CREATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UKRAINIAN STATE BY PAVLO SKOROPADSKY

Abstract

The purpose of the study to analyze the policy of Pavlo Skoropadsky in the process of creating the armed forces, and to identify the main achievements and obstacles. The research methods are based on two basic principles of historicism and objectivity. The first requires the author to abandon political assess- ment, consider the phenomenon comprehensively and take into account the specific historical situation whenanalyzing empirical material. The principle of objectivity is aimed at clearly outlining the relationship between the subject and the object in the process of cognition. When performing the course work, the following methodswere used: special-historical, namely: comparative-historical, historical-systemic, problem-chronological; general scientific: induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, comparison, specification, generalization, system- atization. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the comprehensive study of the source base and literaryworks. A significant amount of historical information collected from printed publications, periodicals, archival funds, as well as scientific monographs and articles devoted to the study of the political course of Pavlo Sko- ropadskyi has been brought into scientific circulation. The conclusions of scientific intelligence are of greatimportance for the theoretical understanding of the process of formation of the Ukrainian State, in particular the formation of its armed forces as a key element of state-building efforts. Conclusions. The above-mentioned policies of Pavlo Skoropadsky contributed to the formation of a more orderly and structured Armed Forces,capable of functioning effectively in the conditions of the then challenges and threats. However, in the fightagainst an internal opponent, such as the Directory, which operated mainly on the ideological front, the armyof the Ukrainian State turned out to be incapable of fighting.