ZUNR: HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THE DIASPORA’S REPRESENTATIVES

Abstract

The purpose of the research: to analyze the key storylines in the memoirs of the participant in the preparation of the November disruption, materials on the progress of the Ukrainian-Polish war, the publication of the former soldiers of Ukrainians, etc. The main tasks are: to summarize the information on the history of ZUNR, accumulated in memoirs; to make a comparison of the sources, to select interesting data that will allow more colorful reproduction of revolutionary events; highlight the reflection of the participants in the liberation struggle. During the study, they used the method of “text era”.

The research methodology is based on regionalist approaches to studying the problem. In the course of the study, general scientific methods were used. First of all, the method of collecting factual data (accumulation of facts) and the method of their layout (analysis). Also, special methods (biographical, source-analysis analysis) were used to help characterize the information of participants in revolutionary events.

The scientific novelty consists in the outline of little-known memoirs on the history of the ZUNR.

Conclusions Memoirs of the participants of the revolution, which were recorded in the diaspora, and therefore preserved, detail the events of the ZUNR period and help to understand the circumstances, processes, factors that determined the course of national liberation competitions 1917–1921. Memoirs of such ignorant participants deserve attention as a source of study of the state competitions of the Ukrainian people. Only a comprehensive analysis of all available sources will allow us to comprehensively cover the history of the ZUNR.

to understand the circumstances, processes, factors that determined the course of national liberation competitions 1917–1921. Memoirs of such ignorant