Regional Committee in Protection of Revolution in Ukraine ( uk, Крайовий комітет з охорони революції в Україні) was a short lived revolutionary organization preceding the Kiev revolutionary committee of Bolsheviks. It declared itself the supreme authority in Ukraine after the
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key mom ...
. The committee was created on the night November 7-8, 1917 at the closed door session of the Executive Committee of
Central Council of Ukraine
The Central Council of Ukraine ( uk, Українська Центральна Рада, ) (also called the Tsentralna Rada or the Central Rada) was the All-Ukrainian council (soviet) that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputie ...
with representatives of revolutionary organizations of Ukraine. It was dissolved in couple of days and transferred its authority of the
General Secretariat of Ukraine
The General Secretariat of Ukraine ( uk, Генеральний секретаріат УЦР—УНР) was the autonomous Ukrainian executive government of the Russian Republic from June 28, 1917 to January 22, 1918. For most of its existence ...
.
Composition
The committee consisted of the following representatives from:
*
Central Council of Ukraine
The Central Council of Ukraine ( uk, Українська Центральна Рада, ) (also called the Tsentralna Rada or the Central Rada) was the All-Ukrainian council (soviet) that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputie ...
* All-Ukrainian Soviet of soldiers deputies
*
Ukrainian General Military Committee Ukrainian General Military Committee ( uk, Український генеральний військовий комітет; ''Ukrayinskyi heneralnyi viyskovyi komitet'') was the highest military institution in Ukrainian People's Republic establish ...
* Chief Railway Committee
* National political parties
* Soviets of workers and soldiers deputies of Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa, Yekaterinoslav
List of members:
Mykola Porsh
Mykola Volodymyrovych Porsh ( uk, Микола Володимирович Порш) was a political and civil activist of Ukraine, economist, member of the Russian Constituent Assembly.
He was a prominent activist of the Revolutionary Ukrainian ...
(chairman),
Mykhailo Tkachenko Mykhailo or Mykhaylo ( uk, Михайло) is a Ukrainian given name, equivalent to English Michael. Notable people with the name include:
* Mykhaylo Berkos (1861–1919), Russian and Ukraine artist of Greek origin
*Mykhailo Bolotskykh (born 1960), ...
,
Oleksandr Sevryuk
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
,
Mykola Kovalevsky
Mykola ( uk, Мико́ла, Mykóla, ) is a Slavic variant, more specifically a Ukrainian variant, of the masculine name " Nicholas", meaning "victory of the people". It may refer to:
People
*Mykola Arkas (1853–1909), Ukrainian composer, wri ...
Yuriy Pyatakov
Georgy (Yury) Leonidovich Pyatakov (russian: Гео́ргий Леони́дович Пятако́в; 6 August 1890 – 30 January 1937) was a leader of the Bolsheviks and a key Soviet politician during and after the 1917 Russian Revolution ...
,
Mykyta Shapoval Mykyta ( uk, Мики́та ) is a Ukrainian given name, cognate of Belarusian '' Mikita'' and Russian ''Nikita'', all originally borrowed from Greek '' Nicetas''.
Notable persons with the name Mykyta include:
* Mykyta Burda (born 1995), Ukrainia ...
,
Solomon Goldelman
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew: , Modern: , Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yah"), was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and succe ...
, S.Saradzhev,
Anatoliy Pisotsky
Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...
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Symon Petlyura
Symon Vasylyovych Petliura ( uk, Си́мон Васи́льович Петлю́ра; – May 25, 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He became the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army and the President of the Ukrainian People' ...
,
Mykola Shumytsky
Mykola ( uk, Мико́ла, Mykóla, ) is a Slavic variant, more specifically a Ukrainian variant, of the masculine name " Nicholas", meaning "victory of the people". It may refer to:
People
*Mykola Arkas (1853–1909), Ukrainian composer, wri ...
,
Mykhailo Telezhynsky Mykhailo or Mykhaylo ( uk, Михайло) is a Ukrainian given name, equivalent to English Michael. Notable people with the name include:
* Mykhaylo Berkos (1861–1919), Russian and Ukraine artist of Greek origin
*Mykhailo Bolotskykh (born 1960), ...
,
Hryhoriy Kasyanenko
Hryhoriy ( uk, Григо́рій, Hryhórij ), sometimes Hryhory, may refer to:
*Hryhory Alchevsky (1866–1920), prominent Ukrainian and minor Russian composer
* Hryhoriy Baranets (born 1986), professional Ukrainian football midfielder
*Hryhory ...
