Respondent

Bеgej Ihor Ivanovych

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

04.12.2015

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.

Contact Information

Phone: +38 0676767976Email: begej@i.ua

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