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press, meetings), calling of parliament
(Reichstag). The revolution brought a set of
advantages to Ukrainians.
April, 13 The formation of “Central Council of the
1848 People” (CCP) in Lviv. It was an
organization of Polish nobility with the goal
to turn Halychyna into a Polish province.
April, 22 The Emperor’s decree about serfdom
1848 abolition in Halychyna (since May, 15). It
took place 5 months earlier than in other
provinces. Landlords obtained certain
financial recompense from the state and
exemption from some taxes. It was approved
that a peasant had to pay 2/3 of the sum. On
August, 9, 1848 the Austrian government
abolished serfdom in Bukovyna. By
resolution of the Hungarian seim serfdom in
Transcarpathia was abolished on March, 27,
1848.
May, 2 The foundation of “Supreme Ruthenian
1848 Council” (SRC) in Lviv – the first Ukrainian
political organization, which became the main
representative of Ukrainians in the central
government. It was headed by bishop H.
Yakhymovych and later by clergyman M.
Kuzemsky. The program issues included:
abolition of social inequality, granting
Ukrainians permission to have access to all
state establishments, teaching in the native
language in all educational institutions, equal
rights of all religions, the division of
Halychyna into 2 administrative units: Eastern
(Ukrainian) and Western (Polish) with

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