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  • Оксана Кісь (1970) - історикиня та антропологиня, докторка історичних наук, провідна наукова співробітниця, завідувач... moreedit
In the 1940-50s thousands of Ukrainian women (especially from Western Ukraine) were sentenced to long-term imprisonment in the Gulag due to political accusations. The article examines personal narratives produced by the Ukrainian female... more
In the 1940-50s thousands of Ukrainian women (especially from Western Ukraine) were sentenced to long-term imprisonment in the Gulag due to political accusations. The article examines personal narratives produced by the Ukrainian female Gulag survivors to explore the role of Christian faith and religious practices in the everyday life of imprisoned women in camps and prisons. Women's individual and group prayers, improvised all-women masses, handmade crosses, rosaries, embroidered icons and memorabilia as well as celebrations of major Christian holidays in camps and prisons are considered women's nonviolent forms of resistance to the dehumanizing repressive regime.
Although the Holodomor figures prominently in contemporary Ukrainian historical research, the lived experiences of the victims have attracted insufficient scholarly attention. In 1932–33, adult females were often left with no means of... more
Although the Holodomor figures prominently in contemporary Ukrainian historical research, the lived experiences of the victims have attracted insufficient scholarly attention. In 1932–33, adult females were often left with no means of subsistence while holding full responsibility for the survival of their families. This study explores the efforts of mothers to ensure their children’s sustenance and the various methods they employed to procure food in starving villages. A range of strategies deployed by mothers on behalf of their starving children is examined. This article also explores controversial aspects of maternal experiences under genocidal circumstances: some mothers were totally committed to their children’s survival, some renounced their maternal duties in the hope of saving their offspring, while other mothers preferred to save their own lives at any cost. The Holodomor proved to be an extraordinary challenge to normative ideas and practices of mothering and ultimately undermined the myth of an unconditional, selfless mothering instinct. Scholarship on Jewish women’s experiences of the Holocaust provides important insights and points to significant commonalities (despite obvious differences) of women’s survival strategies in the context of a genocidal event.
published in: «І слова стали чином живим…» (Боротьба ОУН та УПА крізь призму людських доль та стосунків). Збірник історико-біографічних нарисів. – [Відп ред. Олександра Стасюк]. НАН України, Інститут українознавства ім. І. Крип’якевича. –... more
published in: «І слова стали чином живим…» (Боротьба ОУН та УПА крізь призму людських доль та стосунків). Збірник історико-біографічних нарисів. – [Відп ред. Олександра Стасюк]. НАН України, Інститут українознавства ім. І. Крип’якевича. – Львів, 2014. – С. 79-116
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