with the

Ukrainian People's Republic The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR), or Ukrainian National Republic (UNR), was a country in Eastern Europe that existed between 1917 and 1920. It was declared following the February Revolution in Russia by the First Universal. In March 1 ...

. 28 January 1919 - he appointed First Counsellor of the diplomatic mission of the

which began work in

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in May 1919. From September 1919 to January 1920 - he acted as temporary head of the Ukrainian mission in London. In August 1920 to 1921 - he became head of the Ukrainian mission to the

. From 1921 - he returned to

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

. In 1921-1922 - he lectured at the

Lviv University The University of Lviv ( uk, Львівський університет, Lvivskyi universytet; pl, Uniwersytet Lwowski; german: Universität Lemberg, briefly known as the ''Theresianum'' in the early 19th century), presently the Ivan Franko Na ...

. From 1923 - he practised as a lawyer in Zolochiv. From 1930 - he represented the Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance to the Sejm of the Polish Republic.

External links

Jaroslav Olesnitsky

* ''Kto był kim w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej'' (redakcja naukowa Jacek M.Majchrowski przy współpracy Grzegorza Mazura i Kamila Stepana), Warszawa 1994, wyd. BGW, s. 382-383 biogram opracował Czesław Brzoza;
Biogram ''Oleśnicki Jarosław'', ''Ołesnyćkyj Jarosław'' w bazie danych Sejmu RP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olesnitsky 1875 births 1933 deaths People from Halych People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Diplomats from Lviv Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance politicians Lawyers from Lviv Ukrainian Austro-Hungarians Lawyers from Austria-Hungary Ukrainian nationalists West Ukrainian People's Republic people Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1930–1935)