Uman District Under the Rule of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky

Abstract

The article aims to objectively reproduce the picture of the difficult period of socio-political changes that took place throughout the entire period of the existence of the Ukrainian state using archival materials and periodicals on the example of the Uman district of Kyiv province. The research methodology is based on a logical method, which made it possible to combine and generalize already identified historical facts and determine regional features; the principle of historicism in the unity of all components, namely consistency and scientific nature. The scientific novelty of the work is based on the study of the region’s role in the national events in the era of Pavlo Skoropadsky’s rule. This regional direction is significant from a historical point of view. The article is part of a broader study of socio-political, socio-economic and national-cultural events of the Ukrainian revolution of 1917-1921 in the Uman district. Conclusions. The official apparatus changed on the territory of the Uman district during Pavlo Skoropadsky’s rule (April – December 1918). Self-government bodies were subject to audit and prepared for re-elections, which were to be held in November – December 1918. The presence of German troops on the district's territory harmed the process of state creation. Repressions by the authorities, robberies, requisition and confiscation of food, indemnities, coercive measures against peasants, and a complex food situation had resulted in conflicts between the population and the authorities. The policy aimed to provide practical assistance to landlords and breeders in returning lost property measures to prevent anti-Hetman agitation and punish political opponents who did not receive proper support from the majority of the Uman districtpopulation.