Foreign policy benchmarks of Pavlo Skoropadskyi's government (according to archival and autobiographical materials)
Journal Title: Схід - Year 2017, Vol 150, Issue 4
Abstract
The author reviews some archival documents and materials of Pavlo P. Skoropadskyi, Hetman of the Ukrainian state, his personal memoirs and executive decisions on foreign policy issues over a period of April-December 1918. Pavlo Skoropadskyi's stand as to building the state and his commitment to the pro-Russian vector are demonstrated. Some examples of practical steps taken by Pavlo Skoropadskyi's government to gain understanding with the Entente countries after Germany and Austria-Hungary lost the war are given. Based on its organizational structure, the type of the Hetman state is defined. An example of rapport with new temporary state formations on the Don and Kuban Rivers is given. The paper describes radical and prompt actions of the Hetman government, taken to draw the Crimea under the dominion of Ukraine. The fallacy of the pro-Russian line of policy of Hetman P. Skoropadskyi in the context of the German and Austro-Hungarian occupation is pointed out. The ambiguous course of Ukraine is exemplified by the formation of its Armed Forces, Cabinet of Ministers and delaying in the implementation of the agrarian reform. The attitude of Pavlo Skoropadskyi to the Ukrainians and the Galicians is demonstrated through specific references to his statements. The paper shows some practical steps in opening embassy missions and consular agencies in European countries, which point to the efforts of the Cabinet of Ministers to win international recognition and authority for the Ukrainian state. A situational geopolitical change of the diplomatic relations is demonstrated by the example of Romania. The main causes of the anti-Hetman uprising are defined as the lack of a negotiation process with representatives of socialist and democratic forces of Ukraine, incapability to enlist the support of rural masses and inferior moods in respect of Russia.
Authors and Affiliations
Bogdan Levyk
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP426019
- DOI 10.21847/1728-9343.2017.4(150).111263
- Views 156
- Downloads 0
FORMATION OF THE METHODICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES ECONOMIC SECURITY
Transportation companies which operate in risk conditions need the organization and management of the system of economic security. Ensuring adequate economic security in activities of transportation companies is one of t...
'Kuroneko Banzai' and 'Nimbus Libere' as the examples of anti-American military propaganda
The study analyzes two animated films - Japanese film Kuroneko Banzai released in 1933 and French film Nimbus Libere released in 1944 - as the examples of the anti-American military propaganda that uses famous American c...
THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERACTION POLICY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PURPOSE
The experience of post-communist transformation and the concept of stoic development implementation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are particularly relevant for Ukraine. Most of the countries in the regio...
ARCHETYPES AND CULTURE: POETRY AND PHILOSOPHY
The paper examines the role of poetry in decoding of archetypes of the collective unconscious, aiming to study the purpose of poetry in development of philosophy of national idea of peoples appearing on the current histo...
PROBLEM OF SHADOW EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LABOUR MARKET STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
The article studies modern problem of shadow employment in the context of structural transformations of the labour market. In the course of the study, the main manifestations, causes (economic, institutional, financial a...