Valentyn Domoroslyi
PhD hab. (History), Associate Professor,
of the Department of Social, Humanitarian and Legal Disciplines of the Uman National University,
Uman, Ukraine
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1682-9430
Maiia Kostiuk
Cand. Sc. (History),
Associate Professor, Department of social, humanitarian and legal disciplines
Uman National University of Hortuculture
Uman, Ukraine
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8484-2074
DOI: 10.17721/2522-4611.2025.51.4
UKRAINIAN FACTION IN THE SECOND STATE DUMA
OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE: ISSUES OF FORMATION
The article analyzes the participation of Ukrainian deputies in work of the Second State Duma of the Russian Empire. Authors of the research described the process of establishment of the Ukrainian duma community in the Russian parliament.
The article provides the ways of search for allies in struggle for rights and freedoms of the region by Ukrainian deputies who were members of the community. Reasons of failure to cooperate with cadets and social democrats are provided. Justification of political cooperation of representatives of Ukrainian faction with members of a labour faction is conducted. Reasons for termination of cooperation with a labour faction and establishment of their own deputy faction are explained.
The most active members of Ukrainian duma community were named.
Authors named directions in activity of a deputy group, the most important among them were the following: declaration of Ukraine’s autonomy, struggle for local self-government, introduction of Ukrainian in education, justice and church life.
The role of the newspaper “Ridna sprava – Dumski visti”, a printed body of the community, was explained. Representatives of Ukrainian community of Saint-Petersburg that provided assistance to deputies who were members of the community were mentioned.
Authors emphasize on comparison of activity of Ukrainian duma communities in the First and Second State Dumas of the Russian Empire.
Key words: Duma, community, conference, faction, deputy, autonomy, agrarian issue, national issue, rights, freedoms.
Received by the editorial board: 21.03.2025.
REFERENCES
1. Hrynevych, A. (1907). Pro holod [On hunger]. Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [Native Cause – News of the Duma], 1 [in Ukrainian].
2. Domanytskyi, V. (1906). Peterburzki visti. Pershizbory Ukrayinskoho Parlamentskoho klubu [News from the Petersburg. First meeting of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Club]. Hromadska dumka [Public Thought], 5 travnia [in Ukrainian].
3. (1907). Vid Ukrayinskoyi dumskoyi hromady [From Ukrainian Duma Community]. Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [News of the Duma], 31 chervnia [in Ukrainian].
4. (1906). V spravi zasnuvannia ukrayinskyi parlamentskoyi hrupy [On the issue of establishment of a Ukrainian parliamentary group]. Hromadska dumka [Public Thought], 9 lypnia [in Ukrainian].
5. (1907). Zyizd ukrayinskoyi radykalno-demokratychnoyi partiyi [Congress of Ukrainian radical and democratic party]. Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [Native Cause – News of the Duma], 20 travnia [in Ukrainian].
6. Konyk, O. O. (1994). Diyalnist selianskykh deputativ z Ukrayiny v I ta II Derzhavnykh Dumakh [Activity of village deputies from Ukraine in First and Second State Dumas]: avtoref. dys…. kand. ist. nauk. Kyiv , 10–11 [in Ukrainian].
7. Mylko, V. (2016). Ukrayinske predstavnytstvo v Derzhavniy Dumi Rosiyskoyi imperiyi [Ukrainian representation in the State Duma of the Russian Empire] (1906 – 1917). Kyiv: Instytut istorii Ukryiny NAN Ukrayiny, 396 [in Ukrainian].
8. Los, F. (1940). Do pytannia pro Dumsku Ukrayinsku Hromadu v II derzhavniy Dumi [On the issue of Ukrainian Duma Community in the Second State Duma]. Naukovi zapysky [Scientific Notes]. Kyiv: AN URSR, 2, 178 – 184 [in Ukrainian].
9. Nechytailo, S. (1907). Vylizlo shylo z mishka [Awl is out of a sack]. Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [Native Cause – News of the Duma], 8 [in Ukrainian].
10.(1906). Obozrevatel. Deputaty iz territoriyi Ukrainy i ikh deyatelnost v Gosudarstvennoi dume [Deputies from the territory of Ukraine and their activity in the State Duma]. Ukrainskiy vestnik [Ukrainian Journal], 11, 779 – 796 [in Russian].
11. Pisniachevskyi, V. V. (1907). Derzhavniy dumi. Druhi zbory ukrayinskykh posliv [In the State Duma. Second conference of Ukrainian ambassadors.] Rada [Parliament], 15 bereznia [in Ukrainian].
12. Pisniachevskyi, V. V. (1907). Derzhavniy Dumi. [In the State Duma.] Rada [Parliament], 22 bereznia [in Ukrainian].
13. (1907). Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [News from the Duma], 1, 12 kvitnia; 12, 6 chervnia [in Ukrainian].
14. Rubis, M. (1907). Do svitla [To the light]. Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [Native cause – News of the Duma], 6 [in Ukrainian].
15. Khvis,t V. (1907). Dumski perevody [News of the Duma]. Ridna sprava – Dumski visti [Native cause – News of the Duma], 2 [in Ukrainian].