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1st quarter 2019

31 Mar 2019 New article on archeology

We publish review "N.E. Brandenburg. On the natives of the Kiev region" (1904).

The work of Mr. Spitsyn was previously very valuable by a diligent collection of material for the entire territory from Kuban to Bessarabia.

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29 Mar 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review "A systematic description of the manuscripts of the Moscow Synodal (patriarchal) library" (1896).

The manuscripts are laid out in a systematic manner – the Holy Scriptures, the works of the holy fathers, books of liturgical, canonical, historical, collections, classical literature, diplomas and letters.

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27 Mar 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Devastated life" (1907).

Such a devastation of life, the suppression of the people’s, social elements and the immeasurable decline of all forces – economic, cultural, all kinds of creative energy – characterizes entire our land.

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25 Mar 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Przemysl" (1910).

Przemysl is the last large Ukrainian city in the west, the fortress of the Ukrainian land on the border with the Poles.

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23 Mar 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "Dr. Ostap Terletsky" (1902).

This time the historical and philosophical section of our Society suffered the loss. One of the few of its members-historians – Dr. Ostap Terletsky was not among them.

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21 Mar 2019 New article on archeology

We publish article «Die Heimat der Indogermanen» (1903).

The author speaks with his theory of Indo-European pra-motherland: it lay in North-Western Europe, occupying the coast and the islands of the Baltic and North Sea.

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19 Mar 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review "A systematic description of the Slavic-Russian manuscripts from the collection of Count A.S. Uvarov" (1896).

The fourth volume, published after the death of the compiler, was the end a monumental description of the famous Count Uvarov’s collection of manuscripts.

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17 Mar 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Return of the Kholmshchyna" (1907).

We are convinced that the masses of the Kholmshchyna, liberated from any administrative guardianship, are put in good circumstance for their economic, cultural and national life, will re-emerge vital forces.

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15 Mar 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Chernigiov" (1910).

Chernigiv is the old capital of the Ukrainian Zadernoprovia. In the most ancient memoirs of the chronicler, it is the most important city in the Trans-Dnieper region at the beginning of the X century, therefore, a thousand years ago.

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13 Mar 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "In memory of Alexander Lazarevsky" (1902).

The deceased belonged to the prominent representatives of the scientific movement, which, beginning with the revival of Ukrainophilism in the late 1850’s, puts in place the foundations for the scientific historiography of Ukraine-Rus.

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11 Mar 2019 New article on archeology

We publish article «Kyiv miniatures in the Trier psaltery» (1902).

Who could be that Gertrude and that Peter, her son? – Yaropolk-Petro Izyaslavich, son of Izyaslav Yaroslavich of Kyiv, and his mother Gertruda, Izyaslav’s wife, sister of the Polish prince Kazimierz.

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9 Mar 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review "Archpastors of Podillja" (1896).

Unfortunately, it is as if the task clearly and definitely set is far from being accomplished in this “Jubilee Collection”. The volume and value of work that lies before us is far from meeting the goal outlined here.

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7 Mar 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Get off with ruthenism!" (1907).

The times of that Ruthenian madness passed irrevocably, and whoever wants to go with that new free people must shake off the old traditions of that slave’s life.

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5 Mar 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Rzhyshchiv" (1910).

Rzhyshchiv is surrounded by a beautiful cozy valley above the Dnieper. Nearly placed a monastery. It had been founded by Ukrainian lords Voronichy shortly before Khmelnytsky uprising.

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3 Mar 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "Mikhail Sukhomlinov – Ivan Zhdanov" (1902).

In the summer of the last [1901], the Petersburg Academy of Sciences suffered almost two losses one time: academician Sukhomlinov died on July 8, and academician Zhdanov on July 11.

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1 Mar 2019 New article on archeology

We publish "Review of the works by N.Kondakov on the history of the Old Russian art" (1900).

As is often the case in Russian science, he is obvious – unknowingly confusing the notion of ethnographic and the notion of political – antiquity from the territory of present-day Russia.

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27 Feb 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review "Celebrating the centenary of the Podolsk diocese" (1896).

This book is an official collection with the direction of religious and political "association".

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25 Feb 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Krashanochka" (1907).

Is the life and the fervor that we hear in our breasts, not only small sparks of great fire, which burns under ashes in the chest of the people?

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23 Feb 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Askold’s Grave" (1910).

This was the first news that our chroniclers found and recorded "where did the Russian land". The Russian land at that time was called Ukraine itself.

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21 Feb 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "Izidor Sharanevich" (1902).

The most painful, close to us loss was the death of the honored Galician historian Dr. Isidora Sharaniewicz – the deceased bid farewell to the world at night on the November 21st (December 4).

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19 Feb 2019 New article on archeology

We publish review «Die indogermanische Frage archäologisch beantwortet» (1903).

In the argument of Professor Kossina I will not enter – his work is of interest methodological, and then negative.

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17 Feb 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review "The writings of Trokhym Zinkivsky" (1896).

The second volume of Zinkivsky’s writings contains articles of journalistic-scientific. Only a part of them was prepared by the author for printing and printed during his lifetime.

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15 Feb 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Polish Bill of Autonomy and Ukrainians" (1907).

But Poles and Russians are equally stand on their historic-centralist position and distinguish between the possession of two state-owned, privileged peoples – Russian and Polish.

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13 Feb 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Lviv" (1910).

