Вятрович, Владимир Михайлович

Volodymyr Viatrovych is a Ukrainian historian, publicist, and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine. He gained prominence as the director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory from 2014 to 2019, where he was a key figure in the implementation of Ukraine's decommunization policies. A researcher of the Ukrainian liberation movement, Viatrovych previously served as the director of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) archives. He is a member of the European Solidarity party and has been a vocal advocate for national historical narratives, though his academic work on the OUN and UPA has been a subject of significant international debate and criticism.