Krainian Architecture as a Subject of Research in the Works of Domestic Scientists of the 1900s

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify the contribution of representatives of Ukrainian art history in the 1900s to the definition of national forms of national architecture. The research methodology is based on the use of combined, thematic and chronological approaches; description of publications is combined with comparative and comparative analyzes. The scientific novelty of the article is to highlight the initial stage of formation of ideas about the unique features of Ukrainian architecture in the context of public demand and the leading trends of the general artistic process of this period. The factors of growing attention of scientists of the specified decade to the systematic study of buildings of Ukraine from ancient times to the XIX century, in particular, wooden cult. The works of famous specialists of those years are described: G. Pavlutsky, E. Redin, O. Novitsky, V. Shcherbakovsky, M. Makarenko, E. Sitsinsky and other authors. The study of this problem in these scientific works is based on the analysis of numerous information as a result of systematic work of many scientists and amateurs on the study of architectural works. Researchers’ scientific ideas on the evolution of forms of this field of art and substantiation of the uniqueness of Ukrainian architecture are determined. Conclusions. Analysis of numerous sources of scientific publications allows us to conclude that during the 1900’s there was a concept of originality of national architectural forms at all historical stages. Scientific analysis of the characteristic features of Ukrainian architectural monuments of different periods was carried out in the perspective of the relationship with the masonry architecture and the relevant decisions of other historical and national architectural schools. The history of Ukrainian science of art of this decade can be considered as the history of ideas about national forms of art and architecture. The leading idea of the uniqueness of Ukrainian architecture directed and became the basis for the development of Ukrainian art science in the following decades.