Members
By the end of July 1917 the Central Rada had formally 822 deputies (according to Pavlo Khrystiuk). The members of it belonged to the following parties:
- All-Ukrainian Peasants' Deputies Council - 212
- All-Ukrainian Military Deputies Council - 158
- All-Ukrainian Workers' Deputies Council - 100
- Representatives of non-Ukrainian Workers' and Military Deputies Councils - 50
- Ukrainian Socialist Party - 20
- Russian Socialist Party - 40
- Jewish Socialist Parties Fareynikte, Bundists, Poalei Zionists - 35
- Polish Socialist Party - 15
- Representatives of cities and gubernias - 84
- Representatives of professional, educational, economical, public organizations, and other national minorities - 108
Out of these 822 people the Mala Rada was elected with 58 member including 18 members of various national minorities. From the initiative of the Central Rada in Kiev took place the congress of Russian nationalities 21–28 September 1917.
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