hiː wʌzɐ ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns mˈæn hˌuː hæd stˈʌdid ˈɑːɹt ænd mjˈuːzɪk ɪn hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ jˈɪɹz, ɐ lˈiːdɚ wɪð ɐ dɪvˈɛləpt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kˈɑːnʃəs hˌuː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv juːkɹˈeɪniən nˈæʃənəlˌɪsts ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
He was a renaissance man who had studied art and music in his younger years, a leader with a developed political conscious who was a member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in the 1930s.