Yuri Petrovich Lajo [1] ( Juraj Lajo , Slovak. Juraj Lažo ; May 2, 1867, Vyshny Svidnik - May 28, 1929, ibid.) - Ruthenian socio-political and cultural figure of the Pryashev region . In 1920-1925 - Senator (deputy of the Upper House) of the Czechoslovak Parliament of the first convocation.
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| Juraj lažo | |
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| Place of Birth | Higher Swing , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary |
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| Place of death | Vyshniy Swidnik , district Swidnik , Czechoslovakia |
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Biography
He was born on May 2, 1867 in Vyshny Swidnik (now Swidnik ) in a peasant family. He was baptized by the Greek Catholic priest Alexander Dukhnovich , known as the awakener of the Ruthenian people. He greatly contributed to the formation of Ruthenian patriotism in the school years of Yuri Lazho [2] .
At his school, he was one of the most successful students, so his teacher Alexander Pavlovich invited his parents to continue his education, promising financial support for his part. However, the time was rather difficult; as the only son in the family (he had a sister), he had to stay at home and engage in agriculture [2] .
This work, however, did not satisfy him, and he always dreamed of a better world, a better future, not only his own, but also his countrymen. Secretly joined the emerging resistance movement against the Hungarian government, both in Swidnik and beyond. However, the persecution of the Hungarian police forced him to leave for the USA by the beginning of the 20th century. He settled in Pittsburgh , where he worked as a builder. His tenacity and perseverance is evidenced by the fact that after some time he already worked as construction manager (stavbyvedoucí). At that time in Pittsburgh there was a strong patriotic movement of resistance of Czechs, Slovaks and Rusyns against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The first shoots of the creation of a new Czechoslovak state arose there. In this movement, fully participated and Yuri Lajo [2] .
Before World War I, for family reasons, he returned to his homeland [2] . He became an active fighter for the Rusyns' economic, social, political and religious rights, for which he was persecuted by the Austro-Hungarian authorities, in particular, he was imprisoned for 4 months in Pryashev and the Magyarized elite of the Prešov Greek Catholic Diocese [1] [3] .
After the war, he founded a construction company in Swidnik, in which residents of Swidnik and the surrounding area worked. His company was mainly engaged in the construction of bridges, schools and houses destroyed during the First World War [2] .
As a representative of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Labor Party during the elections held on April 18, 1920, he was elected from the 10th constituency, which included Sharish and Subcarpathian Rus , to the post of senator (member of parliament) in the first National Assembly of the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic. Until September 15, 1925 was the only Rusyns in the highest legislative body of the republic. In 1925, he wrote about his work a pamphlet entitled “The Russian people in Slovakia” (Russkomu národu na Slovensku) [2] [4] .
He obtained significant state assistance for his region, which suffered the greatest losses during the First World War and was economically the poorest in new Czechoslovakia. He demanded to introduce a bus service between Stropkov , Swidnik and Presov , which was done in 1921. His desire to build a railway line Bardejov - Swidnik - Stropkov - Humenné was not realized [2] . He opposed the Slovakization of the Ruthenians, for the unification of the Pryashevschina with Subcarpathian Russia and the provision of autonomy for it [1] .
In 1920 he created the Holy Trinity consumer cooperative. The creation of this cooperative, which lasted until 1935 [4] , was aimed at helping poor people improve their life situation by providing appropriate loans [2] .
In 1922, he turned to the head of the Czech Orthodox community in Prague, Archimandrite Savvaty (Vrabets), with a request to send a clergyman for pastoral activities in Eastern Slovakia . Archimandrite Savvatiy invited archimandrite Vitaly (Maksimenko) , a resident of Pochaev Lavra, to Czechoslovakia, who lived in Serbia [5] . In 1924, together with the rector of the Orthodox monastery, Rev. Job Pochaevsky in Ladomirova, archimandrite Vitaliy (Maksimenko), he opened a Cyrillic-type printing house in Swidnik, which published national educational and spiritual literature for the population of the Pryashev region. In 1926 he handed over the printing house to Ladomirovsky Monastery [1] . However, archimandrite Vitaliy, as a foreigner, could not be the owner of the printing house, therefore it was registered in the name of Yuri Lazhoe and until 1932 it was officially named: “Printing House of Yu. P. Lazhoz in Ladomirova in Slovakia” [6]
He died on May 28, 1929 in Vyshny Swidnik, where he was buried [4] .
On May 22, 2014, on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of his death, the event “Juraj Lajot and His Place in the History of the Rusyns” took place in the Podduklian Library in Swidnik, after which the memorial plate attached to the Unikum pharmacy building was opened. The event was attended by relatives of Yuri Lajot, Mayor Jan Golodnyak, members of the municipal parliament, city leaders and residents [7] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Lazho Yuriy Petrovich - Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment March 17, 2017. Archived March 18, 2017.
- ↑ LAŽO, Juraj. In: Biografický lexikón Slovenska V Km - L. Martin: Slovenská národná knižnica, 2013.852 s. ISBN 978-80-8149-011-8 . s. 667.
- ↑ 1 2 3 DISPUTATIONES QUODLIBETALES XVIII. Náboženstvo v situácii 25 rokov po nežnej revolúcii PAVOL DANCÁK - RADOVAN ŠOLTÉS (eds.). Prešov 2015 (inaccessible link) , p. 86
- ↑ V. G. Pidgayko, V. V. Burega. Job of the Pochaev Rev. Monastery // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2011. - T. XXV. - S. 344-349. - 752 s. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89572-046-2 .
- ↑ Brotherhoods of St. Job of Pochaev and their role in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad | ROCOR Studies
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment March 17, 2017. Archived March 18, 2017.