Lancelot Francis Lawton (28 December 1880[1][a] – September 1947) was a British historian, military officer, scholar of Ukrainian studies, activist, and international political journalist who reported from Japan and the Soviet Union.
In the early 1930s, he contributed to the formation of pro-Ukrainian public opinion in the British society with his reports and articles about Ukraine.
Based on his experiences and collection of information, and assisted by his wife, Lydia Alexandrovna, who had graduated in political economy and commerce in Saint Petersburg, he published a book The Russian Revolution, 1917–1926 in 1927.
[7][8] In the early 1930s, he contributed to the formation of pro-Ukrainian public opinion in the British society with his reports and articles about Ukraine.
[9][10] He urged Great Britain to support the Ukrainian movement for independence,[9] and was one of the founders and active participants in the Anglo-Ukrainian Committee [uk] established in 1935.