Metadata: Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party. Central Committee and Local Organizations
Collection
- Country:
- Ukraine
- Holding institution:
- Central State Archives of Public Organizations of Ukraine
- Holding institution (official language):
- Центральний державний архів громадських об’єднань України
- Postal address:
- 01011, м. Київ, вул. Генерала Алмазова, 8
- Phone number:
- 380 (044) 285-55-16
- Web address:
- http://www.cdago.gov.ua/
- Email:
- cdago@arch.gov.ua
- Reference number:
- F. 266
- Title:
- Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party. Central Committee and Local Organizations
- Title (official language):
- Украинская социал-демократическая рабочая партия. Центральный комитет и местные организации
- Creator/accumulator:
- Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party. Central Committee and Local Organizations
- Date(s):
- 1903/1922
- Language:
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Extent:
- 5 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Scope and content:
- Materials housed in the fond include a personal invitation, addressed to Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party Central Committee member V. K. Vynnychenko, to a session of the Kiev Committee of the Jewish Social-Democratic Workers’ Party Po’ale Tsiyon (1917); and minutes of a joint session of the latter party, the Zionist Socialist Workers’ Party, the Bund, the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party (Bolsheviks), the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party (Mensheviks), and the Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party devoted to Ukrainian self-determination and the national-cultural autonomy of Jews in Ukraine (undated).
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Emerging from the Revolutionary Ukrainian Party (RUP), the Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party (USDRP) was established in December 1905. Its leaders were D. V. Antonovych, V. K. Vynnychenko, S. V. Petliura, V. V. Doroshenko, and B. N. Martos. The USDRP platform called for transforming the Russian Empire into a democratic republic with an elective legislative assembly; broad civil rights granted to all segments of the population; a well-developed system of local self-government; and the right of every national group to cultural and political self-determination. The Ukrainian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party and the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party (RSDRP) differed in their approach to the nationalities question, particularly as pertained to Ukraine; it was for instance a basic condition of USDRP membership to recognise Ukraine’s right to national and territorial autonomy. In February 1917, the USDRP was the most influential Ukrainian party, and took an active role in establishing Ukrainian statehood; in particular, it was one of the leading political forces during the Central Rada period. At its fourth congress (10-12 January 1919), the USDRP split into two factions: the “orthodox” Ukrainian Social-Democrats and the “independent” [nezalezhna] faction; in January 1920 the latter established the Ukrainian Communist Party, which favoured an independent Ukrainian SSR. In emigration, the USDRP Delegation Abroad had a centre in Prague and belonged to the Socialist International.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Vynnychenko, V. K.
- System of arrangement:
- The fond includes a single inventory systematised chronologically.
- Finding aids:
- An inventory is available.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Theological Seminary
