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43-522: Ukrainian Social Democratic Party may refer to: Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (1899) , a political party in Galicia Ukraine – Forward! , established in 1998 as Ukrainian Social Democratic Party, renamed in 2012 Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (registered 1996) Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (registered 1994) Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (Canada) Topics referred to by

86-424: A de facto non-existent empire. The Austro-Hungarian monarchy collapsed with dramatic speed in the autumn of 1918. Leftist and pacifist political movements organized strikes in factories, and uprisings in the army had become commonplace. These leftist or left-liberal pro-Entente maverick parties opposed the monarchy as a form of government and considered themselves internationalist rather than patriotic. Eventually,

129-530: A cause that now appeared senseless. The Emperor had lost much of his power to rule, as his realm disintegrated. As one of his Fourteen Points , President Woodrow Wilson demanded that the nationalities of Austria–Hungary have the "freest opportunity to autonomous development". In response, Emperor Karl I agreed to reconvene the Imperial Parliament in 1917 and allow the creation of a confederation with each national group exercising self-governance. However,

172-539: A federal state of five Kingdoms ( Austria , Hungary , Croatia , Bohemia and Polish - Galicia ), in an attempt to take into account the aspirations of the Croats, Czechs, Austrian Germans, Poles, Ukrainians and Romanians without affecting the integrity of the lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen . It also promised the unification of Polish lands via an Austro-Polish solution , and an Austro-Bohemian Compromise that would transform

215-492: A history of chronic overcommitment rooted in the 1815 Congress of Vienna in which Metternich pledged Austria to fulfill a role that necessitated unwavering Austrian strength and resulted in overextension. Upon this weakened foundation, additional stressors during World War I catalyzed the collapse of the empire. The 1917 October Revolution and the Wilsonian peace pronouncements from January 1918 onward encouraged socialism on

258-558: A peace treaty after the First World War, and in the June 1920 Treaty of Trianon with Hungary. Later on, a lot of Austrian and Hungarian lands were ceded to other countries. By 1918, the economic situation had deteriorated. The government had failed badly on the homefront. Historian Alexander Watson reports: across central Europe ... The majority lived in a state of advanced misery by the spring of 1918, and conditions later worsened, for

301-670: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (1899) The Ukrainian Social Democratic Party was originally a Ukrainian section of the Polish-speaking Galician Social Democratic party by some ethnic-Ukrainian members of that part and leftist members of the Ukrainian Radical Party in Lviv . The key leaders were Mykola Hankevych (party chairman) and Semen Vityk. The party

344-824: The Great War . Upon dissolution of the Austria-Hungary in 1918 and establishment of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR) the party became an independent Ukrainian party and joined the Ukrainian National Council (parliament of the ZUNR), but later left the coalition government creating the socialist opposition, the Peasants and Workers Union. In 1921 the part switched to a pro-Soviet line advocating unification with Soviet Ukraine , while being hostile to

387-811: The Labor and Socialist International and in December 1934 joined the Ukrainian Socialist Bloc that also included the Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance and the Ukrainian Socialist Radical Party . Dissolution of Austria-Hungary German/Austrian nationalism Hungarian nationalism Italian nationalism Polish nationalism Romanian nationalism Ukrainian nationalism Yugoslav nationalism Other important events The dissolution of Austria-Hungary

430-615: The Russian Empire . Ideologically the party had an Austro-Marxist orientation. It advocated the creation of an independent Ukrainian state. V. Levynsky, Y. Bachynsky and Vityk Hankevych were leading personalities of the party. The party was active mobilizing for the 1902 peasant strikes in Husyatyn and Terebovlia counties. Until 1907 the party remained as a section of the Polish-dominated Galician party and Hankevych headed

473-658: The Allies on 14 October. The South Slavs in both halves of the monarchy had already declared in favor of uniting with Serbia in a large South Slav state by way of the 1917 Corfu Declaration signed by members of the Yugoslav Committee . Indeed, the Croatians had begun disregarding orders from Budapest earlier in October. The national councils had already begun acting more or less as provisional governments of independent countries. During

