ПИТАННЯ ПОВСЯКДЕННОГО ЖИТТЯ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ВОЯКІВ У ПЕРШІЙ ПОЛОВИНІ ХХ СТОЛІТТІ НА СТОРІНКАХ ЖУРНАЛУ «ВІСТІ КОМБАТАНТА»

Abstract

The article tells about how the Ukrainian diaspora magazine "Visti Kombatanta" addressed the issues of everyday life of servicemen in the twentieth century. The author found that many elements of military everyday life are contained in the memories of members of various military formations in which Ukrainians served. The pages of the magazine cover the following aspects of everyday life: military training, relations in the military environment, the quality of logistics and nutrition, spiritual and material care of soldiers, participation in hostilities. Separately, the article considers how the publications of the magazine "Visti Kombatanta" covered the situation of Ukrainian prisoners of war. The journal publications reveal the peculiarities of military everyday life in the armies and military formations where Ukrainians served in the twentieth century. In particular, these are the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Free Cossacks, the Ukrainian Galician Army, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, and the Polish Army of General Anders. In addition to the mentioned military units, it was found out what the everyday life of servicemen in the Ukrainian units of the German armed forces was like during the Second World War. In particular, the Galicia Division, air defense units. A large number of publications in the magazine are devoted to the events of November 1918, when independence was proclaimed in the western Ukrainian lands. Separate publications in the journal contain descriptions of the activities of the military medical service and the Red Cross. The author found that the publications of the "Visti Kombatanta" provide in-depth material to cover the issue of everyday life of servicemen.