THE ROLE OF ROMAN DASHKEVYCH IN THE FORMATION OF THE ARTILLERY OF THE SICH RIFLEMEN DURING THE UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917 – 1921

Andrii  BAHAN; Yaroslav  STETSIV

doi:10.24919/2519-058X.25.269524

Authors

Andrii BAHAN Postgraduate of Graduate School of Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1718-3179
Yaroslav STETSIV Postgraduate of Graduate School of Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-7452

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24919/2519-058X.25.269524

Keywords:

Roman Dashkevych, artillery, the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 – 1921, the Sich Riflemen, Halytsko-Bukovynsky kurin.

Abstract

The purpose of the research: analysis of the role of R. Dashkevych in the formation of the Sich Riflemen artillery units during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 – 1921. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism and objectivity. Methods of generalization, analysis, synthesis of information have been used during the research. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that, despite the presence of individual historical biographical studies dedicated to R. Dashkevych in the Ukrainian historiography, to this day there is no comprehensive analysis of his role in the formation of the Sich Riflemen artillery units during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 – 1921. On the basis of the memories of military, public and political figures, there has been done a comprehensive analysis of the role of R. Dashkevych in the formation of the Sich Riflemen artillery and his contribution to the combat readiness of artillery units, which affected not only the fighting capacity of the Ukrainian army, but also the existence of the Ukrainian state in general. The Conclusions. As a result of the overthrow of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian monarchies, a liberation movement began on the Ukrainian lands, the goal of which was to gain statehood. It is common knowledge that a combat-ready army is necessary for the existence of any nation. The Ukrainian military elite, aware of this fact, began to form its own armed forces. However, initially the government of the Central Rada did not approve of the senior officers' idea of forming a regular army and adhered to the idea of forming “a national militia”. Among the officer corps R. Dashkevych was one of the first to join the military movement to start the process of forming of the Sich Riflemen artillery and the Ukrainian army. Despite the shortage of quality military personnel, lack of weapons and ammunition, the Bolshevik aggression and numerous contradictions between the military and political leaders, R. Dashkevych managed to form combat-capable artillery units and develop the artillery of the Ukrainian army during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 – 1921. Later on, R. Dashkevych's artillery units played an important role in battles with the Ukrainian statehood opponents and ensured the activities of state authorities during the liberation struggles.

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