Pavlo Skoropadskyi

Pavlo Skoropadskyi
Pavlo Skoropadskyi
Павло Скоропадський
	Skoropadskyi in 1920, colourized
Hetman of all Ukraine
	In office; 29 April 1918 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by	Mykhailo Hrushevsky (as President of Central Rada)
Succeeded by	Volodymyr Vynnychenko (Chairman of the Directory)
Personal details
Born	15 May 1873; Wiesbaden, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire
Died	26 April 1945 (aged 71); Metten, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Political party	Ukrainian People's Hromada
Spouse	Oleksandra Skoropadska
Children	Danylo Skoropadskyi; Maria; Yelyzaveta; Olena Skoropadska-Ott
Relatives	Skoropadsky family
Awards	Order of St. George (1914); Order of St. Vladimir; Order of St. Anna; Order of St. Stanislaus
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1891–1917); Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1918)
Years of service	1891–1918
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War; First World War Invasion of Prussia; ; Ukrainian War of Independence;

Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi (Ukrainian: Павло Петрович Скоропадський; 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1873 – 26 April 1945) was a Ukrainian^[1] aristocrat, military and state leader,^[2] who served as the Hetman of the Ukrainian State throughout 1918 following a coup d'état in April 29 of the same year.

Born the son of a nobleman, he attended the Page Corps from which he came out an officer. After his service in the Russo-Japanese War, he was promoted to the rank of colonel, later in command of the 20th Finnish Dragoon Regiment in 1910. Skoropadskyi would be promoted to major general and aide-de-camp of Nicholas II in 1912. During the First World War, he became a lieutenant general in charge of the 34th Army Corps.

After the February Revolution which saw the emergence of the Central Rada, Skoropadskyi would begin to Ukrainize his 34th Army Corps, later known as the 1st Ukrainian Corps. With the help of the German Empire, Skoropadskyi would overthrow the Ukrainian People's Republic and establish the Ukrainian State. During his rule, he gave the occupying Austrian and German forces greater control over Ukraine^[3] while also appealing to the interests of predominately Russian landowners.^[4] Skoropadskyi's government also improved Ukrainian education, foreign affairs, and the organization of the Ukrainian army.^[5]

^ Pritsak, Omeljan (1938). "Book" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Lviv. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
^ "СКОРОПАДСКИЙ, ПАВЕЛ ПЕТРОВИЧ – Энциклопедия Кругосвет" [SKOROPADSKY, PAVEL PETROVICH - Encyclopedia Around the World]. www.krugosvet.ru (in Russian).
^ Hunczak, Taras; T. Von der Heide, John (1977). The Ukraine, 1917-1921:A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780674920095.
^ Hunczak, Taras; T. Von der Heide, John (1977). The Ukraine, 1917-1921:A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press. p. 65-66. ISBN 9780674920095.
^ Hunczak, Taras; T. Von der Heide, John (1977). The Ukraine, 1917-1921:A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780674920095.

[1] Pritsak, Omeljan (1938). "Book" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Lviv. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.

[2] "СКОРОПАДСКИЙ, ПАВЕЛ ПЕТРОВИЧ – Энциклопедия Кругосвет" [SKOROPADSKY, PAVEL PETROVICH - Encyclopedia Around the World]. www.krugosvet.ru (in Russian).

[3] Hunczak, Taras; T. Von der Heide, John (1977). The Ukraine, 1917-1921:A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780674920095.

[4] Hunczak, Taras; T. Von der Heide, John (1977). The Ukraine, 1917-1921:A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press. p. 65-66. ISBN 9780674920095.

[5] Hunczak, Taras; T. Von der Heide, John (1977). The Ukraine, 1917-1921:A Study in Revolution. Harvard University Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780674920095.

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