Local monographic researches of Ukrainian scientists in the context of world scientific studies in the 1920s–1960s

Abstract

In the conditions of deep social transformations in the Ukrainian village, monographic researches at local level (streets, villages, cities, districts) are gaining popularity. The Ukrainian village of the beginning of the XXI century was going through a period of changes, its social and household features and its economic specifics had not been formed yet. Therefore, local research at this stage is relevant and effective. It is emphasized that during the 1920s and 1930s, various local monographic studies were conducted independently in different countries (the United States, Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Romania). Ukrainian ethnologists were faced with the acute problem of studying and understanding the cultural and everyday features of different local groups and identifying the complex links between them at the regional and national levels. The author focuses on the activities of the ethnographic centers of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. It was its members who substantiated and used the method of stationary research of local areas in their research work. The stationary method of field ethnography, is analyzed as the main one in the collection and systematization of factual material for monographic research. The further development of this technique in the 1940s–1950s is presented.