The Ukrainian Revolutionary Democratic Party was founded in August 1947 in Regensburg, Germany.
[2] It was first headed by Hryhoriy Kostyuk, who left in 1948 with a left-wing group (Ivan Maistrenko, Borys Levitsky, Roman Paladiychuk, etc.
For the longest time, the URDP was headed by its main leader and inspirer, Ivan Bahrianyi (1948–1963); further Fedor Haienko (1963–1967), for a short time Mykola Stepanenko (who also left in 1967, creating a separate - "right" URDP), Vasyl Hryshko (1967-1975) and since 1975 - Mykhailo Voskobiinyk.
The program principles of the URDP are based on the struggle against the Soviet regime and the creation of an independent Ukrainian state with a democratic system.
The URDP maintains offices in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, and the United States.