Ukrainian War of Independence

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armed conflict independence war war

The Ukrainian War of Independence was a complex series of military and political struggles (1917–1921) in which various Ukrainian, Bolshevik, White, Polish, and anarchist forces, including those led by Nestor Makhno, fought over the future and sovereignty of Ukraine following the collapse of the Russian Empire.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Ukrainian War of Independence canonical	8
Ukrainian–Soviet War	8
Makhnovist movement	3
Makhnovshchina	2
Ukrainian Revolution	2
Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921	2
Ukrainian War of Independence (1917–1921)	2
Soviet–Ukrainian War	1
Ukrainian Revolution (1917–1921)	1
Ukrainian War of Independence 1917–1921	1
Ukrainian struggle for independence (1917–1921)	1
Ukrainian–White conflict in the Russian Civil War	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ independence war ⓘ war ⓘ
endTime	1921 ⓘ
followedBy	Polish–Soviet War ⓘ surface form: Soviet–Polish border conflicts
follows	Russian Revolution ⓘ surface form: February Revolution collapse of the Russian Empire ⓘ
goal	establishment of an independent Ukrainian state ⓘ
hasCause	Bolshevik attempts to regain control over Ukrainian territories ⓘ power vacuum after the Russian Revolution ⓘ rise of Ukrainian nationalism ⓘ territorial ambitions of Poland and White forces ⓘ
hasPart	Makhnovist movement campaigns ⓘ Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War ⓘ surface form: Polish–Soviet War (Ukrainian theatre) Polish–Ukrainian War ⓘ Ukrainian War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War conflict between Ukrainian national forces and White movement ⓘ
location	Ukraine ⓘ former territories of the Russian Empire ⓘ
mainSubject	Ukrainian independence ⓘ
opponent	Bolshevik forces ⓘ Polish forces (in some phases) ⓘ White movement ⓘ surface form: White movement forces anarchist forces (in some phases) ⓘ
participant	Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ Central Powers ⓘ surface form: Central Powers (limited involvement) Entente Powers ⓘ surface form: Entente powers (indirectly) German Empire ⓘ Nestor Makhno ⓘ Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Second Polish Republic ⓘ Ukrainian Galician Army ⓘ Ukrainian Insurgent Army ⓘ surface form: Ukrainian Insurgent Army of the time (various formations) Ukrainian People’s Republic ⓘ surface form: Ukrainian People's Republic Soviet Ukraine ⓘ surface form: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Ukrainian People’s Republic ⓘ surface form: Ukrainian State (Hetmanate) West Ukrainian People’s Republic ⓘ surface form: West Ukrainian People's Republic White movement ⓘ anarchist forces ⓘ
result	establishment of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ incorporation of most Ukrainian lands into the Soviet Union ⓘ limited Ukrainian autonomy within Soviet framework ⓘ partition of Ukrainian territories between Soviet Russia and Poland ⓘ
significantEvent	Act of Union of the Ukrainian People's Republic and West Ukrainian People's Republic ⓘ Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (impact on Ukraine) Treaty of Riga ⓘ proclamation of the Ukrainian People's Republic ⓘ
startTime	1917 ⓘ
temporalContext	Russian Civil War ⓘ World War I aftermath ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Ukrainian War of Independence
Description of subject: The Ukrainian War of Independence was a complex series of military and political struggles (1917–1921) in which various Ukrainian, Bolshevik, White, Polish, and anarchist forces, including those led by Nestor Makhno, fought over the future and sovereignty of Ukraine following the collapse of the Russian Empire.

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nestor Makhno → movement → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makhnovshchina

Nestor Makhno → conflict → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Ukrainian People’s Republic → historicalEra → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Ukrainian People’s Republic → participatedIn → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Ukrainian People’s Republic → partOf → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian War of Independence (1917–1921)

West Ukrainian People’s Republic → conflict → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Polish–Ukrainian War → relatedTo → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War → relatedTo → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine → conflict → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine → alsoKnownAs → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makhnovshchina

Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine → partOf → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makhnovist movement

Ukrainian War of Independence → hasPart → Ukrainian War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Huliaipole → associatedWith → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makhnovist movement

Huliaipole → historicalEvent → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Halyna Kuzmenko → movement → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makhnovist movement

Halyna Kuzmenko → participatedIn → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Central Rada → significantEvent → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921

General Secretariat of Ukraine → historicalPeriod → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian Revolution

Council of People’s Ministers → significantEvent → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Council of People’s Ministers → historicalPeriod → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian Revolution (1917–1921)

Symon Petliura → participantIn → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

Volodymyr Vynnychenko → participantIn → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian struggle for independence (1917–1921)

Volodymyr Vynnychenko → participantIn → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921

Ukrainian national movement → hasImportantPhase → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian War of Independence 1917–1921

Vsevolod Holubovych → participatedIn → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian Revolution

Act Zluky → politicalContext → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian War of Independence (1917–1921)

Arsenal → setInPeriod → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Arsenal (1929 film)

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Arsenal → depicts → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Arsenal (1929 film)

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Ukrainian Galician Army → conflict → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–Soviet War

Ukrainian Galician Army → conflict → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukrainian–White conflict in the Russian Civil War

Red Army units → conflict → Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Ukrainian War