"Ukraine is the work of my hands..."

Ukraine and another state creations are nothing but an ephemeral creation... In fact, Ukraine is the work of my hands, not the work of the conscious will of the Russian people." No 1 like me has created Ukraine to make peace with at least 1 part of Russia...




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Украина и государственные образования более как эфемерное эфемерное эфемерное... В действительности — это дело моих, а не творение творение воли воли русского русского русского народа. Никто другой, как, создал Украину, иметь иметь заключить мир, бы одной одной России...





By these "other state works" Hoffmann understood all the countries formed after the breakup of Russia - link leads us to min.:

12 (25) December 1916, trying to suppress the increasing rumours in Russian society about the intention to enter into a separate peace with Germany and rise the morale of the army, in which the fatigue of the war became increasingly apparent, issued an order on behalf of the Chief Leader to the soldiers, which contained the following words:

"The time for peace has not yet come... Russia has not yet fulfilled its tasks of war... to reconstruct free Poland..."

For the first time, the declaration of free Poland on behalf of the Tsar[3].

16 (29) March 1917. Provisional Government of Russia recognised the law Poland to independency under the condition of a "free military alliance" with Russia.

In Russia there were structures of the Polish Military Organization, formed in 1914, and in June of the same year, a convention of the Union of Military Poles in Russia took place in Petrograd.

Later in August, leaders of respective Polish parties called to life National Committee of Poland (PNC), whose aim was to make an independent Polish state. Polish National Committee received diplomatic support from France, large Britain, Italy and the United States. Since the turn of 1917-1918, the global community has recognised the right to revival of an independent Polish state[2].

On 12 September 1917, the business authorities began improvement of public administration in the Kingdom of Poland. 27 October 1917 was created Regency Councilwho was to temporarily exercise the power of the Polish monarch, and on 9 April 1918 elections to the legislative body of the kingdom were held, State Councils.

At the same time, on 3 March 1918, it was concluded separate peace treaty between Soviet Russia a The powers of Central Europe, under which Polish lands, which previously belonged to Russia, were removed from its highest power, and on 29 August the same year Council of People's Commissioners of the RFSRR annulled the treaties of the Russian Empire on the division of Poland, yet formalising Poland's independency from Russia, both politically and legally.


After February Revolution in Russia, 4 March 1917, Provisional Government adopted a resolution on the dismissal of all Governors and vice governors.

In the provinces where the land was operating, governors were replaced by the president of the provincial Earth Councils; Where there were no lands, places remained unoccupied, which paralyzed the strategy of local government.

16 March 1917. The Provisional Government recognized Poland's independency (de facto uncontrollable with the beginning of the German business in 1915) subject to the conclusion of a "free military alliance" with Russia.










* It's most likely the Russians - present called Ukrainians, not Russians

ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гофман,_Макс

ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Русские#Этноним

ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Распад_Российской_империи