Ulas Samchuk
Ulas Samchuk | |
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Улас Самчук | |
Samchuk c. 1937 | |
| Born | Улас Олексійович Самчук Ulas Oleksiiovych Samchuk 20 February [O.S. 7 February] 1905 Derman, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 9 July 1987 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery |
| Occupations | |
| Organization(s) | Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists Ukrainian Military Organization Government of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile Slovo Association of Ukrainian Writers in Exile |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Danilchenko, V. Danilchuk, Perebendya, A. Ofirenko, Ivan Vlodko, Olga Volynyanka, Kai, F. Grak |
| Notable works | Maria (1934) |
Ulas Oleksiiovych Samchuk (Ukrainian: Улас Олексійович Самчук; 20 February [O.S. 7 February] 1905 – 9 July 1987) was a Ukrainian writer, publicist, journalist, Nationalist and proponent of Ukrainian independence. A member of the far-right Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the paramilitary Ukrainian Military Organization, Samchuk was a Nazi collaborator, propagandist and noted antisemite. Samchuk remains a controversial figure.