DR YANA OSTAPENKO ABOUT THE ARCHIVE PROJECT OF THE AUV

Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Dr Yana Ostapenko. We spoke about the archive project of The Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV, also known as “Hromada” in Ukrainian). The AUV is a community based not-for-profit organisation that was founded in 1949 by Ukrainians who settled here in Victoria after having to flee Ukraine during WW 2. The 9th of September 1949 is a significant date in the history of the AUV as this is when 170 Ukrainians from across the state came together to form an organised community, approve a Constitution and elect a President and Board of Directors…

Dr Yana Ostapenko. Source: AUV