THE PODILIAN PAGE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UKRAINIAN GALICIAN ARMY IN THE MEMOIRS OF CONTEMPORARIES

Abstract

The paper studies the Podilian page in the history of the Ukrainian Galician Army through the memoirs and recollections of its contemporaries. The importance of the latter for аn in-depth investigation of the issue leaves no doubt. It is argued that along with the actual material, they сontain valuable theoretical generalizations. The memoirs in question are conditionally classified according to their origin. The content of the memoirs is analyzed in terms of military-political, socio-economic, and national-cultural aspects of the above said military formation deployed in the Podilia region. In addition to the information on the battles fought by the Galician army, the memoirs and recollections are found to contain data on its size, organization, combat path. As well they contain information on the then political events that directly affected the Ukrainian Galician Army and the relationship of the Galician soldiers with the residents. It is noted that сertain concrete facts in the memoirs testify to the complexity and sometimes contradictory nature of those relationships. The publications attest to the true attitude of the Podolians to the Galician army and show a significant proportion of both supporters and opponents. Personal reflections of the contemporaries are also recorded in their memoirs. Keywords Ukrainian Galician Army, Podilia, Galician troops, memoirs, recollections.