Conservatism in the Ukrainian National Liberation Struggles, 1917–1921: Pavlo Skoropadsky’s Hetmanate and Viacheslav Lypynskyi’s Statehood Concept
Journal: AREI
Year: 2026

The article analyses key aspects of the formation of Ukrainian conservatism on the eve of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky’s rule and in the aftermath of the defeat of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921. Its principal ideologist was the eminent Ukrainian historian, diplomat, and public and political figure Viacheslav Lypynskyi. The enduring vitality of the Hetmanate tradition in Ukraine provided a foundation for Lypynskyi and other representatives of organised conservatism to seek an alternative to t