▁Ruth en ian ▁political ▁organization ▁that ▁existed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 - 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁in ▁L emberg ▁( today ▁L viv ), ▁Aust rian ▁Empire ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Spring ▁of ▁Nations ▁and ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁earlier ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Polish ▁community ▁Central ▁National ▁Council ▁which ▁claim ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁and ▁L od om eria . ▁In ▁its ▁manifest ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁the ▁council ▁declared ▁about ▁the ▁unity ▁of ▁all ▁ 1 5 ▁million ▁Ukrain ian ▁people ▁and ▁expressed ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁all ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁had ▁three ▁main ▁political ▁requests . ▁ ▁divide ▁Gal icia ▁into ▁two ▁separate ▁administrative ▁units ▁western ▁for ▁Pol es ▁and ▁eastern ▁for ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁ ▁un ite ▁into ▁one ▁province ▁all ▁Ukrain ian ▁lands ▁of ▁Gal icia , ▁Sub car path ia , ▁and ▁Buc ov ina ▁ ▁lect ures ▁in ▁schools ▁and ▁publishing ▁of ▁government ▁statements ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁in ▁Ukrain ian ▁language ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Ruth en ian ▁Council ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁intellig ents ia . ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁elected ▁bishop ▁of ▁Prem iss el ▁H ry hor iy ▁Y akh ym ov ych , ▁later ▁canon ▁My