Lviv became a significant city only in the XIII century, therefore, 600 years ago, and shortly before it became a city: its name was received in honor of Prince Leo.

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11 Feb 2019 New article on scientific organization

We publish article "In defense of truth" (1913).

Prof. Hrushevsky was chosen by the Polish and the Czech Academy of Sciences as their member, the Russian Academy awarded his works honorary awards.

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9 Feb 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "Matthew Simonov (Nomis)" (1901).

On the threshold of the new century, Nestor of Ukrainian ethnography traveled to the distant road. Matthew Simonov was one of the most typical representatives of the old Ukrainophilism.

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7 Feb 2019 New article on archeology

We publish article "Seals from the suburbs of Galich" (1900).

I now want to publish three more seals known to me – found in the vicinity of Galich (in the attached drawings their size approximately doubled).

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5 Feb 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review “A.A. Vasilchikov. Family Razumovsky, vol. 5" (1896).

Frpm vol. III began the biography of Andrei Kirillovich, the third son of the hetman, a Russian diplomat, whom the author describes as "the full embodiment of cosmopolitanism."

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3 Feb 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we finishing the cycle of articles "On the Ukrainian Language and Ukrainian Affairs" (1907). Today – "7. Work and improve the language."

We have some versions of spelling. Each of them has its own good and bad. Everyone can hold on to what is more sweet to him, and they can quietly live next to him for some time.

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31 Jan 2019 New literary article

In the section "Literary studies" published the note "Even more on "Miracle of St. Clement of the Pope of Rome" (1905).

Dr. Franco, however, does not agree that wider "Praise" was expansion of the "Miracle", but vice versa assumes "Miracle" a shortened excerpt from "Praise".

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29 Jan 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Oleg’s grave" (1910).

The place near Ovruch is called Oleg’s grave, they say that there was buried Prince Oleg, brother of Vladimir (that baptized our land).

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27 Jan 2019 New article on scientific organization

We publish the note, that was proposed to the archaeographical commission for the publication of the corpus of materials for the history of the Cossack (1905).

This corpus would have to cover time mainly from the last quarter of the 16 century and ending in the middle of the 18 century. It has to gather material not only for the external, military and diplomatic history of the Cossack.

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25 Jan 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "In memory of Alexander Konysky" (1900).

November 29 (December 12) 1900 after long illness asleep forever, at the 65th year of life one of the most prominent Ukrainian figures of the XIX century Alexander Konysky.

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23 Jan 2019 New article on archeology

We publish article "Ear-rings of the "Kyiv type" in modern Caucasians" (1900).

Among the heterogeneous variations of the openwork ear-rings of ancient Rus’ finds, we can indicate the types and quite close to this Caucasian ear-ring.

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21 Jan 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review "Traveling letters of Ismail Ivanovich Sreznevsky from the Slavic lands" (1896).

It has a considerable interest regarding the modern cultural and literary life of the Slavic region, but for us it does not give anything on purpose – in Hungarian Rus’ and in Galicia, Sreznevsky was lived very short.

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19 Jan 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we continue publishing the cycle of articles "On the Ukrainian Language and Ukrainian Affairs" (1907). Today – "6. The need for national unity."

We can not lock into such close provincial criteria, because inevitably we will break this great Ukrainian land into particles, from which each one will have its own separate language.

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17 Jan 2019 New literary article

In the section "Literary studies" published the review «M.G.Halansky. To the history of poetic legends about Oleg the Prophetic, І-ІІІ» (1904).

The second cardinal flaw is that the author sees in these later stories a folk tradition, an epic, ignoring the possibility (very wide) of a scribe’s combinations.

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15 Jan 2019 New popular article

The section "Popular works" is replenished with article "Boldy" (1910).

Previously thought that those caves in the Bubnysche did not know how old; but now we can say that they have already been cut down in historical times, as Ukrainians lived in the local lands.

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13 Jan 2019 New article on scientific organization

We publish speech at the ordinary general meeting of the Shevchenko Scientific Society April 19th 1905.

Scientific society named after Shevchenko once again turned its wheel. That wheel is hard, and one turn of it means a lot.

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11 Jan 2019 New obituary

The section "Biographies. Obituaries" is replenished with obituary "Peter Lashkarev" (1900).

At the Kiev Congress of 1874 he proposed a wider abstract – "Kyiv Architecture of the X-XII Century", which still stands as the main, foremost work for ancient Ukrainian architecture.

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9 Jan 2019 New article on archeology

We publish article "Bronze swords from the Turka district (Galicia)" (1899).

One of the illustrations of the distribution of bronze culture on the northern hillside of the Carpathians is the interesting recent find of bronze swords in the Turka district.

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7 Jan 2019 New article on history

In the section "Historical works" we publish a review “Pypin A.N. Materials for the biography of A.A. Kotlyarevsky” (1896).

The author took advantage of not only the printed material, but also the papers of Kotlyarevsky and his correspondence received from various persons, so that he has a material that is rather rich.

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5 Jan 2019 Annual report

«Annual report 2018» is published.

Annual report of the website «Mikhailo Hrushevsky» for the 2018 year – 218 thousands visitors.

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3 Jan 2019 New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we continue publishing the cycle of articles "On the Ukrainian Language and Ukrainian Affairs" (1907). Today – "5. Language prticularism".

Extreme specialism in the affairs of language, provincial patriotism, which requires that the newspaper be written in the language of his village, and all Ukrainian literature does not go beyond the vocabulary of his county.

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