“Once we got down to it, we have to fight to the end”. The story of the resistance of a Ukrainian dissident woman in the USSR Cover Image

„Jak się już za to wzięliśmy, to trzeba walczyć do końca”. Historia oporu ukraińskiej dysydentki w ZSRR
“Once we got down to it, we have to fight to the end”. The story of the resistance of a Ukrainian dissident woman in the USSR

Author(s): Marija Hel
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Political history, Gender history, Government/Political systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Ośrodek »Pamięć i Przyszłość«
Keywords: Ukraine; dissident movement; political prisoners; Greek Catholic Church; kolkhozes; forced resettlement; resistance;

Summary/Abstract: The story of Mariya Hel, one of the Ukrainian dissidents active in the USSR since the 1960s till 1980s, reveals the life path of a person who opposed the totalitarian system despite the costs incurred, both in her personal and professional life. The narrator consciously took on the challenges that arose. There are many threads in her life story: post-war resettlement, collectivization in Western Ukraine, the restoration of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; above all, however, the daily activities of the dissident community in Soviet Ukraine stand out.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 250-277
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish