VICTORIES AND LOSS OF THE WEST UKRAINIAN PEOPLEʼS REPUBLIC ON THE PAGES OF THE PODILLIAN NEWSPAPERS (1918–1919)

Abstract

The article provides analytical information on the specifics of the revolutionary events that led to the emergence and establishment of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic. For example, with the ZUNR and with the help of the Podillian newspapers of 1918–1919, we determine the understanding of the political revolution as national-liberation aspirations in the national discourse. As the political revolution has several important features: firstly, as a rule, it takes place illegitimate; secondly, it provides the change of the elite; thirdly, the arrival of new elites in power leads to the redistribution of property and, fourthly, the revolution is carried out through a broad popular mobilization. The whole political revolution can be "complete" and "partial". The level of its completeness depends on the political culture that is available in the society, the quality of the elite, the ability of the latter to carry out massive popular mobilization. In addition, the political revolution is necessarily accompanied by the so-called counterrevolution and is far from a peaceful way. The political revolution is neither a necessity nor a regularity that would lead to socio-economic changes. These phenomena, unfortunately, indicate the defects of the functioning of state organisms. In particular, indicate the lack of proper social mobility. Keywords West Ukrainian People's Republic, political revolution, Podillian newspapers