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Reproduction of cultural and religious life in Ukraine during 1917–1921 in memoir literature

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Hridina A.

Pomiędzy. Polonistyczno-Ukrainoznawcze Studia Naukowe

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2023

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issue 9(2)

37-45

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The article examines the role of memoirs in depicting the cultural and religious life of Ukraine during the revolutionary years of 1917-1921. The analysis focuses on memoirs written by contemporaries and participants of the Ukrainian Revolution. Memoirists drew attention to the issues of Ukrainian language, literature, art, and education. They depicted the efforts of cultural figures in supporting and developing Ukrainian culture, changes in the cultural environment, and society’s reaction to these changes. The authors of memoirs discuss churches and religious organizations during the revolutionary period, describing the shifts in attitudes toward religion under the influence of political changes, the interaction between the church and political structures, and the persecution of priests and monks by the Bolsheviks. They share their thoughts on the impact of revolutionary events on their personal lives, perception of culture, and religion. The article analyzes the memoirists’ accounts of meetings, communication, and collaboration with other prominent cultural and religious figures, as well as the exchange of ideas, discussions, and joint projects that contributed to the development of cultural and religious life. It is revealed that the memoirs contain information about the state of societal culture and spirituality, including beliefs, customs, traditions, and moral values of that period. In the memoirs of many Ukrainian writers, artists, and other cultural figures, moments of Bolshevik presence are described as a time of creative alienation and pressure on artistic expression. With their rise to power, Ukrainian culture became dependent on the ideology and policies of the new regime, leading to a decline in artistic quality and loss of authenticity. These cultural figures also depict the challenging living and working conditions during the revolutionary period in their memoirs. Many of them were forced to leave Ukraine or go into hiding due to political persecution. This led to a decrease in activity on the Ukrainian cultural scene and a reduction in the number of book publications. Despite the difficult circumstances, Ukrainian cultural figures continued to create and preserve cultural heritage. Many of them actively engaged in collecting and preserving Ukrainian cultural heritage, which suffered significant losses during the revolution. A common tendency in the memoirs of contemporaries of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921 is the personal perspective on events and their impacts on the culture and religion of Ukraine during the periods of the Central Rada, the Hetmanate of P. Skoropadsky, and the Directorate. They provide a historical context and offer readers a unique insight into that period, helping to better understand its significance and consequences for the cultural and religious development of Ukraine.

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Taras Shevchenko as Sacrum of Maidan: on values during the revolution

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Labashchuk O.

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2014

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vol. 12

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issue (2)23

245-256

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During the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity the reassessment of social and cultural values is taking place . The current president, the government, the law enforcement agencies are subjected to pillory and humiliation by means of mass culture. At the same time, a new sakrum , i.e. symbols and values that embody the revolutionary ideals , is formed . One of the main symbols of the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity is the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. Protesters use the portrait of Shevchenko and the poetic lines from his book “Kobzar”.The image of Shevchenko is sacralized , his poetry takes the function s of the Holy Script, the poet is seen as our contemporary. The f orm s of transference of the revolutionary creativity are posters, videos , which are broadcast in electronic form, as well as graffiti on the cities’ streets.

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The Western Ukrainian Statehood 1918–1923 and the Theories of Randomness in the 20th – early 21st Centuries

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Monolatii I.

Wschód Europy. Studia humanistyczno-społeczne

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2023

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vol. 9

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issue 2

219-233

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W artykule autor skupił się na niedostatecznie zbadanych i dyskusyjnych aspektach rewolucji ukraińskiej w latach 1914–1923, głównie na sposobie tworzenia i rozwoju zachodnio-ukraińskiej państwowości w latach 1918–1919, a także na niektórych specyficznych zagadnieniach historii politycznej Zachodnio-Ukraińskiej Republiki Ludowej (ZURL) w latach 1918–1923. Stosując teorie losowości wprowadzone przez naukowców na przełomie XX i XXI w. (generalnie – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Michele Wucker, Peter Grassberger, Edward Lorenz), autor proponuje zupełnie odmienne od dotychczas sugerowanego podejście do wydarzeń z historii Ukrainy początku XX w., w jej pośtaci „galicyjskiej”.

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In the article author focused on the understudied and disputable aspects of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1914–1923, mainly on how Western Ukrainian statehood was established and developed in 1918–1919, as well as some specific issues of the political history of the West-Ukrainian People’s Republic (WUPR) in 1918–1923. By applying the theories of randomness introduced by scientists in the 20th – early 21st centuries (generally, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Michele Wucker, Peter Grassberger, Edward Lorenz), the author puts forward an approach to the events of the early 20th century Ukrainian history, which is completely different to what has been suggested before, in its “Galician” form.

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1 Pomiędzy. Polonistyczno-Ukrainoznawcze Studia Naukowe

1 Wschód Europy. Studia humanistyczno-społeczne

1 Świat i Słowo

1 Hridina A.

1 Labashchuk O.

1 Monolatii I.

2 2023

1 2014

Reproduction of cultural and religious life in Ukraine during 1917–1921 in memoir literature

Taras Shevchenko as Sacrum of Maidan: on values during the revolution

The Western Ukrainian Statehood 1918–1923 and the Theories of Randomness in the 20th – early 21st Centuries