“Ukrainian Nineteenth Century” in Terms and Concepts of Global History
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2022.05.121Keywords:
global history, history of Ukraine in the 19th century, Imperial Meridian, Backwardness, Renaissance – Cultural TransferAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to rethink the history of Ukraine in the 19th century in terms and concepts of global history.
The methodology is based on the principles of conceptual history, multiculturalism, and the ideas of modern global history.
The scientific novelty. The particularities of the “Ukrainian 19th century” are surveyed with such categories of global history as Imperial Meridian, Backwardness, and Renaissance – Cultural Transfer. The concept of the Imperial Meridian, developed by British global historians, has French and Ukrainian versions, and serves as a counterargument to the New Imperial History. The author analyzes the differences in the interpretations of the term “backwardness” in works of Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian historians. The main topics of the history of Ukraine in the 19th century were Backwardness and Renaissance. In terms of global history, National Renaissance is perceived as a cultural transfer of ideas, people, technologies, and social and political movements. Renaissance acts as a conventional phenomenon in world history. Conclusion. The interpretation of the “Ukrainian 19th century” from the perspective of global history allows us to comprehend it in the European and global context.
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