Borotbism : A Chapter in the History of the Ukrainian Revolution.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Editors Note -- Introduction by Christopher Ford -- 1. The Ukrainian Revolution from today's vantage point. -- 2. The Colonial Terrain and Social Forces of the Revolution -- 3. Problems of the Ukrainian Revolution -- 4. The Tragedy of the Russo-Ukrainian War -- 5. The War within the Ukrainian Peoples Republic -- 6. What might have been and legacy of the Borotbisty -- Illustrations -- Biographical Sketch of Ivan Maistrenko -- Introduction to the 1954 edition by Ivan Maistrenko -- 1 Historical Antecedents -- A. Components of Ukrainian Political Thought -- 1. The Russian Influence -- 2. The Cult of the Peasant -- 3. Romantic Nationalism: The Search for Self-Existence -- B. Ideological Precursors of Borotbism -- 1. Drahomanov: The Father of Ukrainian Political Parties -- 2. Marxism Enters Ukraine -- C. The Experience of the Revolutionary Ukrainian Party (RUP) -- 1. The Problem of National Liberation -- 2. Formulation of the National Program -- 3. Nationalism Splits the RUP -- 4. The Lesson of the Spilka -- 2 Origins of the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries (UPSR), Predecessor of Borotbism -- A. Ideological Background of the UPSR -- B. The First Attempts at Formation of Ukrainian SR Groups Before 1917 -- C. The First SR Groups and Party Program -- 3 Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries in 1917 -- A. From the First to the Second Congress of the UPSR -- 1. The First Congress of the UPSR -- 2. The Growth and Influence of the UPSR -- B. From the Second to the Third Congress of the UPSR -- 1. The Second Congress of the UPSR and its Turn to the Left -- 2. Influence of Bolshevik Ideas on the Ukrainian Revolution and on the UPSR -- C. From the Third Congress of the UPSR to the Liquidation of Ukrainian Revolutionary Democracy.

1. The Third Congress of the UPSR and the Party's movement toward the Soviet position -- 2. The Impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War -- 3. Failure of a Left SR Coup and of a Right SR Government -- 4 The Borotbisty Under the Hetmanate -- A. Worker and Peasant Opposition to the Hetman Coup -- 1. The Second All-Ukrainian Peasants' Congress -- 2. The Second All-Ukrainian Workers' Congress -- B. The Fourth Congress of the UPSR and the Split -- 1. The Fourth Congress -- 2. Aftermath of the Congress -- C. The Program of the Borotbisty -- 1. The Platform of the New Central Committee -- 2. The Weapon of Terror -- 3. The National Question -- D. Movement of the Borotbisty Toward a Non-Bolshevik Soviet Platform -- 1. The Kharkiv Province Party Conference -- 2. The August Conference of Party Emissaries -- 5 The Borotbisty in Revolt Against the Hetmanate and the Directory -- A. The General Uprising Against the Hetmanate -- B. Disaffection with the Directory -- 1. Failure of the Directory's Military and Foreign Policy -- 2. Peasants' Congresses Under Borotbist Influence -- C. Final Attempts to Reunite the UPSR -- D. Borotbist Ties With Pro-Soviet Parties -- E. Inherent Weakness of the Borotbisty -- 6 The Second Period of Bolshevik Rule in Ukraine -- A. The Bolshevik Approach to the Ukrainian Problem -- B. Borotbist Efforts to Form a Government -- 1. The Borotbist Central Revolutionary Committee -- 2 Attempted Use of Hryhoryiv's Army -- C. Implementation of Bolshevik Occupation Policy -- D. Borotbism in Crisis -- 1. Internal Party Differences -- 2. Rejection by the CP(b)U -- E. Joint Action Against Hryhoryiv -- 1. Bolshevik Detente with the Borotbisty -- 2. Hryhoryiv's revolt against the Bolsheviks -- 7 Borotbisty in the Denikin Underground -- A. Formation of the Ukrainian Communist Party (Borotbisty): UCP(B) -- B. Two Views on the Formation of the UCP(B).

1. The "Dual Roots" Theory -- 2. The Bolshevik Argument -- C. Borotbist Opposition to the Denikin Regime -- 1 The Borotbist Underground in Kyiv -- 2. Borotbist Activity Among the Partisans -- 8 The third Period of Bolshevik Rule in Ukraine -- A. Bolshevik Re-Examination of the Ukrainian Problem -- 1. Bolsheviks Face To Face with the Ukrainian Problem -- 2. The Guiding Hand of Lenin -- B. Bolshevik Resolutions -- 1. The Russian Bolsheviks -- 2. The Ukrainian Bolsheviks -- 3. The Borotbist-Ukrainian Bolshevik Agreement -- C. Final Borotbist Attempt To Organize A Ukrainian Red Army -- 1. Interlude with Makhno -- 2. Alliance With Ataman Volokh -- 3. The Trotsky Order -- D. The Growth and Dissolution of the UCP(B) -- 1. The Spread of Borot'bism Among the Masses -- 2. The Bolshevik Ring Around the Borotbisty -- 3. Dissolution of the UCP(B) -- E. Divers Views on the Dissolution of the Borotbisty -- 9 The Borotbisty in the CP(b)U -- A. The CP(b)U and the UCP(b) Compared -- 1 Composition of the CP(b)U -- 2. Composition of the UCP(b) -- B. A Letter From a Ukrainian SR Emigre -- C. Borotbism Versus Philistinism in the CP(b)U -- D Shumskism -- Appendix 1 Reminiscences of the Borotbist Organization in the District of Kobeliaky -- Appendix 2 Biographical Sketches of Individual Borotbisty -- Appendix 3 Platform of the Central Committee of the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries: The Present State of Affairs and Party Tactics (approved by Central Committee on June 3, 1918) -- Appendix 4 Draft Decree on Encouraging the Development of Culture of the Ukrainian People -- Explanatory Note to the Decree -- Text of the Decree -- Appendix 5 Memorandum of the Ukrainian Communist Party (Borotbisty) to the Executive Committeeof the Third Communist International -- I -- II -- IV [sic] -- SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Soviet Responses to Maistrenko's Borotbism -- Bibliography.

A. General Works -- B. Congresses and Conferences -- 1. Communist International -- 2. CP(b)U -- 3. RSDRP(b) and RCP(b) -- C. Articles -- D. Letters, Speeches, Draft Projects, Resolutions -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects -- Notes.

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