Activities of the Ekaterinoslav City Duma in the context of the events of the end of December 1917

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The article analyzes the activities of the Ekaterinoslav City Council during the events of the end of December 1917, when Soviet power was established in Ekaterinoslav. This happened as a result of the armed uprising of the Bolsheviks on December 27–29, 1917. The City Council of Ekaterinoslav, as a local government, did not remain indifferent to these events. It should be recognized that in the events of December 27–29, 1917, the Ekaterinoslav City Council did not play a decisive role. Such a role belonged to the main opposing forces the Bolsheviks and supporters of the Central Rada. Representatives of both sides were part of the city duma and, of course, tried to use it to their advantage. Thus, city self-government could not remain aloof from the events for this reason. It is important to remember that all this happened in the conditions of the war declared by Soviet Russia to the Ukrainian People’s Republic. The armed 28. Хроника. Екатеринославские Епархиальные ведомости. 1914. No 31. 1 нояб. С. 830. 29. Цап М. Волинське православне духовенство в першій світовій війні. Волинській Благовісник. 2014. No 2. С. 45–65. 30. Церковные школы Екатеринославской епархии в 1914–1915 учебном году. Екатеринославские епархиальные ведомости. 1915. No 31. 1 нояб. С. 770–773.