Respondent
Theme
Ideological and theoretical heritage and practical activity of Ukrainian Galicia left-wing representatives (end of XIX-th – the first third of the XX-th century).
Defence Date
Annotation
Thesis for the Degree of Doctor Political Sciences Doctor, specialty 23.00.01 –
theory and history of political sciences / Ivan Franko Lviv National University. –
Lviv, 2015.
The Dissertation Thesis elucidates the investigations of Ukrainian and foreign
scholars in this theme. It also offers the analysis of Ukrainian and Polish Press
Archives files, published documents, Memoirs and theoretical literature. It
distinguishes the investment of Ukrainian political left-wing elite in the ideological
and theoretical heritage of European political left-wing movement. This movement is
classified according to conceptual approach and activity periods.
Moreover, the peculiarities of Ukrainian socialist movement in the Poland is
also offered. Ideological origins URP influence of the ideas of Drahomanov and
Franko are Characterized, the relationship between URP and USDP are examined,
Concretized, the social base of Ukrainian left (socialist wing movement), is
Concretized the differences between socialist and communist movement of Ukrainian
left – wing representatives is defined.
The political party relations on the national level are offered in terms of social
and political processes. The Dissertaion Thesis also characterizes the left-wing parties
understanding of the nation ideas and Ukrainian independent state recreation, namely –
Trade Unions. The left-wing parties relation to economic, national and cultural
policy of Austrian and Hungarian, Polish authorities is the other issue for further
investigation, their relation to leading religions of the region, the role of periodical
press influence is also very powerful in the activity of social and democratic, socialist
and communist parties.
So, the features of left-wing political forces in UNRada ZUNR in the context of
socio-political and military processes are Characterized. We consider the ideological
and theoretical heritage of left wing movement, the attitude of political parties of the
ideological spectrum to ZUNR management policy, implementation of national,
cultural and socio-economic programs and their influence on political processes in
the region.
The Dissertation Thesis reports about common and different features of Galitia
(Halychyna) parties in the context of their relations, the causes of misunderstanding
between the Polish and Ukrainian political left-wings, understanding of European
political and national movement by the representatives of Ukrainian left wing. The
peculiarities of Ukrainian left-wing parties activity in the international social and
communist organizations is offered.
There markable negative influence of URP-USRP, USDP the Polish ruling
regime and Ukrainian parties and organizations Nationalist (Organization of
Ukrainian Nationalists, the Front National Unity) Communist (Communist Party of
Western Ukraine, Sel-Rob) ideologies and Polish Socialist party (PPS) and
communist (PPC) direction took place.
The left-wing parties activity on the Parliamentary level is analyzed. The accent
is made on the main issues. These were the responsibility to be solved by
Ambassadors (Deputies) of Ukrainian left-wing parties in the Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy National Council, Ukrainian National Council of West-Ukrainian
Republic, in the “Seim” and “Senate” of the Second Rzech Pospolita.
The influence of Ukrainian political parties of the left wing of Galicia (KPSH,
CPZU, Sel-Rob, USDP, URP-USRP, UPP) for national cultural and professional
organizations in the region between the wars of the twentieth century. Particular
attention is paid to the relationship Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian left in the first half
of the 1920s., the influence of Ukrainian communists in the trade union movement of
the Polish, successes Socialist radicals in distributing their own ideological beliefs
among members of the «Ridna shcola», «Prosvita» and other companies. The
important role of which were created under the influence of Ukrainian socialists
«Kamenjari», «Zhinocha gromada» and others.) The formation of national
consciousness of Ukrainian land.
The investment of Ukrainian left-wing parties activity to recover Ukrainian
independency is characterized as well as protection of social and economic, national
and cultural interests of Ukrainians under the conditions of their enslavement.
Key words: Ukrainian left-wing parties, political party, political regime,
political program, national and cultural societies, trade unions.