Council of People's Ministers
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The Council of People's Ministers was the main executive institution of the Ukrainian People's Republic
. It was reorganized out of the General Secretariat of Ukraine
upon the proclamation of the 4th Universal and Independence on January 25, 1918. As the General Secretariat it is a preceding government institution to the today's Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
. The members of the former secretariat did not change at least right away, but rather were renamed as ministers, while the chancellor became a secretary. The first Chairman of the council (Prime Minister) became Volodymyr Vynnychenko
.
Deputy-Chairman: Ivan Kraskovsky (UPSF), Oleksandr Karpynsk, and L.Abramovych.
The initial coalition was composed Esdeks, SRs, Federalists, and national minorities, however by the end of January a crisis has developed between Esdeks and SRs as the Bolshevik forces of the Soviet Russia were quickly advancing towards Kiev, while the Kiev Bolshevik faction instigated another disorder
. Rada issued a note of non-confidence in Vynnechenko's government forcing him to resign on January 30, 1918.
. Along with it a special commission was organized to the Brest-Litovsk negotiations. Holubovych's government existed for about three months. One of the major changes to the cabinet was reappointment of the Minister of Military Affairs, with which Mykola Porsh had a lot of trouble.
Right before the coup d'état
(April 29) all members of the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists left the council.
On April 29 the Central Rada finally adopted its Constitution. In it the Council of People's Ministers was defined as the supreme executive power of the republic. The council was to be formed by the president of the National Assembly in consultation with Council of Starshyna and confirmed by the assembly. The members of the Council of People's Ministers were responsible individually and collectively to the National Assembly.
Association, Pavlo Skoropadsky
. The Congress of the All-Ukrainian Union of Landowners the same day proclaimed him as the Hetman of Ukraine. A well organized coup was supported by the German Armed forces Command that was stationed in the Kiev-city. The historical evaluation of the Skoropadsky's regime that lasted less than year still requires a substantial analysis and a balanced approach. Nonetheless some important milestones in the Ukrainian State Affairs were reached during that period of time.
The same day Skoropadsky issued couple edicts: Manifesto to the Entire Ukrainian Nation (author Aleksandr Paltov) and Laws concerning the Provisional State System in Ukraine. Both of those documents became a provisional constitution of the new government. All laws and reforms provided by the Central Rada and the Council of People's Ministers were abolished. All legislative and executive powers were transferred to the hetman who also was recognized as the Commander-in-Chief
of the National Armed Forces. The mentioned edicts provided the Council of Ministers with the legislative and executive functions, members of which were appointed by the hetman and solely responsible to him. All decrees and orders of the hetman had to be countersigned by a otaman-minister (prime-minister) or another appropriate minister, while the hetman was to ratify all decision of the council. Civil rights were to be guaranteed within the limits of the law. A supreme court was to be created with the hetman retaining the authority to commute sentences. The name of the country was changed to the Ukrainian State .
On May 4 the council was replaced with the Government of Lyzohub.
were losing ground (Bulgaria
armistice Sep.29, Ottoman Empire
- Oct.30) forced the Skoropadsky's regime to start negotiations to broaden his base of support. The Union demanded eight ministerial portfolios, the convocation of a diet, end of censorship and restriction on freedom of speech. Although no compromise was found, five members of the Union agreed to join the Council of Ministers on October 25.
on November 11, 1918 and withdrawal of the German-Austrian contingent from the territory of Ukraine forced Skopropadsky dramatically change his policy and on November 14, 1918 he proclaimed a federal union with the forces of non-Bolshevik Russia (Russian Republic). Fedir Lyzohub resigned from the government and the council was reorganized under the former minister of food supply Sergei Gerbel. The federation with Russian triggered a full-scale uprising which turned into a month long warfare led by the Directorate of Ukraine
.
