Mykola Liubynsky
Mykola Liubynsky (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Миха́йлович Люби́нський) (5 October 1891 in Khmelnytskyi Oblast – d. 8 January 1938 in Sandarmokh) was a Ukrainian politician and diplomat. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukrainian National Republic (1918). He was a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty.
Mykola Liubynsky Мико́ла Миха́йлович Люби́нський | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ukraine | |
| In office March 3, 1918 – April 28, 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | Vsevolod Holubovych |
| Preceded by | Vsevolod Holubovych |
| Succeeded by | Mykola Vasylenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1891 Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Died | 8 January 1938 Sandarmokh |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Alma mater | University of Kiev |
Education
Mykola Liubynsky graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the University of Kiev (1916).
Professional career and experience
In April 1917 - he was a member of the Ukrainian Central Rada and the Lesser Rada. Later he headed the Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party.
From December 1917 to February 1918 - he was a participant in the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty, where he signed on behalf of the Ukrainian delegation the Appeal to German about the need to provide military aid to the Ukrainian National Republic.
In March–April 1918 - he was a member of the Vsevolod Holubovych government.[1]
From March 3, 1918 - April 28, 1918 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine[2]
In 1920s - he lived in Kiev, was a research associate at the Institute of the Ukrainian Scientific Language and co-editor of the Bulletin of the Institute of the Ukrainian Scientific Language.
In 1930 - he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and five years of internal exile.
November 12, 1937 - He was arrested.
December 15, 1937 - Sentenced to the highest degree of punishment, by a special troika of the Leningrad Regional NKVD Directorate.
January 8, 1938 - he was executed by firing squad in Sandarmokh, Karelia.
Liubynsky was partially rehabilitated in 1989.[3]