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词条 Eastern Galicia
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  1. History

  2. Etymology

  3. See also

  4. References

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Eastern Galicia, or Eastern Halychyna ({{lang-uk|Східна Галичина}}) is a geographical region in Western Ukraine (present day oblasts of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil) and Poland that has historic importance.[1] Galicia was formed within the Austrian Empire during the years 1772–1918. Eastern Galicia now includes all of the Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts (regions) of Ukraine as well as Ternopil Oblast, with its northern strip bordering the Raions of Kremenets, Shumsk and Lanivtsi and the northern part of Zbarazh Raion. The area of Eastern Galicia is about 46,800 km2 (18,100 sq miles).

History

In 1918, western Galicia became a part of the restored Republic of Poland, which absorbed part of the Lemko region . The local Ukrainian population declared the independence of Eastern Galicia as the "West Ukrainian People's Republic". The predominantly Polish population of Lviv (Lwów, Lemberg) resisted leading to the Polish-Ukrainian War in which the Poles took control of all of Galicia. In a pact with Poland Herman Petyura ceded Eastern Galicia in exchange for help against the Soviets. During the Polish–Soviet War (1919–21) the Soviets tried to establish the puppet state of the Galician Soviet Socialist Republic in East Galicia, but its government was removed{{clarify|date=October 2015}} in about two months.

The fate of Galicia was settled by the Peace of Riga on March 18, 1921, attributing Galicia to the Second Polish Republic. Although never accepted as legitimate by some Ukrainians, it was internationally recognized on May 15, 1923.[2]

The Ukrainians of the former Eastern Galicia and of the neighbouring province of Volhynia made up about 12% of the population of the Second Polish Republic, and were its largest minority. As Polish government policies were unfriendly towards minorities, tensions between the Polish government and the Ukrainian population grew, eventually giving the rise to the militant underground Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

Etymology

The name "Gallic" or "Halchyna" in Ukrainian is derived from the city of Halych (Latin name: Galic){{citation needed|date=October 2015}} which was the first capital of Galician principality. The name Galic itself derives from the Ukrainian word halka which means "crow", which is reflected by the crow at the center of its coat of arms.[1]

Many also believe that the name Halych - Galic (and from it Halychyna - Galizia) is derived from the Greek word ἅλς (hals), meaning "salt". The Byzantines and the Greeks had a strong influence on these lands and it was from the Greeks that Galicia and Kievan Rus' were converted to Christianity. In fact the Greek word for salt pit is "Alyki" (αλυκή), which makes a strong argument that Halych could be an alteration of that. Halych was rich in salt, which was mined in the region. During the early medieval period, salt was Halych's main export.[1] Today, however, there is no more salt mining in Halych.

See also

  • Galicia (Eastern Europe)
  • West Galicia
  • Russian occupation of Eastern Galicia, 1914–15
  • Jewish–Ukrainian relations in Eastern Galicia

References

Notes

1. ^{{Cite web|title = History of Galicia|url = http://www.torugg.org/History/history_of_galicia.html|website = www.torugg.org|accessdate = 2015-09-29}}
2. ^{{Cite book|title = Les Alliés reconnaissent à la Pologne la possession de la Galicie, Chronologie des civilisations|last = Jean|first = Delorme|publisher = |year = 1956|isbn = |location = Paris|pages = }}

Bibliography

  • Encyclopedia of Ukraine
  • Small Dictionary of History of Ukraine{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

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