On December 14, 1918 the Council of Ministers surrendered its powers and Skoropadsky abdicated. Several ministers were arrested, while Skoropadsky fled to Germany.
and the Temporary Council of State Affairs (TRZDS) in Vinnytsia
. It took couple of weeks before the new government was formed on December 26. The head of the new cabinet became Volodymyr Chekhivsky. Chekhivsky's government together with the government of Ostapenko altogether lasted for two and a half months. During this period the Ukrainian national forces were almost completely eliminated controlling a miser territory near Rivne
–Brody
. Both of the governments had also to deal with a series of military revolts against them and were unable to control the situation in the country. They were finally replaced with the Martos-Mazepa government that throughout summer of 1919 were in control of the Podillia territory near Kamyanets.
During this time the Ukrainian nationalists were losing their war against Bolshevik Russia and their puppet-state Ukrainian SSR
. On February 5, 1919 the Ukrainian government was forced out of Kiev
once again and relocated to Vinnytsia
. On February 13 a new government, consisting of non-socialist members, was formed in order to convince the representatives of the Entente to provide some military support in the fight with Bolsheviks. The same day Volodymyr Vynnychenko
resigned from the Directorate of Ukraine
and emigrated abroad.
who quit the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries. Along with him left the SR party Osyp Nazaruk.
The unsuccessful dialogue with the representatives of the Entente led to dismissal of the Ostapenko's Cabinet.
Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
. It was reorganized out of the General Secretariat of Ukraine
General Secretariat of Ukraine
The General Secretariat of Ukraine was the main executive institution of the Ukrainian People's Republic from June 28, 1917 to January 22, 1918.It closely related to the today's Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine...
upon the proclamation of the 4th Universal and Independence on January 25, 1918. As the General Secretariat it is a preceding government institution to the today's Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ukraine is the highest body of state executive power in Ukraine also referred to as the Government of Ukraine...
. The members of the former secretariat did not change at least right away, but rather were renamed as ministers, while the chancellor became a secretary. The first Chairman of the council (Prime Minister) became Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko - Biography :Vynnychenko was born in Yelisavetgrad , the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire in a family of peasants. His father Kyrylo Vasyliovych Vynnychenko earlier in his life was a peasant-serf has moved from a village to the city of Yelisavetgrad where...
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Scope
The composition of the council was determined by agreement among the major parties (coalition) and confirming by the plenum of Central Rada. The list of proposed members was petitioned by the chairman of the Central Rada.Vynnychenko's Cabinet (January 25-30, 1918)
The former members of secretariat continued to serve now as ministers. The major changes was no introduction of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and the former secretary of Food Supply Kovalevsky was replaced by Dmytro Koliukh (unaffiliated). Also the Commissioner to the Russian Government was abandoned as well.| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Remarks |
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| Secretary | Ivan Mirny | unaffiliated | |
| Internal Affairs (chairman) | Volodymyr Vynnychenko Volodymyr Vynnychenko Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko - Biography :Vynnychenko was born in Yelisavetgrad , the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire in a family of peasants. His father Kyrylo Vasyliovych Vynnychenko earlier in his life was a peasant-serf has moved from a village to the city of Yelisavetgrad where... |
USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
three deputies |
| Finance | Vasyl Mazurenko | USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
(acting) |
| Foreign Affairs | Oleksandr Shulhyn | UPSF | |
| Education | Ivan Steshenko Ivan Steshenko Ivan Steshenko was a Ukrainian civic and political activist, writer, translator, member of the Ukrainian government, and member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. He had several pen-surnames: Serdeshny, Sichovyk, Svitlenko, and Stepura.Steshenko had a wife Oksana Steshenko, a daughter and a... |
UPSI | Deputy Petro Kholodny (UPSF) |
| Controller | Aleksandr Zolotarev | Jewish Bund | |
| Military Affairs | Mykola Porsh | USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
