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3rd quarter 2024

New biographical article

We publish the article "Dragomanov in the political and national development of Ukraine" (1920).

Dragomanov’s activity spans more than thirty years, and in the last two decades, 1875-1895, he was a real spiritual guide of Ukraine in the field of political and cultural work.

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New article on history

We publish the article "Materials for the history of Koliivschyna. IV" (1907).

When we have in front of us a story recorded no more than 56 years after the episode, at least from an eyewitness, it is difficult to attach a very high price to various details.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Between Moscow and Warsaw" (1920).

Neither Petliura nor An. Livytskyi, nor their other comrades had no right to make any concessions to the Poles in the lands of the Ukrainian people – neither in Halychyna, nor in Kholm region, nor in Volyn.

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New obituary

We publish obituary "In memory of Yakov Shulgin" (1912).

Yakov Shulgin is one of the characteristic representatives of Ukrainian life in the 1870s, a prominent Ukrainian historian and a man remembered for his idealistic attitude and purity of character.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Liquidation of the Committee of Independent Ukraine" (1920).

At the meeting of the "Committee of Independent Ukraine", held on April 25, it was established that further political work of the committee in its current composition is impossible.

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New article on history

We publish the article "Polish magnate’s farm in Transdnieper before Khmelnytsky uprising" (1907).

The great popular movement of the 17th century developed on an economic basis – it was primarily a protest against those forms of economic exploitation of peasant labor that came to Eastern Ukraine from Western Ukraine.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics", we finish publishing the article "To the village! (Next tasks of the Ukrainian labor intelligentsia)" (1920). Today – the last 5 chapters.

Members and employees of the party are carrying out campaigning in the communities in order to arouse initiative in those industrial and cultural enterprises that I mentioned.

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New obituaries

We publish obituaries "F. Leontovych – V. Klyuchevskyi – D. Samokvasov" (1911).

However, not in Kyiv, much less in Odesa, where Leontovych moved later (1863) for a long time, he did not become closer to modern Ukrainian life.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics", we are starting to publish the article "To the village! (Next tasks of the Ukrainian labor intelligentsia)" (1920). Today – the first 5 chapters.

It is necessary to come to the aid of this natural economic self-activity, until the real conditions of life stop driving the interests of humanity in this direction.

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New article on history

We finish publishing the article "Studies on the Economic History of Ukraine" (1908). Today – the last 2 chapters, including "Boon".

The entire mass of peasants was reduced to one common denominator – the highest possible boon, possibly equable, so that the lower norms of the ищщт would not serve as a temptation for the peasants.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Shevchenko as a preacher of social revolution" (1920).

Single-mindedness and fraternal love, which the poet so extols, and is transported by dreams to those times when they will reign, obviously, conceivable for him only in the circle of working people.

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New obituary

We publish obituary "V.I. Sergeevich. Posthumous mention" (1911).

As a long-time professor of St. Petersburg University, holding the department of history of "Russian" law for almost forty years, he had a huge influence on the direction and development of studies on the history of law.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Cultural crisis in Ukraine" (1920).

This catastrophic state of affairs bears the brunt of Ukrainian schooling, education and culture. The peasantry wants a Ukrainian school, Ukrainian education, Ukrainian books.

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New article on history

We continue publishing the article "Studies on the Economic History of Ukraine" (1907). Today – the next 3 chapters, including "Farming for export. Development of filvark economy".

Agriculture ceased to serve the exclusive purposes of one’s livelihood, as it had been until then. Grain received a monetary value, as honey, hides, and livestock had already received it before.

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New publicistic article

In the "Publicistics" section, we finish publishing the article "Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries and its Tasks" (1920). Today – the last 4 chapters.

And that socialist, Soviet, peasantry Ukraine, which will be born in this revolutionary fires, will also have a rough and elementary character in its beginnings.

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New article on the scientific orgainzation

In the "Organizational articles" section, we publish "From the Commission [Preface to Vol. XXII "Sources"]" (1913).

In order to give researchers the opportunity to use this precious monument as soon as possible, the commission decided to publish the second part of Ya. Markovych’s Diary.

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New publicistic article

In the "Publicistics" section, we continue publishing the article "Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries and its Tasks" (1920). Today – the next 4 chapters.

No matter how primitive, perhaps, crude in its practice, the organization of these communities was, it is very, very valuable that our people’s element once again found a form of self-organization.

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New biographical article

We publish the article "Volodymyr Antonovych, the main ideas of his creativity and activity" (1909)

Civic interests were strongly developed in him and powerfully guided his scientific pursuits, especially during the flowering of his powers and scientific pursuits.

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New publicistic article

In the "Publicistics" section, we are starting to publish the article "Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries and its Tasks" (1920). Today – the first 4 chapters.

I saw that only socialist-revolutionaries went with the people, and this party, unknowingly, became the bearer of the old slogans of the Ukrainian revolutionary-populist tradition.

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New article on history

We continue publishing the article "Studies on the Economic History of Ukraine" (1907). Today – the next 3 chapters, including "Beginnings of export of household products: export of animal products (fauna)".

At the latest, because only at the very end of the 15th century, Western Europe turned to grain. This demand reaches our lands in the second half, and mainly in the last quarter of the 16th century.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Ukraine, Poland and Russia" (1920).

Party members who were still in Mazepa’s socialist cabinet left it when Petliura’s government began to negotiate openly in Warsaw.

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New article on the scientific orgainzation

In the "Organizational articles" section, we publish preface to Vol. 92 "Proceedings of Shevchenko scientific society".

Mostly, the articles collect and systematize material on various issues related to the events of 1708-1709 pp., bypassing the main nodes of these events.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "Woe to Ukraine. A letter to American Ukrainians" (1920).

Ukraine in Geneva, this world capital of philanthropy, suddenly became terribly famous and popular – as the most unhappy country in the world!

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New obituary

We publish obituary "Prince Jan-Tadeusz Lubomirskyi (obituary)" (1908).

His articles on the history of the peasantry are still valuable for their scientific background, because they were based on non-printed materials and had considerable social significance for their time.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "In the case of the Ukrainian Sociological Institute" (1920).

Remember this future and prepare your strength for it. Help it and the Ukrainian Sociological Institute!

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New article on history

We are starting to publish the article "Studies on the Economic History of Ukraine" (1907). Today – the first 3 chapters, including "The old economy of Western Ukraine and its remains in the 16th century."

Wheat farming is conducted mainly for subsistence and in such sizes as to ensure self-sufficiency.

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New publicistic article

In the section "Publicistics" we publish the article "In the first delegation of the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries (April 1919 – February 1920)" (1920). Today – the last 6 chapters.

Wherever the national movement is fundamentally a creative, gradual force, it must be under the control of gradual forces.

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