A background figure in history – the case of Boris Stark

Vitaliy Andryeyev; Svitlana Andryeyeva

doi:10.31648/ep.12157

Opublikowane: 2025-12-15

Nr XXVI/2 (2025)

A background figure in history – the case of Boris Stark

Vitaliy Andryeyev

, Svitlana Andryeyeva

Echa Przeszłości

Dział: ARTYKUŁY I ROZPRAWY

https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.12157

Abstrakt

This study reconstructs the biography of B.H. Stark (1909–1996), a descendant of a military elite family in the Russian Empire. Born in the Russian Empire, Stark lived in Paris for a long time, received Soviet citizenship in 1946, and returned to the USSR with his family in 1952 to continue his career as an Orthodox priest. The article analyzes the materials deposited in the Sectoral State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) for references to Stark’s participation in Soviet propaganda operations, cooperation with the State Security Committee (KGB), and the activities of the Committee for Return to the Motherland, specifically the 1956 episode during his service in Kherson. During the social and political upheavals of the 20th century, Stark adhered to a conformist life strategy but relied on his contacts with the KGB for the benefit of the Church. The case study of Boris Stark opens new perspectives for examining background historical figures and drawing parallels between individuals and the masses as well as the social environment of their time.

Słowa kluczowe:

archpriest Boris Stark, repatriation, State Security Committee, background figure in history

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Andryeyev, V., & Andryeyeva, S. (2025). A background figure in history – the case of Boris Stark. Echa Przeszłości, (XXVI/2), 245–262. https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.12157

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