Abstract
<jats:p>Abstract. The purpose of this article is to analyze the content and military-political context of thematic reports in the newspaper “Právo lidu” from 1919 about the events taking place in Ukraine at that time. The methodological basis of the study relies on the principles of historicism, systematic approach, and comprehensiveness. The research employs problem-chronological, comparative, and diachronic methods most extensively. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the fact that the materials of “Právo lidu” have not previously been studied by Ukrainian scholars. Conclusions. The Czechoslovak newspaper “Právo lidu”, published in Prague as the press organ of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, held a center-left political stance in 1919. Its coverage of events in Ukraine was sporadic and fragmentary. The newspaper’s attitude toward the “Ukrainian question” is illustrated by its criticism of another publication, “Narodní Listy”, for promoting a "Russian perspective" on Ukrainian events and underestimating their national dimension. The chronicle of military and political events in Ukraine on the pages of “Právo lidu” included themes such as the Bolshevik-Ukrainian war, the participation of Ukrainian representatives in the Paris Peace Conference, Ukrainian-Polish negotiations, the performance of O. Koshyts’s choir at the Prague National Theatre, and the Directory's war against Denikin’s Volunteer Army. It has been shown that the report about L. Yurkevych’s alleged rise to power in Ukraine, to whom the newspaper was sympathetic, turned out to be an unfounded rumor. The tone of the newspaper’s publications about Ukraine’s political situation in the final months of 1919 evolved from criticism of Bolshevik actions to recognition of their military successes and a hopeful outlook on a potential Ukrainian national form of Soviet government. Keywords: Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, press, Ukrainian army, Bolshevik-Ukrainian war, Polish-Ukrainian negotiations, Volunteer Army.</jats:p>