AN EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN ARMED STRUGGLE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION REGIMES AMONG OUN(B) (1942–1944)

The article covers the features of the military doctrine formation of the national resistance movement's nationalist wing during World War II. The gradual process of forming a conscious conviction to create its own armed forces is outlined.The specificity of the conceptual military developments of the nationalist movement's leadership in the objective circumstances of the time is emphasized. This predetermines the use of a comparative approach in the process of research.Emphasized the importance of external and internal factors in the crystallization of the idea of the national army. Ideas about ways of achieving the goal of activities in the OUN(B) leadership environment in the designated chronological period are specified.The role of external factors, in particular occupation regimes, in the process of formation of national armed forces is pointed out. Their presence led to the emergence and assertion of the inevitability of struggle on several fronts while gaining national statehood.The vision of the role of the armed forces in the realization of the idea of ​​national statehood is represented by the representatives of the direction mentioned above of social and political life. The author stressed the tradition of fighting for the realization of the nation's state aspirations. Working on outlined topics and creating an objective picture of the national past relate to the essential aspects of the formation of a proper state position in society.Keywords: armed struggle, army, statehood, resistance movement, nationalism, ideology, Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Ukrainian People's Self-Defense.