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[SHORT-LIVED UKRAINIAN PUBLISHING REFORM] Ustav Tovarishchestva pechatnogo i izdatel'skogo dela avtorov-izdateley "Golos" v g. Kiyeve. [i.e. Charter of the Printing and Publishing Association of Authors and Publishers "Voice" in Kyiv]

Item #2305

Kyiv : Tovarischestvovo "Pecatnia. S.P.Yakovleva", 1918. 23 p. 20,5x13,2 cm. Original printed wrappers. Very good condition. Minor tear of the spine. In Russian.

A scarce example of the imprint, representing Kyiv publishing industry in the short-lived time of Ukrainian independence in 1917-1918. From November 1917 to last days of April, 1918 The Ukrainian People's Republic was in charge on the most of the territory of nowadays Ukraine, with the centre in Kyiv. On 28th of April, the Parliament of the republic was raided by the German occupational forces and the rule of hetman Storopadskiy has been established.

The association was found by 21 members, scientists and profess of Kyiv universities, among them Nikolay Vasilenko (1866-1935), historian, deputy chairman of the Central Rada, which was
dispersed in 1918, Evheniy Spektorskiy (1895-1951) - dean of the Faculty of Law and Rector of Kyiv University, Pyotr Kovan’ko (1986-1959) - extraordinary professor of the Department
of Applied Economics of the Kyiv Commercial Institute, Vassily Exempliarskiy (1874-1933) - religious philosopher and theologian, publicist, "disgraced" professor at the Department of Moral Theology of the Kyiv Theological Academy; Vladimir Naumenko (1852-1919), later Minister of Education in the last government of Hetman P. P. Skoropadsky (November 1918). Arrested by the Cheka on charges of counterrevolutionary activity, convicted and executed in July 1919; Fyodor Verbitsky (1881-1971) - bacteriologist, professor, held administrative positions in medical institutions of the White Army, from 1919 - in exile; Mikhail Militino (1875-1930) - lawyer, one of the founders and associate director of the Kyiv Law Institute and others. The goals of the association were quite broad - from opening up libraries and printing the books that members of association felt were needed in the society. In fact, this association was an attempt by academia to created the unofficial organ on the Enlightenment of the masses, very much in revolutionary spirit of the day, but pre- Soviet, lacking the communist ideology - many founding members of the committee fled the country after Ukraine became red, and few were prosecuted in 1920-1930s.The committee of 21 professors and scientists were the founding members of the association and each one had the right to invite another 3 members, and so on. The funds were expected to come from the members as well as well side donations.

The publishing association ‘Golos’ was as idealistic as it was short-lived - the coming of the new reality in late April of the same month when it was formed has put an end to the publishing and
printing prospects of its members. However now it serves an important document in the history of Kyiv publishing thought after the revolutions of 1917. It’s a witness of what could have been
developed on the ground, if the historical events took less radical turn.

Extremely rare.
Not in the Worldcat.

Price: $850.00