Ukrainian Youth Association Explained

Spilka Ukraïns'koï Molodi
Country:	Ukraine
F-Date:	1925

The Ukrainian Youth Association (Ukrainian: Спілка української молоді, transliterated as, known by the acronym,, pronounced "", and commonly rendered as CYM) is a youth organization in Ukraine, Australia,^[1] Belgium, Canada, Estonia,^[2] France,^[3] Great Britain,^[4] Germany,^[5] and the United States.^[6] The organization plans to create units in New Zealand.^[7]

History

The Ukrainian Youth Association was founded in Ukraine in 1925 by Mykola Pavlushkov, who waged a civil war against the 1917 October Russian Revolution.

Program sections

• Sumeniata (youngest members) - ages 3 to 5
• Molodshe Yunatstvo (younger members) - ages 6 to 12
• Starshe Yunatstvo (older members) - ages 13 – 17
• Druszynnyky (Councillors/Leaders) - ages 18 – 49
• Seiniory (Seniors) - ages 50+

A Ukrainian who attributes themselves to the СУМ organization is named Sumivets.

See also

Archives

There is a Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association fonds at Library and Archives Canada.^[8] The archival reference number is R3438.^[9]

External links

• UYA/СУМ Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: About CYM Australia. 2010-06-05. CYM Australia.
2. Web site: Europe's Ukrainian Youth Organizations Meet in Bulgaria . 2010-06-05. CYM.
3. Web site: Munich: Paying our Respects . 2010-06-05. CYM.
4. Web site: About CYM in Great Britain . 2010-06-05. CYM Great Britain.
5. Web site: CYM Deutschland. 2010-06-05. CYM Deutschland.
6. Web site: About CYM-USA . 2010-06-05. CYM-USA.
7. Web site: CYM Australia National Executive visits New Zealand.... 2010-06-05. CYM Australia.
8. Web site: Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association fonds description at Library and Archives Canada. November 16, 2022.
9. Web site: Finding Aid of Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association fonds. November 16, 2022.