Ukrainian Synthesis or Ukrainian Civil War: Blumberg–Lippe, Publishing House “Life and Thought”, 1949, 61 p.

Mykola Shlemkevych's work analyzes the historical interactions and conflicts of Ukrainian political forces that determined the fate of the national movement in the period 1917-1921. The author identifies three key political trends: Ukrainian monarchism, Ukrainian democracy, and the idea of ​​leadership. He emphasizes the contradictory attitude of each force towards the opposite, which in turn led to internal conflicts and civil fragmentation, especially during the Ukrainian Revolution. Shlemkevych emphasizes that the victory of one force over another does not guarantee the national good, and totalitarianism and statelessness are dangerous consequences.

The main idea of ​​the work is the need for "synthesis", that is, the unification of different political principles through constructive dialogue and mutual use of the positive experience of each tradition. Synthesis, in the author's opinion, is not a mechanical mixing of ideas, but a constructive dialogue and mutual unification of the positive from each political tradition for the common service of the people. This approach, in the author's opinion, is capable of ensuring state stability and spiritual revival of the Ukrainian people, instead of constant internal confrontation.

Therefore, Shlemkevych's work not only analyzes historical events, but also offers a philosophical understanding of national unity.

Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

1. Truth: faith, truth from truth, truth: justice.

The Ukrainian people as the bearer of the latter

PART I

A. Creative ideas of Ukrainian history in the first and second states in

2. Monarchical idea

3. People's power

4. Leading-Otaman idea

B. Creative ideas of Ukrainian history during the revolution and the third

state 1917-1920

5. Democracy

6. Monarchy

7. Leading-Otaman idea

PART II

A. Synthesis of creative ideas - the path to Ukrainian internal peace

8. The victory of one idea is implausible and undesirable

9. Synthesis of ideas - the basis of the most important worldviews

10. Political syntheses and their organicity

B. Deduction of the synthesis of Ukrainian creative ideas:

11. as prerequisites for good order and good government

12. as prerequisites for the implementation of spiritual and state tasks of modern Ukrainians

CONCLUSION

13. Synthesis of ideas – tasks of modern Ukrainian emigration