UKRAINE BETWEEN THE ENTENTE AND THE QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE AT THE END AND AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1917–1919)
Journal: Rocznik Centrum Studiów nad Ukrainą
Year: 2026

Th e article examines the foreign policy history of the formation of Ukrainian statehood at the end of World War I. Th e fall of the autocracy in Russia created an opportunity for the revival of Ukraine as a state. However, circumstances did not work in its favor. Ukrainians had to wage war against both Bolshevik and “White” Russia, seeking allies in these wars, which could be either the Entente or the Quadruple Alliance countries. Both warring sides tried to understand the nature of the Ukraini