Кримінальна справа як джерело до вивчення біографії Івана Губки (1932–2014)

This study aims to uncover the informational value of criminal case records as a source for examining the life of Ivan Gubka. It demonstrates that, alongside other source types, criminal case records serve as an essential element in conducting a comprehensive biographical study of this participant in the Ukrainian liberation movement. It was established that on its basis it is possible to clearly find out the date and place of arrest, information about the family (parents, brothers, sisters, their biographical data and individual life stages), incriminating articles of the Criminal Code (Articles 20-54-1«a» of the Criminal Code of the Ukrainian SSR and Article 2 of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 26, 1947 «On the Abolition of the Death Penalty»), sentence (25 years in correctional labor camps, with subsequent restriction of rights for a period of 5 years each of confiscation of all property), term (7 years, 9 months and 28 days) and place (North-Eastern Correctional Labor Camp (Magadan Region)) of serving the sentence, the fact of rehabilitation (November 18, 1992 by the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office). We can also single out the main accusations that Ivan Gubka himself admitted: first, writing two anti-Soviet songs in the summer of 1947 together with Ivan Stadnytskyi; secondly, in the fall of 1947, receiving a rifle and four cartridges for it from Mykola Oleksiyovych Gubka; thirdly, three random meetings (July, August, September 1948) with the leader of the local underground «Grizny». At the same time, he very unambiguously denied his participation in the murder and robbery of the conductor of the mail car Florina Vladyslavivna Pechenyuk at night from October 19 to 20, 1948. The case itself was reviewed several times because there were appeals from G. Gubka (August 25, 1951, November 29, 1954). We also learn from the case that Ivan Gubka himself did not write complaints and requests for pardon. However, on September 3, 1954, the military tribunal of the Carpathian Military District reviewed the case and reduced the term to 12 years and 6 months of labor camps. Ivan Gubka was released on August 23, 1956. The case contains 18 interrogation protocols and 4 protocols of face-to-face interviews of Ivan Gubka (interrogated by lieutenant Shugaev and senior lieutenant Semenov).

Ivan Gubka, criminal case, Ukrainian liberation movement, repressive system.