Memoirs in the Focus of Research by Diaspora Scholars: Based on the Materials of the “Ukrainian Historian” Journal
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2024.05.190Keywords:
memoirs, Ukrainian diaspora, “Ukrainian Historian” journal, sources, reviews, historiographyAbstract
The purpose is to examine the memoir component of the “Ukrainian Historian”, the main printed organ of diaspora scholars. In particular, to identify the main groups of materials, the author’s composition, thematic focus, and the tasks set by the editorial board in publishing memoir narratives and research on them.
The methodology is based on the use of historical and scientific analysis, systematization, chronological, source and textual methods, which made it possible to determine the species composition of memoir publications, their information potential, and their significance for historical science and society.
The scientific novelty lies in the systematization of the memoir component of the journal, the identification of the main groups, including memoirs of Ukrainian figures, memories of them and events of Ukrainian history or institutions, source and archaeological publications, as well as reviews for the entire period of its publication. The main authors / “heroes”, the topics of the memoirs, and their significance for historical science and society are identified. Particular attention is paid to reviews of memoirs as a type of scientific testing, which plays an important role in the expert evaluation and promotion of memoirs among the scientific community and the public.
Conclusions. From the very first issues, the editorial board of the Ukrainian Historian launched special sections devoted to memoirs. This was a recognition of their importance for Ukrainian scholarship in the context of historical and biographical research as a thorough addition to archival materials, which significantly expanded the source base of Ukrainian historiography in the diaspora and Ukraine. The “Ukrainian Historian” has become an important alternative platform for publishing Ukrainian memoirs and research on them, and thus for testing their authenticity and source value, as opposed to silencing them and preventing their dissemination as stigmatized “ideologically harmful” and “bourgeois nationalist” literature in the Soviet public and scientific information space.
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