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Lubomyr Prytulak is a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and activist born in 1946 in Lviv, Ukraine. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1949, settling in Toronto, where he grew up and pursued his education. Prytulak earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1970. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1972 and practiced law, focusing on various legal matters, though his career later intersected with activism in the Ukrainian diaspora community. He gained prominence in Ukrainian-Canadian circles through his advocacy for Ukrainian human rights and historical narratives, particularly defending figures associated with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) during World War II. He founded and maintained the website 'The Ukrainian Archive' (ukar.org), which hosts articles and documents promoting Ukrainian nationalist perspectives. However, his work has been highly controversial, including Holocaust denial and revisionist claims that challenge mainstream historical accounts of Ukrainian collaboration with Nazi forces. These views have led to criticism from Jewish organizations and historians, with Prytulak accused of antisemitism and promoting hate speech. Throughout his activism, he has been involved in legal battles, including a 2003 defamation lawsuit against the Ukrainian Weekly for articles criticizing his Holocaust denial. He has also engaged in campaigns against perceived biases in Canadian media and academia regarding Ukrainian history. Despite the controversies, he remains an influential figure in certain segments of the Ukrainian diaspora, advocating for the recognition of Ukrainian suffering under Soviet rule.