East Galicia
Eastern Galicia, or Eastern Halychyna (Ukrainian: Східна Галичина) is a geographical region in Western Ukraine (present day oblasts of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil) that has historic importance. Galicia was formed within the Austrian Empire during the years 1772-1918. Eastern Galicia now includes all of the Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts (regions) of Ukraine as well as Ternopil Oblast, with its northern strip bordering the Raions of Kremenets, Shumsk and Lanivtsi and the northern part of Zbarazh Raion. The area of Eastern Galicia is about 46,800 km2 (18,100 sq miles).
In 1918, Western Galicia became a part of the restored Republic of Poland, which absorbed the Lemiko-Rusyn Republic. The local Ukrainian population declared the independence of Eastern Galicia as the "West Ukrainian People's Republic". During the Polish–Soviet War (1919–21) the Soviets tried to establish the puppet state of the Galician Soviet Socialist Republic in East Galicia, but its government was removed in about two months.
The fate of Galicia was settled by the Peace of Riga on March 18, 1921, attributing Galicia to the Second Polish Republic. Although never accepted as legitimate by some Ukrainians, it was internationally recognized on May 15, 1923.
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