UNIT 4 THE SOVIET PERIOD

1917 – 1936

1. What do you know about the attempts of the Bolshevik Russia to

for m parallel Soviet structures on the territory of Ukraine beginning

with 1917? When was the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic (the

Ukrainian SSR) officially proclaimed? What was the capital of the

Ukrainian SSR? What was the name of the body which was responsible

for the Ukrainian SSR foreign police during this period? Who headed

this body? How many countries did the Ukrainian SSR send its diplomatic

missions to? How many foreign diplomatic missions did it have in

Ukraine? What were the relations of the Ukrainian SSR with Russia?

How did the situation change with the formation of the Soviet Union?

Why? Why was the Ukrainian SSR body for Foreign Affairs dismissed?

What happened to the Ukrainian diplomacy after that?

2. You are going to read a text about the Ukrainian diplomacy during

the first phase of the Soviet period (1917–1936). Which of the following

concepts can you expect in thetext? Why or why not?

unsuccessful foreign envoys founded oppose solicitations

parallel structures trade Union initiative leaders

Bolshevik consular economic ap peal representatives

party organizations Com missariat central authorities Politburo appointed

Kharkiv domestic depriv e ap prove USSR embassies

proclaim legislation Central Committee request lose

power structures competence dismissal review actual

Interethnic Affairs missions transfer merger formal

Council situation staff liquidate statehood

Commissars drastically attempt officially implement

3. You are going to read a text about the Ukrainian diplomacy during

the first phase of the Soviet period (1917–1936). 8 paragraphs have been

removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs (A – H) the one

that fits each gap (0–7). There is an example at the beginning (0).

PARAGRAPHS

A the development of diplomatic relations with other states

B was ap proved with a request to review the decision

C by establishing party organizations of the Bolshevik Russia 0

D had also been deprived of a possibility to form and implement

its own foreign policy

E due to requests of the Ukrain ian leaders

F the situation changed drastically

G the exercise of “foreign policy func tions” was entrusted

H who performed mostly trade-related and consular functions

Simultaneously with unsuccessful state-building efforts made by the

governments of the UPR and WUPR, the Hetman state and Directory,

the for mation of parallel public structures of Soviet Ukraine

began in July 1917.As a rule, this was carried out _____________________

______________________________________ in the Ukrain ian territory.

0 Paragraph: C

After the leadership of the Communist (Bolshevik) Party of Ukraine

and the Soviet Government had settled in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian

Socialist Soviet Republic (the Ukrainian SSR) was officially proclaimed

in January 1919. From the start of the formation of power structures

of Soviet Ukraine, ___________________________________, to a

certain extent, to the Peo ple’s Secretariat of Interethnic Affairs, which later

was transformed into the People’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, headed by

Volodymyr Zatonsky.