Volume 1 of the “History of Civil Service in Ukraine” covers a wide range of issues related to the state-building process, political and administrative structure of public administration and civil service, activities of civil servants. The cumulative author’s research contains analysis of interrelations of ancient states and communities in Ukraine up to the state-building process in Western Ukrainian People’s Republic. The analysis includes all forms and types (national, imperial, occupation) of administration in Ukraine. The given fundamental research has been completed within the framework of a scholarly project of the Center for Aligning Civil Service with the EU Standards (financed by the state budget) under the direction of the Main Civil Service Department of Ukraine. The project implementation, coincided with the 90th anniversary of Ukraine’s civil service, is being performed further to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of Civil Service in Ukraine” dated June 11, 2008 #817. Within the mentioned project “The Essays on History of Civil Service n Ukraine” were published in 2008.

Table of contents:


Back to Roots (Instead of Foreword) T. V. Motrenko …5

CHAPTER 1. The Most Ancient Ukrainian States O. I. Halenko …9
1. Nationhood and Civil Service in Old Steppe Empires …13
2. Greek States and Roman Provinces of the Black Sea Region …22
3. The Bosporan Kingdom …33
References to Chapter 1 ...39

CHAPTER 2. Systems of Governance in Kyivan Rus’ M. F. Kotliar …43
1. Rise to, and Evolution of Nationhood ...45
2. Governing Institutions of the State ...57
References to Chapter 2 ...70

CHAPTER 3. Political and Administrative Structure of the Grand Dutchy of Lithuania and Ukrainian Vassalic Principalities B. V. Cherkas …73
References to Chapter 3 ...91

CHAPTER 4. Rich Pospolyta’s State Power in Ukraine – Rus’ T. V. Chukhlib …95
1. Administration in Ukraine – Rus’ ...97
2. Institutions of Supreme Power and Their Competences …102
3. Zems’ki (Local) Public Administration Bodies …108
4. Public Military Service in the Zaporizhian Host …114
5. Relations between Szlachta’s (Polish Gentry) and Cossacks’ Authorities …117
6. Civil Servants’ Rights and Privileges in the Polish Crown …128
References to Chapter 4 …134

CHAPTER 5. Medieval States of Southern Ukraine O. I. Halenko …141
1. Medieval States of Ukrainian Black Sea Region …144
2. Steppe Empires of Medieval Ukraine …152
References to Chapter 5 ...170

CHAPTER 6. Political and Administrative Structure of Zaporizhian Sich (XVI – XVIII Centuries) A. O. Hurbyk …173
1. Formation of Zaporizhian Sich and Its Political and Administrative Structure ...176
2. Christian Context of Zaporizhian Sich’s Power and Legal Framework …186
3. Institutionalization of Zaporizhian Collective Will – Cossack Radas (Councils) …190
4. Institutional Model of Koshovy Ataman’s Powers in Zaporizhian Sich …191
5. Sichova Starshyna ...193
6. Military Servants of Zaporizhian Sich ...196
7. Kurin’ and Koshovy System of Zaporizhian Sich ...197
8. Administrative System of Zaporizhian Palanky ...200
References to Chapter 6 ...203

CHAPTER 7. Governance System in Ukrainian Cossack State V. M. Horobets’ …209
1. Evolution Trends of State Structure of Cossack Ukraine 211
2. Institutes of Political Decision - Making ...216
3. Structure of Cossack Central Government ...229
4. Structure of Cossack Local Government …248
References to Chapter 7 ...271

CHAPTER 8. Civil Service in Ukrainian Provinces of Russian Empire V. S. Shandra …279
References to Chapter 8 ...315

CHAPTER 9. Civil Service in Ukrainian Regions of Austrian (Austro-Hungarian) Empire O. H. Harkusha …319
1. Austrian Bureaucrats and Their Efforts Related to Governance of Annexed Territories …321
2. Polish Patriots in Austrian State Uniform ...335
3. Ukrainians and the Power: Parallel Worlds and Their Crossings ...350
References to Chapter 9 ...367

CHAPTER 10. The Status of Occupied Territories of Halychyna and Bukovyna in 1914 – 1917 I. H. Pater …379
References to Chapter 10 ...404

CHAPTER 11. UNR Governance Structure in the Times of Tsentralna Rada P. P. Nyzhnyk, V. F. Solfatenko …409
References to Chapter 11 ...445

CHAPTER 12. Civil Service in P. Skoropadsky’s Hetmanate R. Ya. Pyrih …449
1. Hetmanate’s State Model: Public Administration Structure …451
2. Public Service: Legislative Framework ...464
References to Chapter 12 ...473

CHAPTER 13. State-Building Process in UNR Directory P. P. Nyzhnyk, V. F. Soldatenko …475
References to Chapter 13 ...505

CHAPTER 14. State-Building Process in Western Ukrainian People’s Republic P. P. Nyzhnyk, V. F. Soldatenko …509
References to Chapter 14 ...538