The Youth Nationalist Congress, an all-Ukrainian public organisation, was founded on February 10, 2001, at the initiative of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (Revolutionary).
25
Years of Civic Activism
153
Active Members
1 885
Completed Projects & Initiatives
35 000
Event Participants
Viktor Roh
First Chairperson of the YNC (2001–2003)
Author, editor, and compiler of over 100 books
Editor-in-chief of the OUN (r) newspaper, "The Way of Victory" (Shlyakh Peremohy)

2001
  • Participation in the "Ukraine without Kuchma" mass protest movement.
2002
  • During local elections, 28 YNC members are elected as deputies to local councils across various levels.
Oleh Medunytsia

Second Chairperson of the YNC (2003–2007)
Member of Parliament of Ukraine, VII and VIII Convocations

2003
  • "Volyn Remembers!" protest actions against the one-sided portrayal of the 1943 Ukrainian-Polish conflict.
2004
  • The Orange Revolution: involvement in the Mukachevo events, the "Clean Ukraine" campaign, and participation in the "Ukrainian House" resistance committee. Leadership in the "Student Wave" initiative and the organisation of the Maidan Volunteer Guard Units.
2005
  • YNC representatives enter public service, serving as heads of Regional State Administration departments, heads and deputy heads of District State Administrations, and local council deputies across various regions of Ukraine.
The "Support Our Own" Humanitarian Project
Orange Revolution
Charity campaign "Help OUN-UPA veterans"
The organisation, its symbols, and the organisational printed organ
"TEREN-UKRAINE" — the most widely circulated publication among Ukrainian youth public organisations — are officially registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
2006
  • A Russian-language special edition of the YNC newspaper "Teren-Ukraine" is published with a circulation of 10,000 copies.
2007
  • "The Banner of Ukrainian Nationalism" campaign — the placement of the OUN flag on all the highest peaks of Ukraine.
2008
  • With the participation of the YNC, the State Doctrine of Youth Policy for 2009–2015 was developed.
Special edition of the "Teren-Ukraine" newspaper
"The Flag of Ukrainian Nationalism" campaign
Yaroslav Ilyash
Third Head of the YNC (2001–2011)
Author and editor of several books and articles
Director of the Yuriy Lypa Publishing Union

2009
  • The National Committee "Youth Guard: Youth is Watching You!" is founded.
  • "Government! Keep Your Promises!" protest actions regarding the social protection of youth.
2010
  • YNC is ranked among the TOP-10 youth public organisations in Ukraine.
  • The "Anti-Tabachnyk Campaign" and the "Sprotyv" (Resistance) youth movement.
  • All-Ukrainian presentation of the book "OUN (Banderites): Fragments of Activity and Struggle."
2011
  • "For a Tobacco-Smoke-Free Ukraine" NGO coalition.
  • The book «The Nation That Does Not Surrender» is published, compiled by Yaroslav Ilyash.
  • n Lviv, YNC members together with teachers and students of School No. 21 build a "kryivka" (underground bunker).
2012
  • Second YNC Head Oleh Medunytsia becomes a Member of Parliament of Ukraine.
  • A new YNC branch is established in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
2013
  • The "Evronastup" (Euro-Offensive) campaign.
  • Active participation in the Revolution of Dignity: food and heating stations, clashes on Instytutska Street.
  • Creation of the 14th "Free People" Sotnia (Hundred) of the Maidan Self-Defense.
2014
  • YNC members mobilise into battalions: Sumy YNC Chairperson Oleksandr Boyko becomes Deputy Commander for Educational Work of the 2nd National Guard Battalion.
  • The "Free People" volunteer network is created to assist ATO soldiers.
  • "Free People: Young Banderite Course"(???) seminars for civic activists held in Ukraine's largest cities.
YNC branch in the Ivano-Frankivsk region
"Euro-Offensive" campaign
Oleksandr Boyko, Deputy Commander for Educational Work of the 2nd National Guard Battalion
14th "Free People" Sotnia of the Maidan Self-Defense
14th "Free People" Sotnia of the Maidan Self-Defense
Revolution of Dignity, clashes with "Berkut"
Ivan Kishka
Fifth Head of the YNC (2015–2017)
Honourary Member of the YNC, Member of the NYCU Council (National Youth Council of Ukraine)

2015

"Free People Course" seminars in 5 cities of Ukraine.

"Decommunization" campaign—facilitating the renaming of Soviet-era settlements in Ukraine.

Development of the Baltic-Black Sea Alliance—active cooperation with Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian nationalist organisations.
НАШІ ПРОЕКТИ

HURBY-ANTONIVTSI

Sports and Patriotic Tactical Game

400 participants
20 km of Volyn forests
60 hours of continuous gameplay

"Vidvaha" (Courage)
named after Ivan Havdyda

Patriotic training tent camp

10 camp days
over 80 participants
a camp of will and character

POVSTANSKA VATRA
(Insurgent Bonfire)

Youth patriotic jamboree camp

4 days of lectures and informal talks
a network of accomplished people
engaging evening campfires
АБЧН
Alliance of Baltic-Black Sea Nations

  • Media and advocacy support through organised rallies and flash mobs
  • Exchange of experience via participation in camps of foreign nationalist organisations
  • Financial and humanitarian aid provided by foreign organisations or the diaspora, primarily for soldiers in the ATO zone




ДЕТАЛЬНІШЕ
VILNI LIUDY (FREE PEOPLE)
Volunteer Network

“We rely on ourselves and stand by our own.”



  • fundraising
  • diaspora outreach
  • procurement and delivery of aid to frontline positions
  • disrupting Russian-linked production in Ukraine






ДЕТАЛЬНІШЕ
FREE PEOPLE COURSE
Free People Course

A series of two-day seminars on civic engagement for youth, where you learn about:



  • Public actions and campaigns: from idea to result
  • Mass media and social networks: how to engage like-minded people
  • The citizen’s role in the state: our rights and opportunities
  • Ideology and history: what it means to be a modern nationalist
  • Case studies of successful civic campaigns

ДЕТАЛЬНІШЕ
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