In 1917, Hrushevsky was elected head of the revolutionary parliament, the Ukrainian Central Rada, in Kyiv and gradually guided it from Ukrainian national autonomy within a democratic Russia through to complete independence.
He chaired the Congress of the Peoples of Russia.
Hrushevsky was then clearly revealed to be a radical democrat and a socialist.
On February 17, 1918, The New York Times published an article by Hrushevsky that outlined Ukraine's struggle for self-government.
Following the German-supported coup of General Pavlo Skoropadsky, he went into hiding.
Hrushevsky felt that Skoropadsky had perverted the cause of Ukrainian statehood by associating it with social conservatism.
Hrushevsky returned to public politics after the overthrow of Skoropadsky by the Directory.
He did not, however, approve of the Directory and soon found himself in conflict with it.
In 1919, he emigrated, having acquired a mandate from the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries to co-ordinate the activities of its representatives abroad.
In 1917, Hrushevsky was elected head of the revolutionary parliament, the Ukrainian Central Rada, in Kyiv and gradually guided it from Ukrainian national autonomy within a democratic Russia through to complete independence. He chaired the Congress of the Peoples of Russia. Hrushevsky was then clearly revealed to be a radical democrat and a socialist. On February 17, 1918, The New York Times published an article by Hrushevsky that outlined Ukraine's struggle for self-government. Following the German-supported coup of General Pavlo Skoropadsky, he went into hiding. Hrushevsky felt that Skoropadsky had perverted the cause of Ukrainian statehood by associating it with social conservatism. Hrushevsky returned to public politics after the overthrow of Skoropadsky by the Directory. He did not, however, approve of the Directory and soon found himself in conflict with it. In 1919, he emigrated, having acquired a mandate from the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries to co-ordinate the activities of its representatives abroad.
Mykhailo Hrushevsky