Генерал Кук. Біографія покоління УПА

Vasylʹ Kuk - ostanniĭ komandyr UPA. Li͡udyna, i͡aka proĭshla krizʹ usi velyki trahediï ta zlamy ukraïnsʹkoho KhKh stolitti͡a i doz͡hyla do nezalez͡hnosti, za i͡aku borolasi͡a vse z͡hytti͡a. Borotʹba ukraïnsʹkykh pidpilʹnykiv proty polʹsʹkoï vlady, sproba vidnovlenni͡a nezalez͡hnosti v 1941-mu, rozhortanni͡a merez͡hi OUN na pivdni ta skhodi Ukraïny, protystoi͡anni͡a nat͡systsʹkomu rez͡hymu, naĭbilʹshyĭ biĭ UPA pid Hurbamy vesnoi͡u 1944 roku, viĭna povstant͡siv proty sovi͡etsʹkoï vlady, represiï ta provokat͡siï NKVD, sproby KGB lamaty nepokirnykh v"i͡azniv i vreshti rozval sovi͡etsʹkoï imperiï - t͡se vse rozdily biohrafiï Kuka. Ale t͡si͡a knyz͡hka - ne lyshe z͡hytti͡epys neperesichnoï postati, a ĭ masshtabne doslidz͡henni͡a ukraïnsʹkoho nat͡sionalʹnoho rukhu: vid ĭoho zarodz͡henni͡a v KhIKh stolitti do zbroĭnoho sprotyvu proty nat͡systiv i sovi͡etiv, i do pershykh rokiv nezalez͡hnoï Ukraïny. Pro knyhu Volodymyr V"i͡atrovych - znanyĭ ukraïnsʹkyĭ istoryk, doslidnyk vyzvolʹnoho rukhu ta hromadsʹkyĭ dii͡ach, i͡akyĭ desi͡atylitti͡amy prat͡si͡ui͡e nad tym, shchob povernuty ukraïnt͡si͡am pravdyvu istorii͡u ïkhnʹoï borotʹby. Ĭoho knyz͡hka "Heneral Kuk. Biohrafii͡a pokolinni͡a UPA" rozpovidai͡e pro Vasyli͡a Kuka - ostannʹoho holovnokomanduvacha Ukraïnsʹkoï povstansʹkoï armiï, li͡udynu, kotra proĭshla krizʹ usi vyprobuvanni͡a XX stolitti͡a i zalyshylasi͡a virnoi͡u ideï nezalez͡hnosti do kint͡si͡a z͡hytti͡a. T͡Se ne prosto biohrafii͡a odnii͡eï li͡udyny, a istorii͡a pokolinni͡a, dli͡a i͡akoho svoboda bula sensom isnuvanni͡a. V"i͡atrovych, spyrai͡uchysʹ na arkhivni dokumenty, osobysti spohady, shchodennyky ta lysty Vasyli͡a Kuka, vidtvori͡ui͡e t͡silisnyĭ portret doby, koly borotʹba velasi͡a ne lyshe zbroi͡ei͡u, a ĭ syloi͡u perekonanʹ. Krok za krokom avtor pokazui͡e, i͡ak formuvalasi͡a postatʹ Kuka - vid i͡unaka, i͡akyĭ uviĭshov u lavy pidpilli͡a, do providnyka UPA, shcho stav symvolom neskorenosti. Knyz͡hka vidkryvai͡e novi fakty z arkhiviv SBU i KDB, dozvoli͡ai͡uchy pobachyty podiï ochyma tykh, khto stoi͡av na peredoviĭ ukraïnsʹkoho vyzvolʹnoho rukhu. "Heneral Kuk. Biohrafii͡a pokolinni͡a UPA" stvori͡ui͡e vidchutti͡a prysutnosti v eposi, de borotʹba tryvala desi͡atylitti͡amy ĭ ne zakinchuvalasi͡a navitʹ pisli͡a padinni͡a imperiĭ. U t͡sentri knyhy - li͡udi͡anistʹ, stiĭkistʹ i vidpovidalʹnistʹ pered kraïnoi͡u.

Vasily Kuk is the last UPA commander. A man who went through all the great tragedies and kinks of the Ukrainian twentieth century and lived to see the independence for which he fought all his life. The struggle of the Ukrainian underground against the Polish authorities, the attempt to restore independence in 1941, the deployment of the OUN network in the south and east of Ukraine, the confrontation with the Nazi regime, the largest UPA battle near Gurby in the spring of 1944, the rebel war against the Soviet authorities, the repression and provocations of the NKVD, the KGB's attempts to break recalcitrant prisoners and finally the collapse of the Soviet empire-these are all sections of Cook's biography. But this book is not only a biography of an outstanding figure, but also a large-scale study of the Ukrainian national movement: from its birth in the XIX century to the armed resistance against the Nazis and Soviets, and to the first years of independent Ukraine. Volodymyr Vyatrovych is a well-known Ukrainian historian, researcher of the liberation movement and public figure who has been working for decades to return the true history of their struggle to Ukrainians. His book "General Cook. Biography of the UPA generation " tells about Vasyl Cook – The Last commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a man who went through all the trials of the XX century and remained true to the idea of independence until the end of his life. This is not just a biography of one person, but the story of a generation for which freedom was the meaning of existence. Vyatrovich, based on archival documents, personal memoirs, diaries and letters of Vasily Cook, reproduces a complete portrait of the era when the struggle was fought not only with weapons, but also with the power of beliefs. Step by step, the author shows how the figure of Cook was formed – from a young man who entered the ranks of the underground, to a leader of the UPA, who became a symbol of defiance. The book opens up new facts from the archives of the SBU and KGB, allowing you to see events through the eyes of those who stood on the front line of the Ukrainian Liberation Movement. "General Cook. Biography of the UPA generation " creates a sense of presence in an era where the struggle lasted for decades and did not end even after the fall of Empires. The book focuses on humanity, resilience, and responsibility to the country.