Fedortsiv, Fed

Fedortsiv, Fed [Fedorciv, Fed’], b 1 December 1889 in the village of Dolyna, Tovmach county, Galicia, d 5 March 1930 in Lviv. Galician journalist and community leader. Fedortsiv was editor of the magazine Shliakhy (1915–18); he was one of the co-editors of the daily Dilo (published under various titles) in 1920–3 and served as its chief editor in 1925–7. He published the Novitnia Biblioteka series of books and edited the publications of the Prosvita society. Fedortsiv was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Labor party and became its secretary in 1923. He was also a founder of the Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance.