RADICAL MOVEMENT IN GALICIA IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1890-s

Abstract

The role of Russian-Ukrainian radical party in the formation of Ukrainian consciousness on soil of Austrian Galicia at the beginning of 90-s of XIX century is studied. The native and foreign historiography considering this problem is viewed. The state of social-political thoughts of that time considering the national self-identification problem of Eastern-Slavic population of Galicia is described. The relations of radical movement with Carpatho-Russian processes - Ukrainophilia and Russophilism (Western Ukrainian Russophiles) are studied. Basing on the analyzed sources the conclusion is made that ideologists of radical movement were intended to reject to oppose Ukrainophilia and Russophilism movements and pass to one defense of social-economic and political interests of Carpatho-Russian population. At the same time it is marked, that the aim of total work of Ukrainophilia and Russophilism following the opinion of radical movement leaders is the creation of separate cultural community of Russian and Polish. That will lead to formation of Ukrainian nation. The conditions under which it was possible to have unified activity of all Carpatho-Russian movements, including recognition of religion freedom, as Ukrainophilia accepted the necessity of disposition of confession and Russophilism is Greek-Catholic.