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516-514: The Allies were now committed to the causes of the Czechs, Slovaks and South Slavs. Therefore, Lansing said, autonomy for the nationalities – the tenth of the Fourteen Points – was no longer enough and Washington could not deal on the basis of the Fourteen Points anymore. The Lansing note was, in effect, the death certificate of Austria–Hungary. In fact, a Czechoslovak provisional government had joined

559-736: The German defeat and the minor revolutions in Vienna and Budapest gave political power to the left/liberal political parties. As the war went on the ethnic unity declined; the Allies encouraged breakaway demands from minorities and the Empire faced disintegration. As it became apparent that the Allied powers would win World War I, nationalist movements, which had previously been calling for a greater degree of autonomy for various areas, started pressing for full independence. In

602-570: The Italian battles, the political leaders of Czechs, Slovaks and Southern Slavs declared their independence. With defeat in the war imminent after the Italian offensive in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto beginning on 24 October, Czech politicians peacefully took over command in Prague on 28 October (later declared the birthday of Czechoslovakia) and followed up in other major cities in the next few days. On 30 October,

645-652: The Lviv city committee of the Social Democratic Party of Galicia. In June 1907 the USDP has officially seceded from Galician Social Democratic Party at the party conference. The split allowed the USDP civil organization "Liberty" ( Volya ) to be more active in urban communities rather than to remain outside of cities. In 1914 the party joined the Ukrainian General Council , and adopted a pro-Austrian position during

688-663: The Polish government as well as the exiled government of Yevhen Petrushevych . Some Volhynian USDP members were elected to the National Sejm of Poland in 1922. By the early 1920s the party became infiltrated by members of the Communist Party of Western Ukraine and at its sixth Congress in Lviv in March 1923 it changed its political platform to Communist and removed its older leaders including Mykola Hankevych. The Polish authorities outlawed

731-661: The Slovaks followed in Martin . On 29 October, the Slavs in both portions of what remained of Austria–Hungary proclaimed the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs . They also declared that their ultimate intention was to unite with Serbia and Montenegro in a large South Slav state . On the same day, the Czechs and Slovaks formally proclaimed the establishment of Czechoslovakia as an independent state . Alexander Watson argues that, "The Habsburg regime's doom

774-455: The capital cities of Vienna and Budapest, the leftist and liberal movements and opposition parties strengthened and supported the separatism of ethnic minorities. The multiethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire started to disintegrate, leaving its army alone on the battlefields. The military breakdown of the Italian front marked the start of the rebellion for the numerous ethnicities who made up the multiethnic Empire, as they refused to keep on fighting for

817-581: The empire were becoming increasingly embittered as, under expanded wartime powers, the military routinely suspended civil rights and treated different national groups with varying degrees of contempt throughout the Austrian half of the Dual Monarchy. At the last Italian offensive, the Austro-Hungarian Army took to the field without any food and munition supply and fought without any political supports for

860-498: The former Austro–Hungarian monarchy: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (between the victors of World War I and Austria) and the Treaty of Trianon (between the victors and Hungary) regulated the new borders of Austria and Hungary, reducing them to small-sized and landlocked states. In regard to areas without a decisive national majority, the Entente powers ruled in many cases in favour of

903-1514: The government through their representatives. I waive any share in state affairs. At the same time, I am releasing My Austrian Government from office. May the people of German Austria create and consolidate the reorganization in harmony and forgiveness. The happiness of my peoples has been the goal of my hottest wishes from the beginning. Only inner peace can heal the wounds of this war. Seit meiner Thronbesteigung war ich unablässig bemüht, Meine Volker aus den Schrecknissen des Krieges herauszuführen, an dessen Ausbruch ich keinerlei Schuld trage. Ich habe nicht gezögert, das verfassungsmäßige Leben wieder herzustellen und haben den Völkern den Weg zu ihrer selbständigen staatlichen Entwicklung eröffnet. Nach wie vor von unwandelbarer Liebe für alle Meine Völker erfüllt, will ich ihrer freien Entfaltung Meine Person nicht als Hindernis entgegenstellen. Im voraus erkenne ich die Entscheidung an, die Deutschösterreich über seine künftige Staatsform trifft. Das Volk hat durch seine Vertreter die Regierung übernommen. Ich verzichte auf jeden Anteil an den Staatsgeschäften. Gleichzeitig enthebe ich Meine österreichische Regierung ihres Amtes. Möge das Volk von Deutschösterreich in Eintracht und Versöhnlichkeit die Neuordnung schaffen und befestigen. Das Glück Meiner Völker war von Anbeginn das Ziel Meiner heißesten Wünsche. Nur der innere Friede kann die Wunden dieses Krieges heilen. Karl I's refusal to abdicate

