Symon Petliura
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Symon Vasyliovych Petliura was a Ukrainian revolutionary, politician and journalist. He was the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian People's Army and led the Ukrainian People's Republic during the Ukra
Petliura in 1919
Signature of Symon Petlura
The building of the Poltava Theological Seminary at the beginning of the 20th century
A photo of Petliura (on the right) with his friends, c. 1905
Ukrainian People's Army
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The Ukrainian People's Army, also known as the Ukrainian National Army or by the derogatory term Petliurivtsi, was the army of the Ukrainian People's Republic. They were often quickly reorganized and
Symon Petliura
…pronunciation: ; 22 May [O.S. 10 May] 1879 – 25 May 1926) was a Ukrainian revolutionary, politician and journalist. He was the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian People's Army (UNA) and led the Ukrainian People's Republic during the Ukrainian War of Independence, a part of the wider Russian Civil War. Petliura was born to a…
Head of the Ukrainian Central Rada, Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, at a military parade in Kiev in 1917
Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev in 1917
Soldiers of the Ukrainian People's Army in 1917
Sich Riflemen with a howitzer