,
Isaak Kreisberg
Isaak Mironovich Kreisberg ( uk, Ісак Миронович Крейсберг) was Soviet political figure of Ukraine.
Born in 1898 in Kiev, Kreisberg was taking part in a revolutionary movement since 1912. In 1914 he joined the RSDLP and in ...
,
Volodymyr Zatonsky
Volodymyr Petrovych Zatonsky ( uk, Володи́мир Зато́нський, russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Зато́нский ''Vladimir Petrovich Zatonsky''; July 27, 1888 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet politician, aca ...
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Moisei Rafes
Moisei Rafes, ''Moishe Rafes'' uk, Моисей Григорьевич Рафес, ''Moysey Hryhorovych Rafes'' (3 November 1883 – 1942) was a prominent Jewish politician of the Ukrainian People's Republic as the Bundist representative. After ...
,
Moisei Zilbelfarb
Moishe Zylberfarb ( uk, Мо́йше Зи́льберфарб, yi, משה זילבערפֿאַרב) was a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, and public activist of Jewish descent. He was one of the authors of the Law of Ukraine about national-indi ...
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Development
On November 9, 1917 in its announcement to residents of Ukraine the committee reported that it concentrate functions of central power in its hands and being responsible to the
Central Council of Ukraine
The Central Council of Ukraine ( uk, Українська Центральна Рада, ) (also called the Tsentralna Rada or the Central Rada) was the All-Ukrainian council (soviet) that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputie ...
. The committee created a revolutionary headquarters for organization of military forces and presented a request to the commander of
Kiev Military District
The Kiev Military District (; , abbreviated ) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces. It was first formed in 1862, and was headquartered in Kiev ( Kyiv) for most of its ...
Mikhail Kvetsinsky that all military units will be subordinated to the orders of the
Ukrainian General Military Committee Ukrainian General Military Committee ( uk, Український генеральний військовий комітет; ''Ukrayinskyi heneralnyi viyskovyi komitet'') was the highest military institution in Ukrainian People's Republic establish ...
(UHVK), while orders of a commander and district headquarters were controlled by a commissariat of nine people that the committee created. The committee also requested to depose the representative of the Provisional Government .
The committee, however, was not able to control the situation. The administration of the Kiev Military District (KVO) refused to recognize the committee and after the fall of the Provisional Government of Russia considered itself the only legitimate power in the city. It rejected the committee's request and arrested its members of commissariat who were sent for negotiations. In order to reach a consensus with the headquarters of KVO,
Symon Petlyura
Symon Vasylyovych Petliura ( uk, Си́мон Васи́льович Петлю́ра; – May 25, 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He became the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army and the President of the Ukrainian People' ...
personally as the chairman of UHVK arrived for negotiations. The district administration refused any further negotiations with the committee that included
bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
.
Committee dissolved
After the executive committee of Central Council of Ukraine condemned the Petrograd uprising on November 8, 1917 adopting a resolution, next day Bolsheviks left the committee. The same day in support of the Petrograd uprising, they conducted a united session with representatives of soviets, trade unions and military units in the building of . The assembly created the Kiev city Bolshevik revolutionary committee in preparation to overthrow the power led by
Leonid Pyatakov
Leonid (russian: Леонид ; uk, Леонід ; be, Леанід, Ljeaníd ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide.
People with the name include:
*Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919), Russian playwright a ...
, brother of
Yuri Pyatakov
Georgy (Yury) Leonidovich Pyatakov (russian: Гео́ргий Леони́дович Пятако́в; 6 August 1890 – 30 January 1937) was a leader of the Bolsheviks and a key Soviet politician during and after the 1917 Russian Revolution ...
. On November 11, 1917 the members of the new Bolshevik Kiev revolutionary committee were arrested.
In protest against further negotiations with the Kiev Military District, the members of the rest Ukrainian political parties left the regional committee as well. Due to such situation the committee was forced to dissolve and on November 10, 1917 transferred its authority to the
General Secretariat of Ukraine
The General Secretariat of Ukraine ( uk, Генеральний секретаріат УЦР—УНР) was the autonomous Ukrainian executive government of the Russian Republic from June 28, 1917 to January 22, 1918. For most of its existence ...
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; uk, Національна академія наук України, ''Natsional’na akademiya nauk Ukrayiny'', abbr: NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine th ...