Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (1899)
Ukrainian Social Democratic Party Українська соціал-демократична партія | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Mykola Hankevych |
| Founded | August 17, 1899 |
| Dissolved | September 1, 1939 |
| Split from | |
| Headquarters | Lviv |
| Ideology | |
| International affiliation | Labour and Socialist International (1933-1939) |
| Slogan | «Наша ціль є вільна держава українського люду — Українська Республіка» (English: "Our goal is a free state of the Ukrainian people - the Ukrainian Republic") |
Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (USDP;
Section of Galician Social Democratic Party under Austria
The Ukrainian Social Democratic Party was originally a Ukrainian section of the Polish-speaking Galician Social Democratic party by some ethnic-Ukrainian members of that part and leftist members of the Ukrainian Radical Party in Lviv. The key leaders were Mykola Hankevych (party chairman) and Semen Vityk. The party was based on the Ukrainian social democratic principles that were already in place by 1897. The first congress of the party took place in Lviv in 1903. In 1906, the party was amalgamated with its affiliate in Bukovina, the Social Democratic Party of Bukovina, under its leader, Yosyp Bezpalko.
The Ukrainian Social Democratic Party had close ties to the
Separate party under Austria, ZUNR, and Poland
In June 1907 the USDP has officially seceded from Galician Social Democratic Party at the party conference. The split allowed the USDP civil organization "Liberty" (Volya) to be more active in urban communities rather than to remain outside of cities.
In 1914 the party joined the Ukrainian General Council, and adopted a pro-Austrian position during the Great War.
Upon
In 1921 the part switched to a pro-Soviet line advocating
The Polish authorities outlawed the party on January 30, 1924, as one that caused a threat to peace and order. After the ban, many USDP cadres joined the underground faction of
See also
References
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