Народний Рух України за перебудову: особливості інституційної розбудови у західноукраїнському регіоні (лютий – вересень 1989 р.)

This paper is specifi cally concerned with features of creating centers of the People’s Movement of Ukraine (NRU) in the Western Ukrainian region during the restructuring. The socio-political situation in the Ukrainian SSR, factors that contributed to the formation of the Rukh structures or slowed down this process are characterized. Methods used by the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) to deter the formation of an alternative CPSU of the political structure and their effi ciency is shown. The number of regional organizations of the Movement and their relations with the regional committees of the Communist Party were considered.It is noted that the majority population of the region supported the idea of Ukraine state independence and approvingly evaluated the activities of opposition organizations to the CPU, in particular, the Rukh for Reconstruction.