Matthew Stachiw (born 1895, Nushche, d. 1978, also spelt 'Matwij' or 'Mathew') was a Ukrainian politician. He served in the Ukrainian Army between 1918 and 1920. Afterwards received a LL.D. from the University of Prague. He worked as a lawyer, university teacher and editor of several publications.[1]

Stachiw represented the Ukrainian Socialist-Radical Party in the Executive Committee of the Labour and Socialist International between August 1931 and 1940.[2]

As of the early 1960s, Stachiw served as editor of the weekly newspaper Narodna Volya (issued from Scranton).[3] He was also active in various Ukrainian-American associations.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Stachiw, Matthew, Papers
  2. ^ Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. pp. 282-338
  3. ^ Socialist International (1951- ), and Asian Socialist Conference. Yearbook of the International Socialist Labour Movement. Volume II 1960-1961 London: Lincolns-Prager International Yearbook Publishing Co., Ltd, 1961. p. 332