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The work presents a generalized analysis of the activities of the socio-christian
movement in Halychyna during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Taking into
account the latest achievements of historical science; on the basis of the documents
involved his social composition, quantitative indicators and features of his socio-
political activity are determined.
Ukrainian socio-christian Halychyna Movement originated at the end of the 19th
century because of the structure of the political life of the region. The ideological
basis of the socio-christian movement was conservatism, which was formed as an
alternative to other ideological and political trends, focused on the preservation of
traditional spiritual and cultural values, protection and preservation of Ukrainian
Halychyna. It should be noted that Galician conservatism had several directions. The
Traditional direction of Galician conservatism was based on the Muscophilic and
Polonophile moods of part of the Greek Catholic clergy. On the other hand, moderate
conservatism was embodied with the People’s Democratic (National Democrats) and
Christian Democrats (Christian socials) trends.
It is found in the work that the socio-christian movement in Halychyna was
formed under difficult socio-economic and political conditions. The impoverishment
of the population and its political illiteracy did not contribute to the development of
moderate political doctrines. Complex inter-ethnic and inter-denominational
relationships contributed to the popularity of radical methods of political struggle.
Instead, Christian society advocated the peaceful coexistence of Ukrainians and
Poles, used legal methods of political struggle, supported the Austro-Hungarian
authorities, and found support not only among peasants and workers, but also among
most clergy.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuriess as a result of the publication of a
series of papal encyclicals, parties with a pronounced socio-christian orientation
emerged in Austro-Hungary. Galicia’s Ukrainians were no exception. In the work it is
noted that the most influenced the separation of Christian socialists from the so-called
camp. «New era» – an attempt of Ukrainian-Polish understanding of 1890–1894 with
the participation of the Austrian government and Ukrainian public figures in the
Dnipro region.
The organizational formation of the Socio-christian movement in Galicia is
analyzed. The founding of the Catholic-Russ People’s Union, the «Russ
Community», the Christian-Social Union and their press body, Ruslan, were
investigated. It was noted that clergy dominated the parties of socio-сhristian rule,
which is difficult to call clerical, since its ideology was created, mainly by
representatives of the secular intelligentsia – A. Barvinskyy, A. Vakhnachyn,
K. Studynskyy. The paper attempts to characterize the regional features of the socio-Christian movement, in particular, the activities of the Christian-Political Union,
which emerged in late 1897 in Stanislav. Printed by magazine «Związek
Chrześcijański / Christian Union», edited by A. Deschakovsky.
It is found that the higher Greek Catholic clergy in the early 20th century tried to
improve the lives of Galician Ukrainians. By acting exclusively by peaceful methods,
they aimed to establish a Ukrainian university in Lviv and reform electoral law. In
spite of the active opposition of the Polish authorities, the rulers managed to make
certain concessions to the Ukrainians. Instead, the Catholic clergy tried to support the
Poles in Halychyna.
The ideological foundations of Christian socials, which were based on
improving the socio-economic, political, cultural, educational life of Galician
Ukrainians, were investigated. They managed to do a great deal to improve the socio-
economic situation of the Ukrainian peasantry in Galicia in the late 19th – early 20th
centuries. However, they could not fundamentally change the situation for the benefit
of the Ukrainian peasantry, as the local Polish authorities were not interested in the
process. The cultural and educational aspirations of the Christian Christian current
were multifaceted and profound. O. Barvinskyy, A. Vakhnyanyn, K. Studynskyy, and
other figures have made a major contribution to the establishment of many primary
and secondary schools with the Ukrainian language of teaching. On the foundation of
the Ukrainian university, they were more moderate, pointing to the priority of
opening new Ukrainian departments and training young Ukrainian scientists.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries. there have been some changes
regarding the political struggle in the socio-christian environment. Christian socials
understood their political weakness and sought allies. And if in the late nineteenth
century. such an ally was the Polish government, which did not nominate its
candidates in districts where representatives of the Socio-Christian camp tried to
obtain a parliamentary mandate. In addition, the Polish administration supported
them as opposed to more radical Ukrainian politicians. In the early twentieth century
the situation has changed dramatically. The Poles tried to enlist the support of
Muscophiles. Instead, the Christian community tried (unsuccessfully) to cooperate
with the largest Ukrainian party, the NDP. Of course, this was also reflected in the
representation of Christian associates in the Galician Seimas and the State Council. If
at the end of the 19th century. they had the largest representation among all Ukrainian
parties in the early 20th century. they were represented only by O. Barvinskyy. It
should be noted that Christian socials have taken a positive attitude towards the
introduction of universal suffrage, which has certainly contributed to the formation of
Ukrainian civil society in Halychyna. But they were not ready for the masses of
politics and could not adapt to the new political realities.
Key words: social-сhristian movement, Halychyna, inter-party relations,
political activity, organizational foundations, Ukrainian-Polish relations, cultural-
educational activity, national issue.