ROMAN BRZESKI’S VIEWS ON POLITICS GETMAN SKOROPADSKIY

Abstract

The article examines the views of Roman Brzeski on the domestic and foreign political activities of Pavlo Skoropadskyi as hetman of the Ukrainian State, compares Brzeski’s assessments of Skoropadskyi in contrast with the hetman’s ideological opponents and supporters. Also, this article conducts a compara tive analysis of Roman Brzeski’s opinions with the visions of modern histori ans on domestic and foreign policy, regarding the question of dependence of the Skoropadsky Hetmanate regime and its government on Germany and its allies in particular.The author attempts to find out the reasons for Brzeski’s sharply negative assessments of the domestic and foreign policy of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi and his government, including a negative assessment of the Hetman himself as a person. Furthermore, efforts are being made to con firm or refute Roman Brzeski’s opinion about Skoropadski’s complete depen dence on the German occupation administration and as a protégé of pro-Rus sian forces.The author also brings little-known sources of personal origin of Brzeski’s authorship into wide scientific circulation to study the problems of the Ukrainian Revolution and the period of the Hetmanate from the point of view of a witness and participant in the events of that time in particular. In addition to scientific novelty, the study of such little-known sources and per sonalities as Roman Brzeski allows us to understand certain views and stereo types of historical events and personalities that are still present, since they were formed and spread not only through opinion leaders, but also among less influential and well-known personalities. In addition, the little-known and even forgotten legacy of the participants of the Ukrainian liberation struggle of 1917-1921, who emigrated after their defeat and was not available for a long time, is returning to Ukrainian memoirs and humanitarian sciences. This allows us both to find new information and to make an attempt to analyze historical events through the prism of the life experienced by the participants.