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Kohut, Lev, b 7 February 1878 in Monastyryska, Bukovyna, d 26

October 1947 in Graz, Austria. Lawyer; political and co-operative
leader; journalist and publisher. In 1902–3 he edited publications of
the Revolutionary Ukrainian party in Chernivtsi: the journal Haslo
and the monthly Selianyn, and various brochures. In 1903 he
became the first director of the Selianska Kasa association of
Ukrainian Raiffeisen co-operatives for farmers in Bukovyna, which
he had founded with Stepan Smal-Stotsky. At the same time he
edited a number of books in its book series. A founding member of
the Ukrainian People's Organization of Bukovyna (1922–7), he
edited its newspaper Ridnyi krai (Chernivtsi) (1926–30). Then he
served as vice-president of the Ukrainian National party (1927–38)
and editor of the daily Chas (Chernivtsi) (1932–40). Sentenced to
death by the Soviets in 1940, he was released eventually and
emigrated to Austria, where he lectured at the Slavic Institute of
Graz University. Kohut wrote numerous articles on economic and
cultural topics and planned a four-volume study, Ukraïna i moskovs’kyi imperiializm (Ukraine
and Muscovite Imperialism), of which he published only the first volume in 1916.

List of related links from Encyclopedia of Ukraine pointing to Kohut, Lev entry:

1 Bukovyna
2 Bukovyna
3 Chas (Chernivtsi)
4 Co-operative movement
5 Haslo

6 Ridnyi krai (Chernivtsi)

7 Selianyn
8 Ukrainian National party

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