Svoboda (newspaper)

Svoboda (in Ukrainian: «Свобода» — "Liberty")[1] is the oldest existing Ukrainian newspaper and the most widely read in the Western world.[2]

Svoboda
TypeWeekly newspaper from July 3, 1998 (Daily prior to this)
Owner(s)Ukrainian National Association, Inc.
Publisher"Svoboda" Printing Office
Editor-in-chiefAndrew Nynka
Founded15 September 1893
LanguageUkrainian, with some English
HeadquartersJersey City, New Jersey, United States
Circulation7,524+; available online
Sister newspapersThe Ukrainian Weekly
ISSN0274-6964
OCLC number1766932
Websitesvoboda-news.com

History

Svoboda was founded in Jersey City, New Jersey[3] on 11 September 1893 by Father Hryhoriii Hrushka. On February 22, 1894, the Ukrainian National Association (UNA) adopted the newspaper as its organ.[4] It became a bi-weekly newspaper on 1 March 1894, a tri-weekly on 8 August 1914, and a daily on 3 January 1921. Svoboda served as a 'mouthpiece" for Ukrainians in North America, and played an important role in the discussing and solving of immigrant difficulties. Prior to the establishment of Ukrainian-Canadian periodicals (such as the Kanadiiskyi Farmer), it was the only Ukrainian-language newspaper of any note in Canada[5] but was banned by the country during World War II for its pro-German sympathies.[6]

Svoboda n° 129, 1916

Outside of North America, Ukrainians in Brazil, Galicia, and Bukovyna also subscribed to it. It provided a channel of communication for those of the intelligentsia concerned with emigration of Ukrainian peasants and life in the New World;[5] they used the paper to guide them into improved lifestyles and conformance to the ideals of European civilization. Through a program of enlightenment, Svoboda promoted the establishment of Ukrainian schools as well as the learning of Ukrainian language and history.[5]

Its peak circulation was approximately 18,000.[2]

References
  1. «Svoboda» — "Liberty", newspaper №210, 10.09.1937
  2. Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Volume 5 , Volodymyr Kubiĭovych, Danylo Husar Struk (eds.), University of Toronto Press, 1993, p.128 ISBN 978-0-8020-3010-8
  3. About this Newspaper: Svoboda - Chronicling America - The Library of Congress
  4. Satzewich, Vic (2003). The Ukrainian Diaspora. Routledge. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9781134434954.
  5. Jaroslav Petryshyn, Luba Dzubak, Peasants in the Promised Land: Canada and the Ukrainians, 1891-1914 James Lorimer & Company, 1985 pp.46, 87-88 ISBN 978-0-88862-925-8
  6. Coplon, Jeff (January 12, 1988). "In Search of a Soviet Holocaust". Village Voice. New York: villagevoice.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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