The youth of the Naddnipryanshchyna during the revolution of 1905–1907 (as per the written ­materials of A. Grinchenko’s and M. Livytska’s ego-documents)

Abstract

Representatives of the younger generation have always been active participants in revolutionary events in Ukraine – both during the rule of the Russian Empire and during the period of Ukraine’s independence. Ego-documents are documents that contain important details that characterize the activity, motivation, and characteristics of young people’s activities: letters, diary entries, and memories. By comparing their content with the descriptions of important events of 1905–1907, it is possible to determine the peculiarities of the participation of young people in attempts to organize the population of certain regions for struggle, as was the case in the city of Lubny in the Poltava region. Written materials related to Anastasia Grinchenko’s and Maria Livytska’s public activities demonstrate the embodiment of revolutionary ideas in behavioral practices of the young generation of political figures of the Naddnipryanshchyna region.

Keywords

• ego-documents
• revolution 1905–1907
• lubny self-defense
• youth