Deputy Activity of Lev Bachynsky in the Austrian Parliament (1907 – 1912)

Abstract

The article reveals the content and directions of the deputy's activities of the famous public-political figure, Lev Bachynsky, in the Austrian Parliament (1907 – 1912). His role in the preparation of appeals tooth e ministries of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and participation in the struggle for establish ing a Ukrainian university in Lviv were explored. His 13-hours speech, which received a significant public response, was part of the obstruction campaign of Ukrainian ambassadors to the parliament after Austrian government`s refusal to grant Ukrainians the right to establish their own university.

The main purpose of L. Bachynsky's deputy activity was defending of the national and social rights of Galician society. He criticized the local authorities for the policy in Eastern Galicia, aim ed at restricting of the rights of the Ukrainian people. The ambassador opposed the split of national forces in the parliament during a conflict wih the Bukovinian ambassadors and the ir release in 1909 from the Ukrainian Parliamentary Club.

Key words: Lev Bachynsky, Austrian Parliament, Ukrainian Radical Party, Ukrainian Parliamentary Club, Ukrainian Radical Club