Based on the
documents of the Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Lviv (statutes,
reports, correspondence), periodicals of the organizations «Luh» – «Luhovyk»
and «Visty z Luhu», and «Sokil-Batko» – «Sokilski Visty»; memories of residents
of the village of Ulychne
in Drohobych region, the interaction of the «Luh» and «Sokil» societies with
local authorities in the village was investigated. The time frames of the study
are defined as 1926–1931, where the former is the foundation of the Luh branch
in Ulychne, and the latter is the registration and the first year of activities
of the Sokil organization in this village. It was stated that the Polish
authorities, taking into account the successful activity of Ukrainian youth
organizations and the growth of their popularity among young people, tried by
all means to hinder their social and cultural work and did not allow the
creation of such centers in the region.
The history
of the mentioned societies in Ulychne is presented. It was shown that the «Luh»
organization, despite obstacles from the authorities, actively worked in 1926,
fulfilling not only its commitments to its members but also the village
community. During 1926–1930, despite the public interest, the community failed
to restore the «Luh» and create a «Sokil» branch. Moreover, for almost 5 years,
the village's public activists made every effort to register this organization,
and during 1926-1931, youth from Ulychne realized their needs in the «Prosvita»
reading rooms and the anti-alcohol society «Vidrodzhennia».
It has been
confirmed that after the official registration of the Sokil branch in 1931, the
Sokil organization managed to obtain positive results from its work in a very
short time, in particular, a competent leadership was formed, active youth were
involved, needed funds for effective activities were raised, the creation of a
material base was started, a wide cultural and educational work was done.