Deputy Oleksandr Zhukovsky (UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... ) |
| Naval Affairs | Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych was a Ukrainian politician and art historian.Professor Dmytro Antonovych was the son of a Ukrainian historian Volodymyr Antonovych, the husband of Kateryna Antonovych, the father of Marko Antonovych and Mykhailo Antonovych.In 1900–1905, he was one of the founders and leaders of... |
USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
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| Food Supply | Dmytro Koliukh | unaffiliated | |
| Post and Telegraph | Mykyta Shapoval | UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
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| Trade and Industry | Vsevolod Holubovych Vsevolod Holubovych Vsevolod Oleksandrovych Holubovych was born in the village of Poltavka, Balta uyezd, Podolie Governorate. Holubovych was the Prime Minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic from January to March.-Early period:... |
UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
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| Justice | Mykhailo Tkachenko | USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
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| Transport | Vadym Yeshchenko | UPSI | |
| Russian Affairs | D.Odinets | RRNSP | |
| Polish Affairs | Mieczysław Mickiewicz Mieczysław Mickiewicz Mieczysław Mickiewicz was a Polish-Ukrainian politician.Mieczysław Mickiewicz served as the Deputy-Secretary of Polish Affairs in several cabinets of the Ukrainian People's Republic, also translated as the Ukrainian National Republic , headed by Volodymyr Vynnychenko .Then he served as voivode of... |
PDCP | |
| Jewish Affairs | Moishe Zilberfarb | Fareynikte United Jewish Socialist Workers Party United Jewish Socialist Workers Party was a political party in Poland and certain regions of the Russian Empire . Its followers were generally known simply for the first portion of the name Fareynikte - 'United'. Politically the party favored national personal autonomy for the Jewish community... |
Deputy-Chairman: Ivan Kraskovsky (UPSF), Oleksandr Karpynsk, and L.Abramovych.
The initial coalition was composed Esdeks, SRs, Federalists, and national minorities, however by the end of January a crisis has developed between Esdeks and SRs as the Bolshevik forces of the Soviet Russia were quickly advancing towards Kiev, while the Kiev Bolshevik faction instigated another disorder
Kiev Arsenal January Uprising
Kiev Arsenal January Uprising, sometimes called simply the January Uprising or the January Rebellion , was the Bolshevik organized workers' armed revolt that started on January 29, 1918 at the Kiev Arsenal factory during the Ukrainian-Soviet War....
. Rada issued a note of non-confidence in Vynnechenko's government forcing him to resign on January 30, 1918.
Cabinet of Holubovych (January 31 - April 29, 1918)
A new cabinet was composed mostly out of members of the Socialist-Revolutionary party headed by its leader Vsevolod HolubovychVsevolod Holubovych
Vsevolod Oleksandrovych Holubovych was born in the village of Poltavka, Balta uyezd, Podolie Governorate. Holubovych was the Prime Minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic from January to March.-Early period:...
. Along with it a special commission was organized to the Brest-Litovsk negotiations. Holubovych's government existed for about three months. One of the major changes to the cabinet was reappointment of the Minister of Military Affairs, with which Mykola Porsh had a lot of trouble.
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | February Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Affairs | Pavlo Khrystiuk Pavlo Khrystiuk Pavlo Khrystiuk was a Ukrainian cooperator, historian, journalist, political activist, and statesman.- Biography :... |
UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
Mykhailo Tkachenko (USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... ) |
| Finance | Stepan Perepelytsia | unaffiliated | Petro Klymovych (unaffiliated) |
| Foreign Affairs (chairman) | Vsevolod Holubovych Vsevolod Holubovych Vsevolod Oleksandrovych Holubovych was born in the village of Poltavka, Balta uyezd, Podolie Governorate. Holubovych was the Prime Minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic from January to March.-Early period:... |
UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
Mykola Liubynsky (UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... ) |
| Education | Nykyfor Hryhoriiv | UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
Vyacheslav Prokopovych Vyacheslav Prokopovych Vyacheslav Prokopovych was a Ukrainian politician and historian.Since 1905, he was a politician of the Ukrainian Democratic-Radical Party , established in Kiev. At the end of World War I, he was a member of the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists and Central Rada... (UPSF) |
