Dovgalets O. Activities of national minorities’ political parties of the Ukrainian Central Rada.

The dissertation is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the activities of parties of national minorities within the Ukrainian Central Rada. In the dissertation, on the basis of analysis of various sources and scientific literature, the main directions of activity of factions of All-Russian, Jewish and Polish parties within the Ukrainian Central Rada were investigated and a comparative analysis of the tactics of parties of national minorities in relation to the requirements of the Ukrainian national liberation movement was carried out. The paper analyzes the size, social composition and territorial branching of local centers of All-Russian, Jewish and Polish parties operating on the territory of Ukrainian lands, as well as the political factors influencing the formation of the factional structure of the Ukrainian Central Rada.