ODESA PRINTING HOUSE YU.I. FESENKO AS A FOCAL POINT FOR PUBLISHING BOOKS ON HISTORICAL TOPICS (END OF XIX - BEGINNING OF XX CENTURY)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to cover the printing process of the Yu.I. Fesenko books on historical topics. This issue was not articulated in this form. There are only some references in the literature. Our task is to determine the number of these works, to typologize according to substantive features, to establish authorship and printing features. We have identified 58 titles of books on historical topics, published by Yu.I. Fesenko. Results of the Study. Рublishing books on historical subjects was one of the important directions of the wide publishing activity of Yu.I. Fesenko. Typography Yu.I. Fesenko united representatives of the clergy, teachers, public figures, military, Odessans and non-Odessans. Typography Yu.I. Fesenko contributed to the formation of the Ukrainian model of historical memory in the difficult conditions of Russian colonialism. Yu.I. Fesenko demonstrated a quality and careful approach to historical publications that laid the foundations of high printing standards, which contributed to a better perception of the works of its authors, printing clients. Historical experience of the printing house Yu.I. Fesenko should become one of the ideological foundations of the revival of the importance of Odessa as the center of printing and distribution of the Ukrainian book, which is, to a great extent, currently in decline. The main activity of Yu.I. Fesenko unfolded on Rishelevskaya Street, where his printing house was located. Today, it is necessary to preserve the memory of this cell of culture. To this end, the city authorities of Odessa should be required to preserve the remains of an old beautiful house of the printing house Yu.I. Fesenko with restoration and to create a Museum of printing in Odessa there. A promising area of further research is the identification of additional facts of printing in Yu.I. Fezenka of publications on historical subjects, studying of scripts on these editions stored in the holdings of libraries, tracing of influence of these editions on contemporary and contemporary culture, in particular, historical representations.