| Military Affairs | Ivan Nemolovsky | UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
O.Zhukovsky (UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... ) |
| Naval Affairs | Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych was a Ukrainian politician and art historian.Professor Dmytro Antonovych was the son of a Ukrainian historian Volodymyr Antonovych, the husband of Kateryna Antonovych, the father of Marko Antonovych and Mykhailo Antonovych.In 1900–1905, he was one of the founders and leaders of... |
USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
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| Food Supply | Mykola Kovalevsky | UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... |
Dmytro Koliukh (unaffiliated) |
| Post and Telegraph | Hryhoriy Sydorenko | unaffiliated | |
| Agrarian Affairs | Arystarkh Ternychenko | unaffiliated | Mykola Kovalevsky (UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... ) |
| Justice | Mykhailo Tkachenko | USDRP Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party The Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party was the leading party of the Ukrainian People's Republic and was also known as SDPists or Esdeky. The party was reformed in 1905 at the Second Congress of the RUP and was pursuing the Marxist ideology... |
Serhiy Shelukhin (UPSF) |
| Transport | Yevhen Sokovych | unaffiliated | |
| Labor | Leonid Mykhailiv (USDRP) | ||
| Trade and Industry | Ivan Feshchenko-Chopivsky (UPSF) | ||
| Controller | Oleksandr Lototsky (UPSF) | ||
| Secretary | Pavlo Khrystiuk Pavlo Khrystiuk Pavlo Khrystiuk was a Ukrainian cooperator, historian, journalist, political activist, and statesman.- Biography :... (UPSR Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants... ) |
Right before the coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
(April 29) all members of the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists left the council.
On April 29 the Central Rada finally adopted its Constitution. In it the Council of People's Ministers was defined as the supreme executive power of the republic. The council was to be formed by the president of the National Assembly in consultation with Council of Starshyna and confirmed by the assembly. The members of the Council of People's Ministers were responsible individually and collectively to the National Assembly.
Hetmanate
On April 29, 1918, what is believed to be as, an anti-socialist coup d'état brought to power a conservative in his political views former Russian General, a well-respected military specialist throughout the region, an elected Hetman of the Free CossacksFree Cossacks
Free Cossacks was the Ukrainian association volunteer militia units that arose somewhat spontaneously during the decomposition of the Russian Imperial Army in spring of 1917....
Association, Pavlo Skoropadsky
Pavlo Skoropadsky
Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi 3 May 1873, Wiesbaden, Germany – 26 April 1945, Metten monastery clinic, Bavaria, Germany) was a Ukrainian politician, earlier an aristocrat and decorated Imperial Russian Army general...
. The Congress of the All-Ukrainian Union of Landowners the same day proclaimed him as the Hetman of Ukraine. A well organized coup was supported by the German Armed forces Command that was stationed in the Kiev-city. The historical evaluation of the Skoropadsky's regime that lasted less than year still requires a substantial analysis and a balanced approach. Nonetheless some important milestones in the Ukrainian State Affairs were reached during that period of time.
The same day Skoropadsky issued couple edicts: Manifesto to the Entire Ukrainian Nation (author Aleksandr Paltov) and Laws concerning the Provisional State System in Ukraine. Both of those documents became a provisional constitution of the new government. All laws and reforms provided by the Central Rada and the Council of People's Ministers were abolished. All legislative and executive powers were transferred to the hetman who also was recognized as the Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the National Armed Forces. The mentioned edicts provided the Council of Ministers with the legislative and executive functions, members of which were appointed by the hetman and solely responsible to him. All decrees and orders of the hetman had to be countersigned by a otaman-minister (prime-minister) or another appropriate minister, while the hetman was to ratify all decision of the council. Civil rights were to be guaranteed within the limits of the law. A supreme court was to be created with the hetman retaining the authority to commute sentences. The name of the country was changed to the Ukrainian State .
