Leaders of the Liberation Movement – About Ukrainian Statehood. Pavlo Skoropadskyi

Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Ukrainian statesman, political and military figure, Hetman of the Ukrainian State (April 29 - December 14, 1918), organizer and leader of the Union of Hetmanite-Statists in exile.

From the speech of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi at the II delegate congress of the Ukrainian community in Berlin (August 30, 1942): “...Should we finally abandon what the Ukrainian people have dreamed of for centuries? Should we forget the Idea for which thousands and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians laid their heads? No, definitely not!

...The Ukrainian people during its thousand-year history experienced much worse times of its existence, but still remained a spiritually and physically healthy people.

... Under all circumstances, we will stand for the realization of the Idea of ​​our own Ukrainian State...

...We strive for our State, we strive for it because only in our State can the people feel free, can become themselves, can develop a sense of self-respect in their citizens. Only own State can give the people the opportunity for comprehensive development of all their talents and spiritual treasures. Finally, materially, only own State can give its citizens the opportunity for a better material life.

...And further, we know that we must fight resolutely in order to finally achieve our State, and we all know that, evidently, during the struggle, it is necessary to stick together, to be under one leadership, not to fight scattered, having several of them...” (BSA of the SZR of Ukraine. – F. 1. – Case 7088. – V. 1. – P. 334_009–011).