Ivan Yakovych Chornousov (), also known as Chorny Voron ("Black Raven"), was a participant in the

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on the territories of what is now Kyiv and Poltava in modern

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. He is known for his fight against communists that he believed supported or took part in the establishment of the power of the

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on the territories of the emerging Ukrainian Republic in 1917–23. While some consider him to be a national hero, others consider him to simply be a bandit and murderer. He is a prominent example of the "

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s" or "greens", local militia leaders, who were characteristic of the time.

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