Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Volodymyr VynnychenkoVolodymyr Vynnychenko (1880—1951) was a Ukrainian novelist, playwright, politician and statesman. The first head of the Directory of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1918-1919). [Українська] [Русский]

Volodymyr Vynnychenko Quotes

The entire history of relations between Moscow and Ukraine for more than 250 years, since the union of these two states, is a systematic, reckless, shameless, brazen destruction of the Ukrainian nation by all means, even to the point of erasing every trace of it, so that not even its name remains.

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Terror is suicide for the very idea that uses it.

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

There is no love without hatred, just as there is no white without black! If you want love, you must hate.

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Is happiness only an eternal, unattainable mirage?

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Bolshevism shows the greatest, almost perfect accuracy in one field of its activity – in the field of terror and repression.

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Having formed the Russian government, the reactionary bourgeoisie, of course, cannot conduct state work in the Ukrainian language. Because of that, the Ukrainian language, as the language of the Ukrainian state, is canceled and the "equality" of two languages – Russian and Ukrainian – is established. In fact, the Russian language is introduced, all paperwork is conducted in it, and the entire government speaks it, while Ukrainian is ridiculed and called "dog".

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Holiness is the weakest barrier… Holiness is the easiest to break.

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Politics is anger, hatred, dislike.

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Silence sometimes speaks louder than words.

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Any state structure can be unshakable only when it is based not on coercion, but on the good will of its constituent parts.

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To be Ukrainian means to be constantly in a state of proving one’s right to exist.

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The Russian democrat ends where the Ukrainian question begins.

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A nation without statehood is a crippled human collective organism.

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

What you fear… will not happen because of your faith, but because of your fear.

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Our strange people – both strong and sad… Had heroes – and no one knew them… Always loved freedom – and always lived as a slave… Created the riches of songs – and does not know them…

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Who wants to be a great artist, he should not dirty himself.

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If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.

— Volodymyr Vynnychenko

What you want, you must consider the greatest of all.

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It is impossible to read Ukrainian history without bromine.

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All fear is killed by faith.

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