Central Rada Українська Центральна Рада | |
|---|---|
 Ukrainian People's Republic | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 4 March 1917 |
| Disbanded | 29 April 1918 |
| Succeeded by | Constituent Assembly (proposed) Labour Congress (de facto) Verkhovna Rada (1992) |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
| Seats | 822 (July 1917) |
| Elections | |
Last election | April 1918 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Ukrainian Club Building, Kiev | |
The Central Rada of Ukraine, also called the Central Council (Ukrainian: Українська Центральна Рада, romanized: Ukrainska Tsentralna Rada), was the All-Ukrainian council that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputies as well as few members of political, public, cultural and professional organizations of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[1] After the All-Ukrainian National Congress (19–21 April 1917), the Council became the revolutionary parliament in the interbellum lasting until the Ukrainian-Soviet War.[1] Unlike with many other councils in the Russian Republic, Bolshevization of the Rada failed completely, prompting the Ukrainian Bolsheviks to form a rival government in Kharkov.
- ^ a b Arkadii Zhukovsky. Central Rada. Encyclopedia of Ukraine.