Аctivities of the Ukrainian Historical and Philological Society in Prague during initial period of World war II (1939 – 1941)

Салата, Оксана Олексіївна (2020) Аctivities of the Ukrainian Historical and Philological Society in Prague during initial period of World war II (1939 – 1941) Skhidnoievropeiskyi Istorychnyi Visnyk (17). pp. 175-183. ISSN 2664-2735

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Abstract

The purpose of the research – to reveal the activities of the Ukrainian Historical and Philological Society in Prague under the difficult conditions of the outbreak of World War II, especially its activity, publishing of scientific works and maintaining relations with scientific centers of Czechoslovakia. The research methodology is based on the general scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalization) and special historical (historical typological, historical comparative) methods, the principles of historicism, systematic, scientific, verification of the author’s objectivity. By applying the historical typological method, the author was more likely to disclose the goals and objectives of the study. The scientific novelty is that for the first time in the Ukrainian and foreign historiography the activity of the Ukrainian Historical and Philological Society in Prague has been elucidated under conditions of the beginning of World War II, in particular, the publishing activity of the Society in difficult political and financial conditions. The Conclusions. Despite the difficult political and economic conditions in Czechoslovakia at the beginning of World War II, the Ukrainian Historical and Philological Society in Prague continued its activity. At the meetings of the Society there was discussed a variety of issues concerning history and literary studies. Scientists included the archival materials from the Polish, German, Swedish and Czech archives into their researches. Historical studies have been devoted to the ancient history of the Ukrainian lands during the Middle Ages, the history of the Cossacks, the Hetmanate, and the period of the Ukrainian Revolution. A number of scientific works were published, that nowadays are an important legacy of the Ukrainian historiography.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Czechoslovakia; Ukrainian scientific emigration; Ukrainian Historical and Philological Society in Prague; World War II.
Subjects: Це архівна тематика Київського університету імені Бориса Грінченка > Статті у наукометричних базах > Web of Science
Divisions: Це архівні підрозділи Київського університету імені Бориса Грінченка > Факультет суспільно-гуманітарних наук > Кафедра історії України
Depositing User: Ольга Русланівна Ковалець
Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2021 06:50
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2021 07:03
URI: https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/35339

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