Krakivs'ki visti (Cracow News) was one of the most important Ukrainian-language newspapers that appeared under the German occupation in World War II. From January 1940 until October 1944 it was published in Cracow, capital of the Generalgouvernement, and in Vienna from October 1944 to April 1945. As contributors Krakivs'ki visti attracted the top Ukrainian intellectuals and cultural figures of the time, who despite severe restrictions generated remarkable cultural output through the newspaper. In addition, Krakivs'ki visti regularly featured anti-Semitic content. In his lecture Ernest Gyidel considers to what degree this content ranged between Nazi propaganda that was simply translated into Ukrainian and original anti-Semitic pieces that were submitted by willing Ukrainian authors.
Speaker:
Ernest Gyidel is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta. He received his B.A. from Uzhhorod State University and M.A. degrees from the Central European University (Budapest) and University of Alberta. His doctoral dissertation (under the supervision of Professor David R. Marples) deals with the legal Ukrainian press in the General gouvernement, focusing on the newspaper Krakivs'ki visti.