This book examines the diary of a “common man,” Kostiantyn Sambursky, that stands out among the very few such known works. It provides a detailed account of daily events for almost 10 years in one village: Huzhivka in Chernihiv province.The diary describes the comings and goings of rival armies, confiscations, requisitions, the activities of the local officials, the role of the church in local affairs, personal rivalries, and how land re-allocation occurred in this settlement of approximately 3,000 people. The diary provides invaluable insight into the human element of rural revolutionary Ukraine.
Stephen Velychenko
Stephen Velychenko is Senior Research Fellow, Chair of
Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto. His most recent
publications include: Propaganda in Revolutionary Ukraine.
Leafl ets Pamphlets and Cartoons (1917–1923) (2019); Life and
Death in Revolutionary Ukraine. Violence Living Conditions and
Demographic Catastrophe 1917–1923 (2021).
Yaroslav Hrytsak
Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak is Professor of History at the Ukrainian Catholic University of L’viv.
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| Foreword by | Yaroslav Hrytsak |
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| Number of Pages | 218 |
| Publication date | 10.04.2026 |
| Type | E-Book |
| e-book DRM | Digital Rights Management - Watermark |
| E-book format | PDF |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 978-3-8382-8065-3 |
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A Village in Revolutionary Ukraine is a history from below par excellence. It brings together a historical source and commentary to show how one of the most tumultuous periods of the 20th-century history was experienced in the Ukrainian-Russian borderlands, while also correcting misperceptions produced by writing and reading history from the perspective of centers and elites. A unique insight into the history of Ukraine and Europe.
—Serhii Plokhy, Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard University
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