THE GENESIS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OF A MILITARY-CIVILIAN NATURE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article examines the functioning of military-civilian public authorities within the territory of Ukraine in different periods of national history. It is emphasized that the functioning of public authorities of a military-civilian nature under modern conditions requires improvement and further development of the regulatory and legal framework, the formation of relevant institutions, a special personnel policy, and the introduction of new forms and methods of management. The mentioned measures should be carried out using a strong scientific basis based on the study of historical experience. The functioning of public authorities of a military-civilian nature in the days of Kyivan Rus, Galicia-Volyn State, Zaporizhzhya Sich, the Ukrainian Cossack State of the middle of the 17th century, Ukrainian states during the liberation struggles of the Ukrainian people in 1917–1920 was studied, in particular, the system of such bodies, the procedure for their formation and powers. It is investigated that public authorities of a military-civilian nature existed in different periods of national history. It was determined by the historical tradition of the era, foreign political circumstances and domestic political necessity. They were created both by domestic state authorities and by foreign states, which included Ukrainian lands. It is emphasized that the creation of public authorities of a military-civilian nature within the boundaries of Ukrainian statehood was primarily due to the need to protect the territory in conditions of external aggression and internal instability caused by external influences. The need for further historical investigations into the functioning of public administration bodies of a militarycivilian nature is substantiated, the directions and prospects of such research are determined. Thus, separate historical periods require consideration, in particular, the era of the liberation struggles of the Ukrainian people in 1917–1920, the functioning of the state mechanism in different periods of national history, legal monuments of this or that era, etc.