ANTON KRUSHELNYTSKYI’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY OF UKRAINIAN CIVIL INSTUTITIONS IN EASTERN HALYCHYNA (THE FIRST THIRD OF THE ХХTH СENTURY)

Abstract

The publication’s purpose: to reveal the participation of Anton Krushelnytskyi in the activities of Ukrainian public institutions in Eastern Halychyna during the analyzed period. The methodology of the research is based on the principles of historicism, a systematic approach, a scientific approach, a verifying approach, the author’s objectivity, a moderate narrative constructivism, as well as the use of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalization) and special-historical (historical-genetic, historical-typological, historical-system) methods. One of the leading methods used by the authors was a biographical method that allowed to assess and determine the participation of A. Krushelnytskyi in the activities of the Ukrainian public institutions in Eastern Halychyna, during the first third of the XXth century. The scientific novelty is the following: for the first time in Ukrainian historiography, on the basis of the analysis of the previously unknown archival documents and materials, it has been determined that A. Krushelnytskyi was directly involved in both Ukrainian economic and cultural-educational societies, in particular as an active member of the «Prosvita»in the towns of Horodenka and Kolomyia, as the head of the society’s affiliate in the town of Rohatyn in the establishment of the readers-halls and libraries in the rural areas. Conclusions. The participation of A. Krushelnytskyi in the activities of Ukrainian public institutions in Eastern Halychyna during the analyzed period was a peculiar reflection of not only his outlook, but also an active living and civil position. A. Krushelnytskyi was an active member of «Prosvita» branch in Kolomyia, Horodenka, the head of the branch office of the company in Rohatyn, facilitated the establishment of reading rooms and libraries in the rural areas, and popularized Ukrainian academic works, published by the Main Department of the Institution. He gained authority among the literary and educational circles of Eastern Halychyna, societies and institutions.