UKRAINIAN SUPREME LIBERATION COUNCIL: STRUCTURE, POLITICAL PROGRAM

Abstract

The aim of the article is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the prerequisites for the establishment of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council, with a focus on the peculiarities of its structure and political program formed under the military and political challenges of the mid-twentieth century. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity, and a systematic approach to the analysis of the structure and political program of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council. A set of general scientific and special historical methods was applied, including analysis and synthesis, comparative-historical and problem-chronological approaches, while the structural-functional method made it possible to characterize the internal organization of the UGVR and its role in coordinating the liberation movement. An important place is occupied by the source-based analysis of the UGVR’s program documents, including the «Universal of the UGVR» and the «Platform of the UGVR», which enables the reconstruction of the organization’s ideo logical foundations. Conclusions. It has been established that since 1944 the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council functioned as a supra-party coordinating center of the Ukrainian liberation movement, uniting representatives of various political environments on the basis of a common program and the goal of achieving state independence. It has been shown that its formation took place under conditions of political fragmentation, ideological polarization, and competition for leadership, which significantly complicated the consolidation of Ukrainian forces and resulted in limited support from certain political groups. It has been proven that the program documents of the UGVR reflected a synthesis of nationalist ideology with democratic values, including human rights, political pluralism, and social justice. It has been substantiated that the activities of the UGVR were aimed both at internal coordination of the liberation struggle and at representing the Ukrainian issue in the international arena as part of the broader struggle of oppressed nations. It has been generalized that the UGVR became an important stage in the development of Ukrainian political thought and the practice of state-building under conditions of war and occupation