Ukrainian translation help: stanychnyi etc.

[Nina Murray]

Dr. Pylypiuk -- 
this is very helpful. 
I should clarify that the OUN/UPA linkage stems from my own confusion, not the 
author's. I was not sure whether all terms related to UPA, or if I had to look 
in both places, so I combined the terms in my inquiry (although of course I know 
they were two different organizations). The Litopys you reference is a 
tremendous resource--I have scoured the web and my own university's library in 
vain for anything like that. 


Many, many thanks. 

Nina





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From: Natalia Pylypiuk <natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA>
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Sent: Wed, April 20, 2011 11:37:22 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Ukrainian translation help: stanychnyi etc.

Dear Nina,

It would appear that the author you are translating knows little about the 
history of the period.
This is what I received from the historians:
(1) The OUN and UPA (UIA) were different organizations and they should never be 
combined as OUN-UPA or UPA/OUN.
(2) The UPA (UIA) was not subordinated to the OUN.
(3) The UPA (UIA) did not have an administrative structure. It had a military 
structure, which was
as follows: Lanka (usually 5 men servicing a machine gun); Rii (squad); Chota 
(Platoon); Sotnia (Company), Kurin' 

(Battalion); Zahin (Division) etc.  At the top, the UPA had a HVSh (Holovnyi 
viis'kovyi shtab).

(4) The OUN administration was as follows: Stanytsia; Kushch (several 
Satnytsias); Raion (several Kushchi); Nadraion (several raiony-but this was not 
universal); Oblast (several raiony or nadraiony); Krai (several oblasti or in 
some cases several Nadraiony).  At the top, the OUN had a Biuro Provodu OUN.
  The SKV-Samooboronnyi Kushchovyi Viddil (Kushch Selfdefense UNIT) was 
subordinated to OUN.

(5) In the historical literature STANYTSIA is  translated as Stanytsia. 
Stanychnyi is the Head or leader or kerivnyk of a Stanytsia. In the underground 
this was the lowest organizational, administrative unit of the OUN. 


There is plenty of literature published by reputable historians and 
eyewitnesses, which you might wish to consult and cite.  You might begin with 
Litopys UPA:  http://www.litopysupa.com/main.php?pg=0  

Professor Peter Potichny (Emeritus) of McMaster is the preeminent historian of 
the UPA (UIA) on this continent.

Best,
Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD, Professor
Ukrainian Culture, Language & Literature Program
[www.arts.ualberta.ca/~ukraina/] 
Modern Languages & Cultural Studies
University of Alberta



On 2011-04-19, at 8:29 AM, Nina Murray wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers--
> I have successfully thought myself into a corner and must ask for assistance. 
> I'm translating a Ukrainian text set during and immediately after WWII and 
> dealing specifically with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. If anyone can recommend 
>
> a good English-language resource for military terminology, that would be great, 
>
> but I think I can manage that with the patchwork of sources I've found. My 
> problem is with another concept. 
> 
> Stanytsia (станиця) and stanychnyj (станичний) come up several times in the 
> text, and I understand them to refer to the civil administration, i.e. 
>stanytsia 
>
> being a local unit of UIA/OUN-run civil administration and stanychnyj being its 
>
> main representative. Now all I need are one-word translations for both. Any 
> ideas? Am I wrong in my understanding of the terms? 
> 
> 
> Thanks to everyone in advance!
> Nina Murray

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