Vasylenko Government (April 30 - May 4, 1918)
Initially Mykola Sakhno-Ustymovych was appointed as the acting Prime-Minister, the very next day (April 30) was replaced with another Ukrainian statesman Mykola Vasylenko (Kadet) who went onto a compromise with some socialists composing the government out of moderate Ukrainian parties among which were the Ukrainian Party of Socialist-Federalists (UPSF). However UPSF did not seek to cooperate with the conservative regime of Skoropadsky and was boycotting the sessions of the council. Vasylenko who was acting Otaman-minister could not fully organize the cabinet and performed several ministerial roles as a result of that. In less than a week later his attempt was scratched as well.| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Affairs | Oleksandr Vyshnevsky | (acting) | |
| Finance | Anton Rzhepetsky | Kadet | |
| Foreign Affairs (chairman) | Mykola Vasylenko | Kadet | also Minister of Confessions |
| Naval Affairs | M.Maksymov | ||
| Food Supply | Yuriy Sokolovsky | ||
| Health Security | Vsevolod Liubynsky | ||
| Justice | Mykhailo Chubynsky | Kadet | |
| Transport | Boris Butenko | ||
| Labor | Yuliy Vagner | ||
| Trade | Sergei Gutnik | Kadet | (real name Izrail Mikhelov) |
| State Secretary | Gizhytskiy |
On May 4 the council was replaced with the Government of Lyzohub.
First Cabinet of Lyzohub (May 4 - October 25, 1918)
On May 4 the Otaman-minister Fedir Lyzohub finally was able to compose a working government. During summer some changes were made to the original cabinet. Lyzohub's government lasted for over half a year and was one of the longest existing governments in the revolutionary period. It resigned with the start of the Ukrainian civil war and replaced by the government of Grebel.| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Replacements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Affairs (chairman) | Fedir Lyzohub | Octobrist | Ihor Kistiakovsky |
| Finance | Anton Rzhepetsky | Kadet | |
| Foreign Affairs | Dmytro Doroshenko Dmytro Doroshenko Dmytro Doroshenko was a prominent Ukrainian political figure during the revolution of 1917-1918 and a leading Ukrainian emigre historian during the inter-war period.-Political career:... |
UPSF | |
| Education | Mykola Vasylenko | Kadet | |
| Military Affairs | General Rogoza Alexander Ragoza Alexander Frantsevich Ragoza - minister of defense of Ukrainian State. He was also a General in the Imperial Russian Army who saw service during the First World War.... |
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| Naval Affairs | M.Maksymov | (temporary acting) | |
| Food Supply | Yuriy Sokolovsky | Sergei Gerbel | |
| Confessions | Vasiliy Zenkovskiy | ||
| Agrarian Affairs | Vasiliy Kolokoltsev | ||
| Justice | Mykhailo Chubynsky | Kadet | A.Romanov |
| Transport | Boris Butenko | ||
| Labor | Yuliy Vagner | ||
| Health Security | Vsevolod Liubynsky | ||
| Controller | Yuriy Afanasyev | ||
| Secretary | Ihor Kistiakovsky | S.Zavadsky |
Second Cabinet of Lyzohub (October 25 - November 14, 1918)
Pressure from the Ukrainian National Union (UNU) (Battle at Motovylivka) and witnessing that Central PowersCentral Powers
The Central Powers were one of the two warring factions in World War I , composed of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria...
were losing ground (Bulgaria
Kingdom of Bulgaria
The Kingdom of Bulgaria was established as an independent state when the Principality of Bulgaria, an Ottoman vassal, officially proclaimed itself independent on October 5, 1908 . This move also formalised the annexation of the Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia, which had been under the control...
armistice Sep.29, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
- Oct.30) forced the Skoropadsky's regime to start negotiations to broaden his base of support. The Union demanded eight ministerial portfolios, the convocation of a diet, end of censorship and restriction on freedom of speech. Although no compromise was found, five members of the Union agreed to join the Council of Ministers on October 25.
