Anti-Hetman Uprising
1918 uprising in Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other conflicts in Ukraine referred to as a "civil war", see Ukrainian Civil War.
The Anti-Hetman Uprising (Ukrainian: Антигетьманське повстання, romanized: Antyhetmanske povstannia or Протигетьманське повстання) was a 1918 uprising and brief civil war against the government of the Ukrainian State, led by Pavlo Skoropadskyi. Led by former Prime Minister Volodymyr Vynnychenko and Sich Riflemen commander Symon Petliura, the uprising brought together groups from throughout Ukraine in opposition to Skoropadskyi's proposed unification of Ukraine and Russia in an effort to garner support from the Allies of World War I.
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Ukraine during the Anti-Hetman Uprising
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