Hetman P. Skoropadskyi and the Hetman State in Polish Historiography
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https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2024.03.160Keywords:
P. Skoropadskyi, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Central Council, German military intervention, Polish historiography, W. MędrzeckiAbstract
The purpose is to show how the course of the Ukrainian Revolution 1917—1921, which coincided with the formation of the Second Polish Republic, is presented in modern Polish historiography. The fate of both nations in those times was different. The Polish view of Ukrainian events provides additional options and arguments in the search for reasons for the defeat of Ukrainian statehood.
The methodology is based on the principle of historicism, the use of general scientific and special historical research methods, i.e., structural-functional systematic analysis of historiographical facts and the comparative historical method.
The scientific novelty lies in the introduction of the original and meaningful monographic work of the Polish Historian W. Mędrzecki into the Ukrainian historiographical discourse, as it has been little known among Ukrainian researchers. The Polish historian suggests analyzing the Ukrainian events in the wider context of the World War I and the German military presence in Ukraine.
Conclusions. W. Mędrzecki’s book is based on a comprehensive study of both Ukrainian and German sources, involving a wide range of historiographical works. It has enabled the researcher to conduct a deep objective analysis of events and come to a number of critical conclusions, which are reviewed in the article.
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