РУСОФІЛИ ГАЛИЧИНИ ТА ПОЛЬСЬКА ВЛАДА МІЖВОЄННОГО ПЕРІОДУ: МІЖ ПРОТИСТОЯННЯМ І СПІВПРАЦЕЮ

The revival of Russophilia (Muscovophilia) in the interwar period and its institutionalization in the RNO in 1923 are revealed. It is shown that this was facilitated by the conformism of representatives of this movement towards the Polish authorities and their support, which made it possible to officially establish themselves in the new political system. The differentiation of the Muscovophile movement of that time (the split in 1926 and the formation of the RAP) is traced, which was caused by the attempts of the state authorities to use the RAP to disunite Ukrainian political forces and the desire of members of this party to seize the People’s House. The position of Muscovophiles on the current issues relevant to the Ukrainians of Galicia in the fields of science, education, economics and religion is examined in comparison with the position of the Polish authorities. The attitude of Russophiles towards the government, their participation in power structures and campaigns (in particular in the elections of 1928 and 1930) is characterized. The differences between the RNO and the RAP are identified, in particular in their relations with the authorities, their assessment of pacification and other complex pages of the history of Ukrainian-Polish relations. The terminological characteristics of Russophiles, their ideological beliefs and their understanding by the Polish authorities, its official definitions of Ukrainians and representatives of Russophilia are analyzed. The quantitative and qualitative composition of the political elite of interwar Muscoviteism is illustrated, their professional involvement, level of education, and career growth opportunities for Ukrainians in interwar Poland are clarified.