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946-447: The horrors of war, which I am not responsible for. I have not hesitated to restore constitutional life and have opened the way for peoples to develop their own state independently. Still filled with unchangeable love for all My peoples, I do not want to oppose the free development of My Person as an obstacle. I recognize in advance the decision that German Austria will make regarding its future form of government. The people took over

989-451: The leaders of these national groups rejected the idea; they deeply distrusted Vienna and were now determined to get independence. On 14 October 1918, Foreign Minister Baron István Burián von Rajecz asked for an armistice based on the Fourteen Points. On 16 October 1918, Emperor Karl I of Austria and IV of Hungary proclaimed the People's Manifesto , which envisaged to turn the Empire into

1032-472: The loss of 72% of its territory, 64% of its population and most of its natural resources. The First Hungarian Republic was short-lived and was temporarily replaced by the communist Hungarian Soviet Republic . Romanian troops ousted Béla Kun and his communist government during the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1919 . In the summer of 1919, Karl's cousin, Archduke Joseph August , became regent, but

1075-510: The needs of an extensive realm. As a result, the emerging countries were often compelled to considerable sacrifices in order to transform their economies. A major political unease in the affected regions followed as a result of these economic difficulties, fueling in some cases extremist movements. As a result, the Republic of Austria lost roughly 60% of the old Austrian Empire 's territory. It also had to drop its plans for union with Germany, as it

1118-458: The newly-emancipated independent nation-states, enabling them to claim vast territories containing sizeable German- and Hungarian-speaking populations. The decisions contained in the treaties had immense political and economic effects. The previously rapid economic growth of the imperial territories initially stalled because the new borders became major economic barriers. Many established industries and infrastructure elements were intended to satisfy

1161-407: The officials in the Austrian half of the empire from their oath of loyalty to him. Two days later, he issued a similar proclamation for Hungary. However, he did not abdicate, remaining available in the event the people of either state should recall him. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of Habsburg rule. Since my ascent to the throne, I have been constantly trying to lead my people out of

1204-504: The one hand, and nationalism on the other, or alternatively a combination of both tendencies, among all peoples of the Habsburg monarchy . The remaining territories inhabited by divided peoples fell into the composition of existing or newly formed states. Legally, the collapse of the empire was formalized in the September 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye with Austria, which also acted as

1247-473: The party on January 30, 1924, as one that caused a threat to peace and order. After the ban, many USDP cadres joined the underground faction of Communist Party of Western Ukraine . Other members who did not join the communists became involved in the Workers Community as a public cultural and educational society. In 1928, the party was revived by Lev Hankevych's "Forward" group ( Vperid ). In 1933 it joined

1290-534: The pro-Entente pacifist Count Mihály Károlyi , seized power in the Aster Revolution on 31 October. Karl I was all but forced to appoint Károlyi as his Hungarian prime minister. One of Károlyi's first acts was to repudiate the compromise agreement on 31 October, thus officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and state. On the 1st of November, Károlyi's new Hungarian government decided to recall all of

1333-415: The projected Trialism into a proposal with two additional kingdoms. The city of Trieste and its Italian territory would be granted a special status. Karl declared that his objectives were to resolve 'the needs of the Austrian people' and bring 'happiness to all [his] people' (including non-Germans), and that he had thrived to achieve peace in the 'fatherland' and to rebuild society ever since his accession to

