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"Major Vykhor" Yevhen Bereznyak

"Major Vykhor" Yevhen Bereznyak

1975, 19 min

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1975.

An interview with the head of the Main Department of Schools of the Ministry of Education of the Ukrainian SSR, Major General Yevhen Bereznyak, dedicated to "Victory Day" (now the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945). He talks about military service, the work of the military intelligence group "Voice", the films "Major Vykhor", "Save the City", "Operation 'Voice'", the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Krakow, presents his own memoirs "I am the Voice" and "Password Dum Spiro".

The program contains elements of Soviet propaganda.

Reference: Yevhen Stepanovych Bereznyak occupied a prominent place in the history of Ukraine as a Soviet military intelligence officer (the prototype of Major Vykhora), teacher, Hero of Ukraine and author of works on the history of education and military intelligence. His participation in the work of the "Voice" group in Krakow became an example of effective agent and sabotage activities behind enemy lines. In modern Ukrainian military intelligence structures, in particular in the GUR personnel training system, Bereznyak's biography and the "Voice" operation, regardless of his critical attitude towards nationalist movements, are important as educational material for understanding the historical heritage of intelligence.