The Relationships between the Don and Kuban Cossacks and Ukraine State on 1917–1918

The article is devoted to the relationships between the Don and Kuban Cossacks states, which appeared in Southern Russia on 1918, and Ukraine State on the foundation of the common straggle against the Soviet Power. At first, when the Don Cossacks and Ukraine were under the French and British leadership, they fought together ageinst the Bolsheviks. Then the Ukranian government chenged its foreighn policy for Germany and tried to occupie the part of Don Territory. The interaction between Don Cossacks and Ukraine stopped. Some monthes later the german troops occupied the Ukraine and reached the Don region. The Don Cossacks tried once more to unite the powers ageinst the Bolsheviks. They wanted the new Ukranian government to become their ally in common straggle. So the Kuban Cossacks did. The dicisive influence of german troops, which were situated on the Ukraine and Don territories, is shown in the article. The Don Cossacks could organise the allied relations with the Ukranian government for the whole 1918 year. The Kuban Cossacks could not organise such relations with the Ukraine, because they had to fight ageinst the Bolsheviks on the Kuban Territory together with the Volunteer army, and this army counted itself the enemy of the Germany.