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Affairs | Victor Reinbot | (temporary) | |
| Finance | Anton Rzhepetsky | Kadet | |
| Foreign Affairs | Dmytro Doroshenko Dmytro Doroshenko Dmytro Doroshenko was a prominent Ukrainian political figure during the revolution of 1917-1918 and a leading Ukrainian emigre historian during the inter-war period.-Political career:... |
UPSF | |
| Education | Petro Stebnytsky | UNU | (UPSF) |
| Military Affairs | General Rogoza Alexander Ragoza Alexander Frantsevich Ragoza - minister of defense of Ukrainian State. He was also a General in the Imperial Russian Army who saw service during the First World War.... |
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| Food Supply | Sergei Gerbel | ||
| Confessions | Oleksandr Lototsky | UNU | (UPSF) |
| Agrarian Affairs | Volodymyr Leontovych | UNU | (unaffiliated) |
| Justice | Andriy Vyazlov | UNU | (UPSF) |
| Transport | Boris Butenko | ||
| Labor | Maksym Slavinsky | UNU | (UPSF) |
| Health Security | Vsevolod Liubynsky | ||
| Trade and Industry | Sergei Mering | ||
| Controller | S.Petrov | ||
| Secretary | S.Zavadsky |
Gerbel's Cabinet (November 14 - December 14, 1918)
The final capitulation of the Central PowersCentral Powers
The Central Powers were one of the two warring factions in World War I , composed of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria...
on November 11, 1918 and withdrawal of the German-Austrian contingent from the territory of Ukraine forced Skopropadsky dramatically change his policy and on November 14, 1918 he proclaimed a federal union with the forces of non-Bolshevik Russia (Russian Republic). Fedir Lyzohub resigned from the government and the council was reorganized under the former minister of food supply Sergei Gerbel. The federation with Russian triggered a full-scale uprising which turned into a month long warfare led by the Directorate of Ukraine
Directorate of Ukraine
The Directorate, or Directory was a provisional revolutionary state committee of the Ukrainian National Republic, formed in 1918 by the Ukrainian National Union in rebellion against Skoropadsky's regime....
.
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Affairs | Ihor Kistiakovsky | ||
| Finance | Anton Rzhepetsky | Kadet | |
| Foreign Affairs | Yuriy Afanasyev | ||
| Education and Arts | Volodymyr Naumenko | UPSF | |
| Military Affairs | D.Shchutsky | ||
| Naval Affairs | Admiral Pokrovsky | Captain Bilysnky Nov.26 | |
| Food Supply | G.Glinka | ||
| Confessions | Mikhail Voronovich | UL | |
| Agrarian Affairs (chairman) | Sergei Gerbel | ||
| Justice | Victor Reinbot | ||
| Transport | V.Laindeberg | ||
| Labor | Volodymyr Kosynsky | ||
| Health Security | Vsevolod Liubynsky | ||
| Trade and Industry | Sergei Mering | ||
| Controller | S.Petrov |
On December 14, 1918 the Council of Ministers surrendered its powers and Skoropadsky abdicated. Several ministers were arrested, while Skoropadsky fled to Germany.
Chekhivsky's Cabinet (December 26, 1918 - February 13, 1919)
Between December 15 - 25 there was a stand off between the Revolutionary Committee in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
and the Temporary Council of State Affairs (TRZDS) in Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
. It took couple of weeks before the new government was formed on December 26. The head of the new cabinet became Volodymyr Chekhivsky. Chekhivsky's government together with the government of Ostapenko altogether lasted for two and a half months. During this period the Ukrainian national forces were almost completely eliminated controlling a miser territory near Rivne
Rivne
Rivne or Rovno is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
–Brody
Brody
Brody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
. Both of the governments had also to deal with a series of military revolts against them and were unable to control the situation in the country. They were finally replaced with the Martos-Mazepa government that throughout summer of 1919 were in control of the Podillia territory near Kamyanets.
