Changing Generations of Historians as a Methodological and Worldview Dialogue in Ukrainian Historiography (End of the Nineteenth – First Twenty Years of the Twenty-First Century)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2020.04.137

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generation, Ukrainian historiography, methodology, historians, changing generations, scientific schools, succession, continuity

Abstract

The purpose of study to find out peculiarities of change of generations of historians in Ukrainian historiography end of the 19 – beginning of the 21 centuries based on a generic theory of generations, to trace its impact on updating methodological and conceptual foundations, problems of historical science, enrichment of research experience.

Research methodology including consistent adherence to the principles of historicism, continuity, anthropologism, civilization, energy, sociocultural, generation and system approaches, application of methods of historiographic analysis and synthesis, comparative studies, modeling, specific-historical, historical-chronological, historicalgenetic cognition and own observations.

Scientific novelty is due to the fact that for the first time it is based on the author's experience, as well as the precursors systematically considered the process and features of generations changes of Ukrainian historians in the context of general trends in the implementation of the principle continuity taking into account the specific historical conditions of the history of Ukraine of the modern era.

Conclusions. As a result of the process research of changes of historians generations have revealed its influence on the development of Ukrainian historiography from the end of 19 to the first decades of 21 centuries, its theoretical and methodological are covered, historiosophic and historical principles, terminology apparatus, principles of succession and continuity, as well as crises and conflicts. Within this period, six generations of Ukrainian historians were conditionally separated to the present; the criteria of their chronological boundaries are substantiated, named leaders and the most characteristic features of each. The traditions and innovations of the methodological tools of each of the generations, their common and distinctive features are traced. Attention is drawn to the turning points in the change of generations, their influence on the outlook and values of Ukrainian historians, activity of scientific institutions, centers and schools in Ukraine and abroad, on issues of research, updating of paradigm, conceptual and methodological approaches in historical science, content of historical education.

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Published

2020-08-28

How to Cite

Kalakura, Y. (2020). Changing Generations of Historians as a Methodological and Worldview Dialogue in Ukrainian Historiography (End of the Nineteenth – First Twenty Years of the Twenty-First Century). Ukrainian Historical Journal, (4), 137–154. https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2020.04.137

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METHODOLOGY. HISTORIOGRAPHY. SOURCES