Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – December 23, 2020 – Science
Ternopil historian and scientist Ivan Yanyuk is preparing a presentation of his monograph, in which he explored the activities of one of the Ukrainian land cooperatives.
- At the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. in Eastern Galicia, the issue of redistribution of land ownership became acute, as landowners and land magnates had already proved their economic inefficiency. Ukrainians, who made up the vast majority of the region’s population, chose a nonviolent market method of fighting for the right to be masters of their land, the book’s announcement said. – For this purpose, special cooperatives were established, which bought huge estates and resold them in small parts to Ukrainian peasants.
Ivan Yanyuk, Candidate of Historical Sciences, will present the publication “In the Struggle for Land: Activities of the Ukrainian Parcelling Society” Earth “in the museum on December 24 at 2 p.m.
The research highlights the organization and work of the cooperative, which by buying large estates, dividing them and reselling them, allowed active and hard-working Ukrainian peasants to acquire land available to them for further management.
- Due to quarantine measures, the number of visitors is limited, – say the organizers of the event.
Therefore, those wishing to attend the presentation are asked to pre-apply to participate. Applications will be accepted until 13.00 on December 24.
