The Diplomatic Corps of German Consulates in Soviet Ukraine (1922–1938)

Liudmyla Vovchuk

doi:10.18778/1644-857X.22.01.08

Authors

Liudmyla Vovchuk Petro Mohyla Czarnomorski Narodowy Uniwersytet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-1388

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1644-857X.22.01.08

Keywords:

consul, consulate, diplomatic relations, Germany, Soviet Ukraine

Abstract

This paper focuses on the study of the activity of German consular institutions on the territory of Soviet Ukraine during 1922–1938. German consular representatives operating in Ukrainian cities were career diplomats, who had higher education, a perfect command of foreign languages, and deep knowledge in the ﬁelds of history, geography, statistics, political economy, and international law. While operating in Ukraine, German consuls were taking their ofﬁcial duties seriously: normalization of bilateral trade and economic relations, the establishment of cultural ties, as well as protection and assistance to German citizens living within the consular district. One of the important aspects of consular activity was the performance of the “honorary spy” functions.

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Author Biography

Liudmyla Vovchuk, Petro Mohyla Czarnomorski Narodowy Uniwersytet

Prof. Liudmyla Vovchuk – is employed at the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Candidate of Historical Sciences (2014), associate professor (2020). Author of 110 publications, co-author of 2 monographs, 2 textbooks. Deputy editor-in-chief of the scientiﬁc journal “Antiquities of Lukomorie”. Chief editor of the scientiﬁc journal “Acta de Historia & Politica: Saeculum XXI”, member of the Editorial Board of the specialized historical journal “Kraeznavstvo” and historical journal “Analele Universităţii ‘Dunărea de Jos’ din Galaţi”. Member of the History of Diplomacy and International Relations Society. Member and secretary of the Expert Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ukraine in the ﬁeld of “Security society: protection of freedom, national secur ity and cultural heritage of Ukraine and its citizens”.

Research interests: the consular institute of foreign states in Ukraine between the end of the 18^th century until the 1920s–1930s, as well as the foreign policy activity and diplomacy of the countries of Asia, Africa, and Europe in the post-bipolar period.

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