A file containing documents concerning the treatment of Ukrainians in the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include the repression of human rights activists and people wishing to promote their national cultural identity; the appointment of the head of the Ukrainian branch of the Committee for State Security (K.G.B.), Vitalii Fedorchuk, to lead the organisation throughout the Soviet Union; a rally held in London by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain; and the case of Yurii Shukhevych, who had spent most of his life in prison and had become completely blind.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Countries
- Ukraine
- Department Reference
- ENS 245/3
- Document Type
- Correspondence Reports
- File Reference
- FCO 28/5147
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.005147
- Pages
- 37
- Persons Discussed
- David Trefgarne Malcolm Rifkind Vitalii Fedorchuk
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights Populations and Social Policy
