Polubotkivtsi uprising
Polubotok Military Club mutiny | |||
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Part of Ukrainian Liberation Movement | |||
Kiev, Russian Republic | |||
Caused by | 2nd Universal of the Central Council (16 July 1917) | ||
Goals |
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Methods | negotiations, military insubrodination, use of small firearms | ||
Resulted in | Disarmament of mutinied soldiers and sending them to frontlines (collaterally - collapse of the Kerensky Offensive, July Days ) | ||
Parties | |||
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Lead figures | |||
Oleksandr Shulhyn
poruchik Romanovsky
Yuriy Kapkan | |||
Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 4 |
The Polubotok Club Affair was an important national civil affair and an armed revolt of the Kiev garrison troops that took place on July 17–18, 1917 in
The rebels’ main goal was an immediate proclamation of
The uprising was later stifled due to the effective counter-actions of the Ukrainian officials and leaders of the Russian Kiev Military District. The participants of the revolt were mainly exiled to the Romanian World War I frontlines, where many soon died. The ideologist of the disorder is considered the contemporary nationalist leader of that time Mykola Mikhnovsky[4] although there is no direct and clear evidences of his involvement in those events.
Causes and preceding events
Ukrainian military movement has rapidly developed after establishment of the Ukrainian military club in March 1917. It was closely cooperated with the clandestine Fraternity of Independentists led by Valentyn Otamanovsky.
Fraternity of Independentists and conspiracy
Ukrainian politician and researcher of the Ukrainian liberation movement from
The commander of the First Ukrainian regiment Yuriy Kapkan, whom Mikhnovsky had intended to play an important role in the coup, disclosed Mikhnovsky's plans to Volodymyr Vynnychenko.[5]
Russian government delegation
On 2 July 1917 a Russian government delegation headed by Alexander Kerensky visit Kiev after the declaration of the First Universal of Central Council that called for autonomous status of the Russian Southwestern Krai.[1]
See also
- July Days, same timeframe in Saint Petersburg.
Notes
- ^ According to Serhiy Shemet[1]
References
- ^ a b Mirchuk, P. Tragic Victory: A coup that would turn the history of Ukraine in another way. Toronto: "Liha Vyzvolennya Ukrayiny", 1954
- ^ Ukrainian Military Club at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- ^ Lytvyn, S. Troops of the Central Council: criminal negligence or threshold of possibility? "Military History" 2007
- ^ Mykola Mikhnovsky at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- ^ ISBN 966-83-31-19-2
Further reading
- Soldatenko, V.F and Soldatenko, I.V. Strike of Polubotkivtsi in 1917. "Ukrainian Historical Magazine" ## 7 - 10. 1993.
- Soldatenko, V.F. Ukrainian Revolution. Historical overview: Monograph. "Lybid". Kiev 1999. ISBN 966-06-0130-1.
- Doroshenko, D. History of Ukraine 1917-1923 in two volumes. "Tempora". Kiev 2002.
- Vynnychenko, V. Revival of nation: History of the Ukrainian Revolution (March 1917 - December 1919). Kiev 1990.
- Skoropadsky, P.Memoirs (end of 1917 - December 1918). "Kyiv - Filadelfia". Kiev 1995.
- ISBN 966-8331-02-8.
- Milyukov, P.N. History of the Second Russian Revolution. Vol.1, Ed.2. Sofia 1992.
- Sidak, V., Ostashko, T., Vronska, T. Colonel Petro Bolbochan: Tragedy of a Ukrainian Statesman (Scientific edition). "Tempora". Kiev 2004. (Illustrations)
- Mirchuk, P. Revival of a Grand Idea. "Ukrainian Publishing Club". Kiev 1999.
- Historical Encyclopedia. 1917-2000. "3MEDIA". Kiev 2002.
- Ukraine Incognito / After a general editorship of Larysa Ivanyshyn. Ed.4 (stereotypical). "Ukrainian press-group, LLC". Kiev 2005.
- Koval, R. Crimson harvest of the Ukrainian Revolution. Kiev: Diokor, 2005. ISBN 966-83-31-19-2
External links
- Eternal oppositioner by Volodymyr Horak for Newspaper "Den" (April 14, 2007)
- The Apostle of the Ukrainian statehood at Government portal (Ukraine)
- Scarlet fields of the Ukrainian revolution by Roman Koval (Strike of Polubotkivtsi) at The Ukrainian Life at Sevastopol website