ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИЙ СОЮЗ ХЛІБОРОБІВ-ВЛАСНИКІВ (СЕЛЯН) І УКРАЇНСЬКА НАРОДНА ПАРТІЯ: МАЛОВІДОМІ СТОРІНКИ ІСТОРІЇ ПАРТІЙНОГО БУДІВНИЦТВА ДОБИ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ РЕВОЛЮЦІЇ 1917–1921 рр.

Abstract

The Ukrainian revolution of 1917–1921 was a period when for the first time were formed the real conditions for the multiparty system in Ukraine, during which a virtually full party spectrum was formed – from left to right. The political alternatives generated by the revolution were the cause of a constant inter-party and intra-party struggle to develop a model of national building in Ukraine and to determine the main directions of government socio-economic policy. The result was party splits. The article analyzes the reasons for the split of the All-Ukrainian Union of Landowners and the creation of the All-Ukrainian Union of Farmers-Owners (Peasants) on its basis. The leaders of the newly formed Union advocated the creation of an independent parliamentary-type Ukraine led by the hetman, and considered the wealthy peasantry to be their social support. The anti-Hetman uprising hindered the development of the Union’s activities. During the time of the Directory of UNR, the Union could not become a full-fledged party. In May 1919, the Union was transformed into the Ukrainian People’s Part, which exists a little over a year, but also failed to become an influential political party. It was small and little known to the public. In the political spectrum of the UNR, the party held a centrist position, but the ruling socialist parties considered it as «right».