Oleh Olzhych

Oleh Olzhych (July 8, 1907, Zhytomyr - 9 June 1944, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Germany)[1] was a Ukrainian poet and political activist. Born as Oleh Kandyba, he was forced to emigrate from Ukraine in 1923 due to occupation by the Soviet Russia and lived in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He graduated in 1929 from Charles University with a degree in archaeology. In 1929 he joined the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and became head of their cultural and educational branch.

Oleh Olzhych
Native name
Олег Ольжич
Born(1907-07-08)July 8, 1907
Zhytomyr, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJune 9, 1944(1944-06-09) (aged 36)
Sachsenhausen, Nazi Germany
Occupationpoet, archaeologist

After the split in the OUN in 1938, Olzhych remained loyal to the Melnyk faction and represented OUN-M in Carpatho-Ukraine as Melnyk's deputy. Olzhych's poetry focused on themes of Ukrainian struggle for independence. He moved to Kyiv in 1941 and was instrumental in the formation of the Ukrainian National Council.

From 1941 to 1944 he directed the activities of OUN-M in Ukraine. He was arrested by the Gestapo along with other political activists who were seeking of revival of Ukraine and subsequently was executed.

Oleh Olzhych is the son of the famous Ukrainian writer Oleksandr Oles.

References
  1. Chatel, Vincent (2006). "Sachsenhausen - Oranienburg (Germany)". Jewish Gen. The Forgotten Camps. Retrieved 6 December 2014.



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