CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Batanova, Tetyana Oleksandrivna |
|---|---|
| Title | Jewish National Autonomy in Ukraine, 1917-1918: Institutional Organization, Self-Perception, Attitudes, and Historiographical Interpretations |
| Summary | In April 1917 the Ukrainian Central Rada, the local legislative assembly, was elected. From autumn 1917, when it was set up as a regional government with real power, and till April 1918 national Jewish parties showed active interest in it. Owing to their activity the Law about National-Personal Autonomy was adopted and Jewish autonomous institutions created. Although it seems that the history of the Ukrainian Central Rada is widely depicted in Ukrainian and world historiography and the history of Jews in Ukraine in that period was also researched by such scientists as H. Abramson, V. Verstiuk, O. Naiman and others, the history of Jewish national autonomy, Ministry of Jewish affairs, national Jewish parties in the Ukrainian Central Rada is still not adequately researched. That is why this paper endeavors to outline the main tendencies in the history of Jewish autonomy in Ukraine in 1917 – 1918 in the light of on the general policy of the Central Rada towards national minorities and relations of Jewish and Ukrainian national movements. Five Jewish parties were represented in the Rada: the Zionists, the Bund, the Fareinigte, the Poale-Zion and the Folkspartei. The relations between these Jewish parties in the Rada were quite tense because of socialist and Zionist parties’ confrontation. As a matter of fact, socialist parties, which had less support among Ukrainian Jewry than Zionists, had more influence and power in the Ukrainian Central Rada. Such confrontation had its consequences for establishing and activity of Jewish institutions in the Rada and in the politics of the Rada concerning Jewish national autonomy in Ukraine. This thesis aims to outline the creation of Jewish national autonomy in 1917 – 1918 Ukraine, therefore it does not claim to be a complete research, but it rather gives questions for further researches. |
| Supervisor | Miller Michael |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/batanova_tetyana.pdf |
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