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| The first notice of the convening of the congress was published on March 19, 1917, in the newspaper "Visti from the Ukrainian Central Council". On March 28, the «Kievskaya Mysl» newspaper published a program of the congress and instructions for its election, prepared by ]. The congress is scheduled for Easter holidays - April 6, 7, 8 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday of ]). The leaders of the Central Rada intended to hold a congress on the principles of territorial representation with the participation of all regions of Ukraine in order to transform the organization into a nationwide one. | The first notice of the convening of the congress was published on March 19, 1917, in the newspaper "Visti from the Ukrainian Central Council". On March 28, the «Kievskaya Mysl» newspaper published a program of the congress and instructions for its election, prepared by ]. The congress is scheduled for Easter holidays - April 6, 7, 8 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday of ]). The leaders of the Central Rada intended to hold a congress on the principles of territorial representation with the participation of all regions of Ukraine in order to transform the organization into a nationwide one. | ||
| In his article "On the All-Ukrainian Congress", published on March 29, 1917, Mykhailo Hrushevsky called on Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians "of all regions, territories and nooks and crannies |
In his article "On the All-Ukrainian Congress", published on March 29, 1917, Mykhailo Hrushevsky called on Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians "of all regions, territories and nooks and crannies of our national territory standing on the Ukrainian political platform" to take an active part in its work, which will contribute to the successful fulfillment of its expectations. The author emphasized: | ||
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All-Ukrainian National Congress became the first representative forum of the Ukrainian national movement in Ukraine and the first step towards the creation of Ukrainian National State. The congress was organized by the Ukrainian Central Rada and took place on 19–21 April [O.S. 6–8 April] 1917. The congress took place about a month after the creation of the Central Council of Ukraine and the 1917 March events in Petrograd. There were 1,500 delegates that participated in the congress and included 700 delegates with a decisive vote rights, 200 had consultative vote rights, and the rest were guests and invited participants. The key purpose of the congress was to recognize the Central Council of Ukraine as the All-Ukrainian National representative authority and widen its competency over the whole territory of Ukraine (until mid-April, decisions of the Central Council of Ukraine de facto had power only for the city of Kyiv).
The purpose and preparation of Congress
The All-Ukrainian National Congress was convened on April 6-8, 1917 in Kyiv. Its importance was determined by the very purpose of convening the forum - to make the Central Rada the governing body of the Ukrainian national movement and to expand its social base, to refocus the priorities of activities from cultural and educational to state-centered.
The growth of the national movement
During the month of the revolution, after a series of national demonstrations, and in particular the Freedom Day in Kyiv, the Ukrainian liberation movement gained such a magnitude that the Ukrainian Central Rada, in its original composition, could no longer count on its successful leadership. All Ukrainian society of that time, its leadership, also felt the need to transform the Central Rada into a more authoritative and competent body than the one created in early March 1917, mainly by representatives of Kyiv NGOs. At the same time, leading politicians wanted to demonstrate in a unique way their potential on an all-Ukrainian scale and to identify with the support of a reputable national body the principle line of the national liberation struggle, which inevitably became more evident.
Organization of the congress
The first notice of the convening of the congress was published on March 19, 1917, in the newspaper "Visti from the Ukrainian Central Council". On March 28, the «Kievskaya Mysl» newspaper published a program of the congress and instructions for its election, prepared by Mikhaylo Hrushevsky. The congress is scheduled for Easter holidays - April 6, 7, 8 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Easter). The leaders of the Central Rada intended to hold a congress on the principles of territorial representation with the participation of all regions of Ukraine in order to transform the organization into a nationwide one.
In his article "On the All-Ukrainian Congress", published on March 29, 1917, Mykhailo Hrushevsky called on Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians "of all regions, territories and nooks and crannies of our national territory standing on the Ukrainian political platform" to take an active part in its work, which will contribute to the successful fulfillment of its expectations. The author emphasized:
External links
- Khmil, I. All-Ukrainian National Congress. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. "Naukova dumka". Kiev, 2003.
- Skrypniuk, O. All-Ukrainian National Congress. Jurist Encyclopedia. "Ukrayinska Entsyklopedia". Kiev, 1998.