Metodyj Trochanovskij

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Metodyj Trochanovskij
Born May 5. 1885
Binczarowa
Died 1947
Wroclaw
Residence Binczarowa, Talerhof, Wroclaw
Nationality Rusyn
Other names Methodius Trochanowski, Metody Trochanowski
Education Teacher's Seminary, Krosno
Occupation schoolteacher, editor
Spouse Konstancija Durkot

Metodyj Trochanovskij, Lemko activist, was born in Binczarowa, Poland, when it was part of the province of Galicia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, on May 5, 1885. At the onset of World War I, he was accused of treason against Austria-Hungary, arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced to death in 1916 during the Second Vienna Trial. The execution was stayed, and he was released from Talerhof in 1917, when it was closed. He was noted for urging his fellow Lemkos to form cooperatives and credit unions, and warned of the dangers of the Ukrainization of the Lemko region. He was one of the organizers of the event that led to the construction of the Talerhof Cross. He was jailed for his intellectual and political activities by the Nazi invaders in 1941, and in turn by the invading Soviets and the NKVD in 1944. He was freed from prison, but moved with his family to Wroclaw in 1947. He died soon afterwards.

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Persondata
NAME Trochanovskij, Metodyj
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lemko
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Binczarowa
DATE OF DEATH 1947
PLACE OF DEATH Wroclaw