The hetmanate of Pavlo Skoropadskyi on the pages of the English-language press in the USA

The aim of this study is to analyze the perspectives of English-speaking communities on the domestic and foreign policies of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi, based on materials from the US press of 1918–1919, and to examine the influence of the German occupation authorities on his activities. The methodological basis of the research includes the principles of historicism, systematic approach, and comprehensiveness, as well as problem-chronological and diachronic methods, and discourse analysis. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that, for the first time, the views of the American public on the nature of power and the main activities of the Hetmanate have been studied specifically through English-language press materials.Conclusions. The rhetoric of the English-speaking press largely reflected the political alliances of the United States during World War I. Given that Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi came to power with German support, American press reactions to his activities were almost unanimously negative or, at best, neutral. Most publications directly state that the coup, which aimed to overthrow the Ukrainian Central Rada, was orchestrated by Germany, after which the Hetman received and followed orders from the German authorities. Skoropadskyi is depicted as a former Russian general who established a military dictatorship in Ukraine. He is described as a monarchist striving to restore the old Tsarist regime. Particular attention was paid to the efforts of the German occupation authorities to extract food resources from Ukrainian peasants, which caused widespread dissatisfaction and eventually led to a peasant uprising (crops intended for Germany were destroyed by partisans). The newspapers also covered the unsuccessful Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, emphasizing that the true rulers of Ukraine at the time were the Germans. Jewish authors criticized the Hetman for failing to take action to prevent pogroms. At the same time, we must note that the periodicals we have analyzed are of a regional nature and therefore cannot reflect the views of the entire American people.