ACTIVITIES OF ANARCHIST ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS IN THE TERRITORY OF ELYSAVETHRAD COUNTY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Abstract

The activities of anarchist organizations and groups are of considerable interest to researchers. The purpose of the work is to study the activities of political groups and organizations of an anarchist orientation in the territory of the Elisavetgrad district at the beginning of the 20th century. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, systematics, and the historical-comparative method. The scientific novelty is due to the need to study the problem of the localization of anarchist groups in the territory of the Elisavetgrad district with the subsequent isolation of the degree of influence of representatives of the left-libertarian movement on the society of that time, the identification of trends in the formation of the movement, the involvement of representatives of specific social groups in it, etc. Special attention is paid to personalities who represent the anarchist movement before 1917. Some aspects of their biographies create the basis for researchers to review a number of trends in the socio-political movement of that time. The prerequisites for their entry into the left-libertarian camp and the argumentation of its prominent figures have a special dynamics of changing worldviews and principles. No less important is the issue of national representation among anarchists and the identification of factors that could contribute to the involvement of representatives of certain national minorities in this political camp not only as ordinary participants or sympathizers, but also as the most active and influential figures. Prospects for further research. The theoretical and practical activities of the anarchist movement, regional features of organizations, and personalities remain little studied and promising within the framework of the all-Ukrainian and regional dimensions. Conclusions. The problem of studying the history of anarchist groups and organizations is important in understanding Ukrainian society at the beginning of the 20th century, since they occupied their niche in the then socio-political movement, bringing their own special accents.