▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁mostly ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁act ▁while ▁the ▁western ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁retained ▁their ▁own ▁Ukrain ian ▁Gal ician ▁Army ▁and ▁government ▁structure . ▁After ▁the ▁Polish - U k rain ian ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 1 9 ), ▁Poland ▁took ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ukrain ian ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁by ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Since ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁W UN R ▁was ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁National ▁Republic ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Car path o - U k raine ▁ ▁Ukrain ian ▁State ▁( 1 9 4 1 ) ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁State ▁ ▁Ukrain ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁( 1 9 1 8 / 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁Ukraine ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic s ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( B ols he vik s ) ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁ ▁My k ola ▁Ole k si i ov ych ▁Sk ry p ny k ▁( 2 0 ▁April   – ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 ) ▁( Secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁Organ iz ational ▁Bureau ) ▁Y ur