Volodymyr Marmus
Володимир Мармус
Born
Volodymyr Vasylovych Marmus

(1949-03-21) March 21, 1949
Rosokhach, Ternopil Oblast
Alma materLviv Craft School, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University
AwardsOrder for Courage

Volodymyr Vasylovych Marmus (Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Мармус, born 21 March 1949, Rosokhach, Ternopil Oblast[1]) is a Ukrainian public and political figure, participant in the national liberation struggle, writer, human rights activist.

Father of Ukrainian musician, soldier, participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war Vasyl Marmus.[2] Brother of Ukrainian public and political figure Mykola Marmus.[1]

Biography

Marmus graduated from the Lviv Craft School (1969)[3] and the History Department of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (2004). He worked at the Chortkiv fattening enterprise, deputy director of the Chortkiv station of young technicians (1996—1997), consultant to the deputy head for humanitarian issues (1997—2002), chief specialist of the juvenile service of the Chortkiv District State Administration.[1]

Public and political activity

Member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group (1988), since 1989 — head of its district organization, member of the All-Ukrainian Society of Political Prisoners and Repressed "Memorial", People's Movement of Ukraine. Head of the district organization of the Ukrainian Republican Party (1990-1997), since 1997 — head of the district organization of the Republican Christian Party.[1]

In 1972, he became the founder and leader of the youth organization Rosokhach Group, which on 22 January of that year hung four blue and yellow flags and several leaflets in Chortkiv on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the proclamation of the UPR and the 54th anniversary of the "Act of Unification of the ZUNR with the UPR. Subsequently, all members of the organization were arrested and convicted on charges of creating an anti-Soviet organization and conducting anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. In exile, they were courageous.[4][5][1] In 2005, he was awarded the Order for Courage, 1st class.[6]

The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group published a book about the members of the Rosokhach group, Yunaky z ohnennoi pechi (2003), a book of memoirs by Volodymyr Marmus, Dolia nas obrala (2004),[1] and documentaries Prapory (2018)[7][8] and Rosokhach Group (2023).[9]

Member of the Ternopil Oblast Council (1990, 1998, 2002).[1]

Achievements

Marmus is the author of the journalistic books "Druzhe zverkhnyku" (2001, co-authored), a book of memoirs "Dolia obrala nas" (2004),[1] "Selo Rosokhach v konteksti istorii Ukrainy" (2023).[10]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (in Ukrainian) Ірина Дем'янова, Мармус Володимир Васильович // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2005, V. 2: К—О, S. 461. — ISBN 966-528-199-2.
  2. ↑ У боях на Харківщині загинув Василь Мармус — син відомого українського дисидента Володимира Мармуса, Чортків.City, 12.09.2022.
  3. ↑ Мармус Володимир Васильович, В. В. Овсієнко, Енциклопедія Сучасної України [Електронний ресурс], Редкол.: І. М. Дзюба, А. І. Жуковський, М. Г. Железняк [та ін.] ; НАН України, НТШ, К. : Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України, 2018.
  4. ↑ Юнаки з огненної печі, упор. В. В. Овсієнко, Харківська правозахисна група, Х. : Фоліо, 2003, 144 s, ISBN 966-03-1951-7.
  5. ↑ Василь, Овсієнко. "Росохацька (Чортківська) група". Дисидентський рух в Україні. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  6. 1 2 Decree of the President of Ukraine from 18 August 2006 year № 693/2006 «Про нагородження орденом "За мужність"» (in Ukrainian)
  7. ↑ Ростислав Фук. "На Тернопільщині поховали учасника Росохацької групи Володимира Сеньківа". Терен. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  8. ↑ Тизер документального фільму 'Прапори' (in Ukrainian), retrieved 2023-01-22
  9. ↑ Документальний фільм до 50-річчя Росохацької групи (in Ukrainian), retrieved 2023-01-23
  10. ↑ "50 років звитяги Росохацької патріотичної групи: у Чорткові відкрили меморіальну таблицю". Чортків.Сity (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  11. ↑ Рішення Чортківської міської ради від 26 June 2019 року № 1514 Про присвоєння звання «Почесний громадянин міста Чорткова».
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