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1419-485: The summer of 1918 saw both the drop in food supplied to the levels of the ' turnip winter ', and the onset of the 1918 flu pandemic that killed at least 20 million worldwide. Society was relieved, exhausted and yearned for peace. As the Imperial economy collapsed into severe hardship and even starvation, its multi-ethnic army lost its morale and was increasingly hard-pressed to hold its line. Furthermore, nationalists within

1462-507: The throne. However, the People's Manifesto came too late, at a time when Austria-Hungary was collapsing near the end of the war, and was no longer perceived by the national representative bodies as an invitation to reform the monarchy but as an opportunity to carve out their own future in a self-determined way with the option of leaving the monarchy. Four days later, on 18 October, United States Secretary of State Robert Lansing replied that

1505-502: The troops who were conscripted from the territory of Kingdom of Hungary, which was a major blow for the Habsburg's armies on the front lines. By the end of October, there was nothing left of the Habsburg realm but its majority-German Danubian and Alpine provinces, and Karl I's authority was being challenged even there by the German-Austrian state council. Karl I's last Austrian prime minister, Heinrich Lammasch , concluded that Karl I

1548-407: The “national hydrocephalus ”. However, after a brief period of upheaval and the Allies' refusal to consider a union with Germany, Austria established itself as a federal republic. Despite the temporary Anschluss with Nazi Germany , Austria never permanently unified with Germany. By comparison, Hungary had been a nation and a state for over 900 years. Hungary, however, was severely disrupted by

1591-454: Was a major geopolitical event that occurred as a result of the growth of internal social contradictions and the separation of different parts of Austria-Hungary . The more immediate reasons for the collapse of the state were World War I , the 1918 crop failure, general starvation and the economic crisis. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had additionally been weakened over time by a widening gap between Hungarian and Austrian interests. Furthermore,

1634-655: Was based on the Ukrainian social democratic principles that were already in place by 1897. The first congress of the party took place in Lviv in 1903. In 1906, the party was amalgamated with its affiliate in Bukovina, the Social Democratic Party of Bukovina , under its leader, Yosyp Bezpalko . The Ukrainian Social Democratic Party had close ties to the Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party in

1677-562: Was forced to stand down after only two weeks when it became apparent the Allies would not recognise him or any other Habsburg as head of state. Finally, in March 1920, royal powers were entrusted to a regent , Miklós Horthy , who had been the last commanding admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy and had helped organize the counter-revolutionary forces. It was this government that signed the Treaty of Trianon under protest on 4 June 1920 at

1720-453: Was in an impossible situation, and persuaded Karl I that the best course was to relinquish, at least temporarily, his right to exercise sovereign authority. On 11 November, Karl I issued a carefully worded proclamation in which he recognized the Austrian people's right to determine the form of the state. He also renounced the right to participate in Austrian affairs of state. He also dismissed Lammasch and his government from office and released

1763-536: Was not allowed to unite with Germany without League approval. The new Austrian state was, at least on paper, on shakier ground than Hungary. Unlike its former Hungarian partner, Austria had never been a nation in any real sense. While the Austrian state had existed in one form or another for 700 years, it was united only by loyalty to the Habsburgs. Vienna was now a lavish and oversized imperial capital lacking an empire to support it, thus being sarcastically referred to as

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1806-533: Was sealed when Wilson's response to the note, sent two and a half weeks earlier [by the foreign minister Baron István Burián von Rajecz on 14 October 1918 ], arrived on 20 October." Wilson rejected the continuation of the dual monarchy as a negotiable possibility. On 17 October 1918, the Hungarian Parliament voted to terminate the real union with Austria that formed the basis for the dual monarchy. The most prominent opponent of continued union with Austria,

1849-704: Was ultimately irrelevant. On the day after he announced his withdrawal from Austria's politics, the German-Austrian National Council proclaimed the Republic of German Austria . Károlyi followed suit on 16 November, proclaiming the Hungarian Democratic Republic . Following the restoration of the monarchy in Hungary , Karl vainly attempted to reclaim his throne in Budapest , only to be denied and exiled. There were two legal successor states of

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