Abstract
The article highlights the memoirs of the Minister of the Ukrainian State of 1918 Viktor Reinboth about the anti-Hetman uprising in Podillia. The author analyzes the minister's assessment of the situation in the field of law and order in Hetman's Ukraine in the fall of 1918, the characteristics of the highest representatives of the military and civilian administration in Podillia and their conflict in November 1918. The author reveals V. Rainbottom's assessment of the strategic importance of Podillia for the successful course of the anti-Hetman uprising.