УЧАСТЬ ВІЙСЬКОВИКІВ-УКРАЇНЦІВ РОСІЙСЬКОЇ АРМІЇ В МАСОВИХ РЕВОЛЮЦІЙНИХ ПОДІЯХ У КИЄВІ (БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 1917 р.)

Abstract

The article examines the unfolding of the revolutionary events in Kyiv in March 1917. The participation of Ukrainian combatants in mass revolutionary events is considered in the context of the emergence of the Ukrainian military movement in the Russian army. Military Ukrainians were active organizers and participants in demonstrations, assemblies and meetings held in the city at the beginning of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921. The influence of military participation in mass events on the formation of their national identity is analyzed. The actions promoted the idea of the national-territorial autonomy of Ukraine among the military. It is determined that gaining national-territorial autonomy of Ukraine was one of the main demands at the meetings. The result of the mass events was the creation of governing bodies by the Ukrainian military movement, which led to its greater organization and determination. Ukrainians began to form national military units under the influence of mass events. In March 1917 the creation of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Regiment began. The issues of forming a military unit were constantly discussed by Ukrainians at their meetings. They tried to involve the Kyiv Military. District Command in mass events and hoped for its help. Attention is drawn to the influence of the Polish military on the emergence of the Ukrainian military movement. It is concluded that the participation of the Ukrainian military in mass events in Kyiv gave impetus to the deployment of the Ukrainian military movement at the front and in the rear of the Russian army.