Chuchupak Vasyl Stepanovych



Chuchupak Vasyl Stepanovych, Vasyl Stepan's son Chuchupak (1894 - 12 April 1920) - man of ukrainorussian cossack origin, one of the famous insurgent, village, green otamans, who took part in the Civil War for Democracy during 1917-1923 on the territories on the former Russian Empire and modern Ukraine, one of the supporters of such type of newly born Ukrainian Republic as "independent Ukraine for Ukrainians" that is independent, mononational state which according to his opponents of that time, first of all bolsheviks and Red Army was dangerous utopia because Ukraine is multinational society which in that period strictly needed the union and collaboration with Soviet Russia.

Life story
Born in Chygyryn region, where in the 17th century the Ukrainian insurgent army of Bogdan Khmelnytsky was formed in which very probably among forefathers of most people of present-day Ukraine took part also forefathers of Vasyl. The legends about those times when people of whole country named themselves "cossacks" that is "free people by the will of God that can defend life and freedom of themselves" and fought for freedom, liberties and rights of ordinary people, for independence and democracy made great impact on the Vasyl's education in his childhood.

In real life was cruel with his political opponents as they were cruel with him and his people and their families and didn't want to make compromise, which resulted in death almost all of his people and Vasyl himself. But despite all of this he can be seen as important participant of struggle for democracy and Civil War for Democracy during 1917-1923 which resulted in establishment of separate Ukrainian Republic and modern Ukraine of today.

Vasyl was killed in fight with squadron of red cossacks.