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | I.Snizhko | Mykhailo Korchynsky (UPSF) | |
| Internal Affairs | Oleksandr Mytsiuk | UPSR | |
| Finance | Vasyl Mazurenko | USDRP | |
| Foreign Affairs (chairman) | Volodymyr Chekhivsky | USDRP | |
| Education | Petro Kholodny | UPSF | Ivan Ohiienko (UPSF) |
| Controller | Dmytro Symoniv | UPSI | |
| Defense | General Osetsky | General Hrekov | |
| Naval Affairs | Admiral Bilynsky | ||
| Food Supply | Borys Martos | USDRP | |
| Post and Telegraph | I.Shtefan | UPSR | |
| Trade and Industry | Serhiy Ostapenko Serhiy Ostapenko Serhiy Ostapenko was economist, statesman, and political activist of Ukraine. In the beginning of 1919 he directed the Council of People's Ministers of Ukrainian People's Republic .-Early years:... |
UPSR | |
| Justice | Serhiy Shelukhin | UPSF | |
| Transport | Pylyp Pylypchuk | UNRP Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance The Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance, was the largest Ukrainian political party in the Second Polish Republic, active in territory that is currently Western Ukraine. It dominated the mainstream political life of the Ukrainian minority in Poland, which with almost 14% of Poland's population... |
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| Agrarian Affairs | Mykyta Shapoval | UPSR | |
| Religious Confessions | Ivan Lypa | UPSI | |
| Arts | Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych was a Ukrainian politician and art historian.Professor Dmytro Antonovych was the son of a Ukrainian historian Volodymyr Antonovych, the husband of Kateryna Antonovych, the father of Marko Antonovych and Mykhailo Antonovych.In 1900–1905, he was one of the founders and leaders of... |
USDRP | |
| Health Security | Borys Matiushenko | USDRP | |
| Labor | Leonid Mykhailiv | USDRP | |
| Press and Propaganda | Osyp Nazaruk | UPSR | |
| Jewish Affairs | Abraham Revutsky | Poale Zion Poale Zion Poale Zion was a Movement of Marxist Zionist Jewish workers circles founded in various cities of the Russian Empire about the turn of the century after the Bund rejected Zionism in 1901.-Formation and early years:Poale Zion parties and organisations were started across the Jewish diaspora in the... |
During this time the Ukrainian nationalists were losing their war against Bolshevik Russia and their puppet-state Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
. On February 5, 1919 the Ukrainian government was forced out of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
once again and relocated to Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
. On February 13 a new government, consisting of non-socialist members, was formed in order to convince the representatives of the Entente to provide some military support in the fight with Bolsheviks. The same day Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko - Biography :Vynnychenko was born in Yelisavetgrad , the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire in a family of peasants. His father Kyrylo Vasyliovych Vynnychenko earlier in his life was a peasant-serf has moved from a village to the city of Yelisavetgrad where...
resigned from the Directorate of Ukraine
Directorate of Ukraine
The Directorate, or Directory was a provisional revolutionary state committee of the Ukrainian National Republic, formed in 1918 by the Ukrainian National Union in rebellion against Skoropadsky's regime....
and emigrated abroad.
Ostapenko's Cabinet (February 13 - April 9, 1919)
The head of the new cabinet became Serhiy OstapenkoSerhiy Ostapenko
Serhiy Ostapenko was economist, statesman, and political activist of Ukraine. In the beginning of 1919 he directed the Council of People's Ministers of Ukrainian People's Republic .-Early years:...
who quit the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries. Along with him left the SR party Osyp Nazaruk.
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | Mykhailo Korchynsky | UPSF | |
| Internal Affairs | H.Chyzhevsky | UNRP | |
| Finance | Mykhailo Kryvetsky | UPSI | |
| Foreign Affairs | Kost Matsiyevych | UPSF | |
| Education | Ivan Ohiienko | UPSF | |
| Controller | Dmytro Symoniv | UPSI | |
| Defense | Oleksandr Shapoval | UPSI | |
| Naval Affairs | Admiral Bilynsky | ||
| National Economy | Ivan Feshchenko-Chopivsky | UPSF | Deputy Premier |
| Justice | Dmytro Markovych | ||
| Transport | Pylyp Pylypchuk | UNRP Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance The Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance, was the largest Ukrainian political party in the Second Polish Republic, active in territory that is currently Western Ukraine. It dominated the mainstream political life of the Ukrainian minority in Poland, which with almost 14% of Poland's population... |
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| Agrarian Affairs | Yevhen Arkhypenko | UNRP | |
| Religious Confessions | Ivan Lypa | UPSI | |
| Health Security | Ovksentsiy Korchak-Chepurkivsky | ||
| Press and Propaganda | Osyp Nazaruk |
The unsuccessful dialogue with the representatives of the Entente led to dismissal of the Ostapenko's Cabinet.