Khrystofor Antonovych Baranovsky (Ukrainian: Христофо́р Антоно́вич Барано́вський; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Христофо́р Антоно́вич Барано́вский, romanized: Khristofor Antonovich Baranovskiy; December 31 [O.S. December 19] 1874 — 1941) was a financial expert and a leader of cooperative movement in the Russian Empire, Ukraine, and Brazil.
Khrystofor Baranovsky Христофор Барановський | |
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| Secretary of Finance | |
| In office 28 June 1917 – 14 August 1917 | |
| Prime Minister | Volodymyr Vynnychenko |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 May 1920 – 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Vyacheslav Prokopovych |
| Preceded by | Borys Martos |
| Succeeded by | gov't-in-exile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December [O.S. 19 December] 1874 Nemirintsy, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 May 1941 (age 67) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Non-affiliated |
| Alma mater | no general education[1] |
| Occupation | statesman, cooperative activist, financial specialist |
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Early life
editBaranovsky was born in the village of Nemyryntsi, Berdychiv Raion, in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (in the former Ruzhyn, in the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine). He was born to a peasant family. He did not earn a general education, but his financial talent made him the leader of the Ukrainian cooperative movement. In December 1913, Baranovsky was admitted to the International Co-operative Alliance.[1]
Career
editPrior to World War I he established the Soyuzbank in Kiev. In 1917, with Fedir Kryzhanivsky Baranovsky established the Ukrainbank and became its head director. In 1919, he chaired the board of the Central Ukrainian cooperative union - Central.
Baranovsky held the chair of the General Secretariat together with Volodymyr Vynnychenko (Secretary of Internal Affairs). He did not have any political affiliation.
In 1921, Baranovsky emigrated to South America where he died about 20 years later in 1941.
References
edit- ^ a b Svoboda members honored the first finance minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic Khrystofor Baranovsky. Svoboda website. August 1, 2013.
External links
edit- General Secretariat at Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Council of National Ministers at Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Hai-Nyzhnyk, P. Baranovsky Khrystofor Antonovych. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Vol 2. "National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine". Kyiv 2003.
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