М. Голубець: погляди на політичну історію Гетьманщини ХVІІІ ст.

Abstract

The Ukrainian historian N. Holubets’s views on the political situation of the Hetmanate of the XVIII th century have been considered in the article; the issues depicting political institutions activity on the territory of Ukraine, Ukrainian hetmans relationship with Russian tsarism representatives have been stated. The study is based on the principles of historical methods, scientific objectivity, social approach and causality. It is based on descriptive, analytical-synthetic and historical-genetic methods. The result of the research work is to characterize the Hetmanate political development of the XVIIІ th century through M. Holubets views prism, to justify the circumstances which helped him to form his conception of that time historical situation.The results of this work can help scientists-beginners to research certain aspects of the Hetmanate political history of the XVIIІ th century while teaching special courses on the events that took place in Ukraine from 1709 till 1764. Prospects for further study of the problem are to attract a wider range of works of historians, research activities which took place on the territory of Western Ukraine in the first half of the twentieth century, comparing their views on the events in the history of Hetmanate of the XVIII th century. and determining the factors that influenced their formation. The value of intelligence – in the light of the concept of M. Holubets on the political situation of the Hetmanate of the XVIII th century.