Preconditions for establishment of the presidency institute in Ukraine: the historical aspect
The article deals with the factors that caused the emergence in the political system of the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR of a new political institution - the presidency. An attempt is made to investigate what led the political elite to agree to amend the constitution and to introduce this new branch, which up to then had no place in the Soviet system. The author briefly analyzes the situation in historiographical research of the institute of presidency and gives her own definition of the term. The article covers the views of different public groups regarding whether it is advisable or not to introduce the presidential post. A separate part of the article is devoted to the introduction of the post of vice-president. At the end of the study, the author finds that the social and political changes in the country in the late 1980s made possible the approval of the institute of the presidency. It was a mechanism that was fully consistent with the realities of the time and could contribute to the settlement of political, social and economic conflicts facing the young state after the declaration of independence on August 24, 1991.