Open AccessMetropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky's Struggle for ZUNR Approval (1918-1923)
Author(s) -
Ya. Bilas
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2002.22.1342
Subject(s) - ukrainian , bishops , parliament , political science , metropolitan area , empire , law , ancient history , economic history , public administration , geography , history , archaeology , politics , philosophy , linguistics
Autumn 1918 p. the breakup of the war-weakened Austro-Hungarian Empire was evident. Taking into account the existing claims of the Poles on the territory of Galicia, the first task of the Ukrainian parliamentary representation was to prepare for the re-election of the authorities in the region. On his initiative October 18-19, 1918 p. a constituent was held in Lviv - "a representative assembly (about 500 people) of Ukrainian ambassadors to the parliament and regional councils of Galicia and Bukovina, bishops, delegates of Ukrainian parties ...".