Dmyterko O. Propaganda activity of the OUN and UPA in 1944-1950-th.

The dissertation presents a complex research of the propaganda activity of OUN and UPA in 1944-1950s. The structure of propaganda department of OUN is analyzed, which included the propaganda centers of different levels. In UPA the propaganda was an activity of the political leaders. The structure of the propaganda apparatus has been characterized by the dynamics and flexibility, it transformed in correspondence to the changes of the conditions of struggle. The main forms of propaganda consisted of the oral propaganda and the distribution of the underground literature. The priority was appropriate specifically to the printed editions, based on the efficient organization and the high level of the technical provision of the publishing activity. The raids of the units of UPA as to the territory of Ukraine, so abroad had a great propaganda significance.