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Andriy Yevhenovych Biletsky is a Ukrainian military man and politician, who is leader of the organizations Social-National Assembly and Patriot of Ukraine, which are considered by some as white racist and neo-Nazi.〔Anton Shekhovtsov, Andreas Umland (Ukraine's Radical Right ) // Journal of Democracy. Volume 25, Number 3 July 2014〕 He also is a military commander of Azov Battalion, many of whose members was described as followers of neo-Nazi ideology.〔(Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat )〕〔(Volunteer Ukrainian unit includes Nazis )〕 ==Biography== Born in 1979 in Kharkiv, Soviet Union, Biletsky's father Yevhen Mykhailovych Biletsky hailed from an old Cossack family that founded a village of Krasnopavlivka (Lozova Raion), while Biletsky's mother Olena Anatolivna Biletsky (nee Lukashevych) descended from a noble family from Zhytomyr region, to which belong the Decembrist Vasiliy Lukashevich (Vasyl Lukashevych) who founded the "Little-Russian Secret Society". In youth, Biletsky practiced several types of hand-to-hand combat and boxing. In 1990 he refused to be accepted to the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization, becoming the Soviet pioneer and along with senior schoolmates raised Ukrainian flag over his school.〔Bereza, A. ''(Andriy Biletsky. How war changed a political prisoner into a commander of the Azov Battalion )''. "Novoye Vremya". 22 October 2014〕 His major patriotic influence in youth was a father's gift, the prohibited in the Soviet Union, History of Ukraine for children by Anton Lototsky.〔 In 2001 with honors Biletsky graduated the History faculty of the University of Kharkiv. The same year he participated in the Ukraine without Kuchma (UBK) protests, for which ended up under an administrative arrest. The Security Service of Ukraine pressured the university administration to exclude him out of the institution. In 2002 Biletsky became a leader of the Kharkiv branch of Tryzub of Stepan Bandera political organization and in 2003 cooperated with the Social-National Party of Ukraine (SNPU) opposed the idea of its transformation into Svoboda. After transformation of SNPU into Svoboda and liquidation of the original Patriot of Ukraine, in 2005 Biletsky initiated revival of the Patriot of Ukraine independently from any political factions. The new Patriot of Ukraine initially consisted out of the Kharkiv branches of UNA-UNSO, Tryzub and former SNPU. Since 2005 Biletsky also cooperated with the newly established Ukrainian Conservative Party. In the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election Biletsky ran for the Ukrainian parliament unsuccessfully.〔 On October 18, 2008 Biletsky and Patriot's members were all arrested by militsiya for the Ukrainian Insurgent Army memorial march. In November 2008 on his initiative there was created the Social National Assembly (SNA) that included four organizations, Spadshchyna (Heritage), Patriot of Ukraine (2005), Revolyutsiya i Derzhava (RiD, Revolution and State), and Slava i Chest (SiCh, Glory and Honor). In August 2011, members of Patriot and SNA were arrested in connection with the Vasylkiv terrorists case. At the same time there was an armed assault on the headquarters of Patriot in Kharkiv during which two members were wounded, while the assailant was injured. Members of Patriot were arrested and charged with an attempted murder on 11 September 2011. On 19 November 2011 there was an attempt to kill Biletsky when he was fired upon in Kharkiv and received two firearm wounds. Biletsky managed to bring himself to the city hospital where he was operated. The local militsiya classified the event as hooliganism. On 27 December 2011 Biletsky was also arrested on same charges as other Patriot members and until 27 April 2012 was held in detention at the Kharkiv investigation jail (remand) for 28 months.〔 The supporters of Social-National movements qualified the arrests as political repressions leading to protests of nationalists in several cities of Ukraine. During the Euromaidan events, members of the Biletsky's Patriot became one of the founders of Right Sector on November 28, 2013. On 24 February 2014 the Ukrainian parliament adopted a decision on freedom of political prisoners and the next day Biletsky with other prisoners were completely acquitted and freed from the custody. On March 12, 2014 Biletsky became a party leader in special operations for the "Right Sector - East" that includes such regions like Poltava, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts. On 5 May 2014 in Berdyansk he became a founder and commander of the Azov Battalion (as a territorial battalion of patrol service) that on 20 November was transformed into a regiment. The battalion was initially based on members of the Patriot of Ukraine, SNA and the AutoMaidan movement. The paramilitary formation became known as the ''Little black men'' as an opposition to the Russian special operations "Little green men".〔 On 13 June 2014 Biletsky led his detachment to successful liberation of Mariupol (First Battle of Mariupol) from the Russian separatists. According to the British military reporter Askold Krushelnycky, "Biletsky was cool in the evaluation of actions and giving orders calmly and, in my opinion, logically".〔 On August 2, 2014 he, Major of Militsiya, was awarded the Order For Courage (III degree) and on August 15, 2014 Biletsky was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. On September 10, 2014 Biletsky was admitted to the military council of the People's Front, yet did not became a member of the party. On September 27, 2014 he ran as independent candidate at the 217th electoral district (Kiev) for the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election and won receiving 31,445 votes (33.75%). In parliament he joined the inter-factional group Ukrop.〔(Justice Ministry registered the party Kolomoisky ), Korrespondent.net (18 June 2015)〕 In interview to LB.ua (Left Bank) on 10 December 2014 Biletsky announced that the Patriot of Ukraine as political organization suspended its activities due to the war situation in the country and dissolved primarily within the Azov Battalion.〔Shvets, Ye. ''(Andriy Biletsky: Half of Azov speaks in Russian language. But they die and kill for Ukraine )''. LB.ua. 10 December 2014〕 In the same interview Biletsky denied any relations of the Patriot's logo to the German runic sign which some political scientists claim.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andriy Biletsky (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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