UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Ukrainian Politics in Galicia: 1860–1878
Description:
CIUS Seminar Audio Part 1 and 2.
The final Institute seminar of the current academic year at the University of Alberta took place on March 30, 1978. Dr. J.-P. Himka spoke on "Ukrainian Politics in Galicia, 1860-78." Ukrainians in the crownland of Galicia underwent internal political differentiation in the early years of Austria's constitutional era, a differentiation that dominated western Ukrainian politics into the twentieth century. In the years 1860-78 three political groupings crystallized: Russophiles, Ukrainophiles, and Radicals. Russophiles, in reaction to Polish domination in Galicia, developed an orientation toward tsarist Russia, considering themselves Russians, and rejecting a separate Ukrainian identity. Ukrainophiles and Radicals, however, identified themselves with the Ukrainian nation and employed the Ukrainian vernacular of Galicia in their publications. Although Ukrainophiles and Radicals adopted a similar position on the national question, they differed on social issues. / The speaker outlined the development of the differentiation, emphasizing social and cultural motivating factors.
Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 4 (Spring 1978)
The final Institute seminar of the current academic year at the University of Alberta took place on March 30, 1978. Dr. J.-P. Himka spoke on "Ukrainian Politics in Galicia, 1860-78." Ukrainians in the crownland of Galicia underwent internal political differentiation in the early years of Austria's constitutional era, a differentiation that dominated western Ukrainian politics into the twentieth century. In the years 1860-78 three political groupings crystallized: Russophiles, Ukrainophiles, and Radicals. Russophiles, in reaction to Polish domination in Galicia, developed an orientation toward tsarist Russia, considering themselves Russians, and rejecting a separate Ukrainian identity. Ukrainophiles and Radicals, however, identified themselves with the Ukrainian nation and employed the Ukrainian vernacular of Galicia in their publications. Although Ukrainophiles and Radicals adopted a similar position on the national question, they differed on social issues. / The speaker outlined the development of the differentiation, emphasizing social and cultural motivating factors.
Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 4 (Spring 1978)
Author:
CIUS
Publisher:
CIUS
Date:
March 30, 1978
Contributor:
John-Paul Himka
Language:
English, Ukrainian
Original Format:
Magnetic tape, audio cassette
Duration:
Part 1 - 48:16
Part 2 - 48:11
Part 2 - 48:11
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Citation
CIUS, “Ukrainian Politics in Galicia: 1860–1878,” CIUS-Archives, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cius-archives.ca/items/show/1715.
