Central Rada

Central Rada

Українська Центральна Рада
Ukrainian People's Republic
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded4 March 1917 (1917-03-04)
Disbanded29 April 1918
Succeeded byConstituent Assembly (proposed)
Labour Congress (de facto)
Verkhovna Rada (1992)
Leadership
Chairman
Seats822 (July 1917)
Elections
Last election
April 1918
Meeting place
Ukrainian Club Building, Kiev

The Central Rada of Ukraine, also called the Central Council (Ukrainian: Українська Центральна Рада, romanizedUkrainska Tsentralna Rada), was the All-Ukrainian council that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputies as well as few members of political, public, cultural and professional organizations of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[1] After the All-Ukrainian National Congress (19–21 April 1917), the Council became the revolutionary parliament in the interbellum lasting until the Ukrainian-Soviet War.[1] Unlike with many other councils in the Russian Republic, Bolshevization of the Rada failed completely, prompting the Ukrainian Bolsheviks to form a rival government in Kharkov.

  1. ^ a b Arkadii Zhukovsky. Central Rada. Encyclopedia of Ukraine.

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