Press bulletin "On Soviet Ukraine": content analysis of editions 1973—1975

Abstract

The presented article is devoted to the problem of printed source studies. According to the author, the study of the latter significantly expands the documentary horizons of all Ukrainian studies topics, including those from the Soviet period of Ukrainian history. Based on the traditions of domestic press studies, the author conducted a content analysis of the currently little-used publication of the Ukrainian SSR, namely, the press bulletin "On Soviet Ukraine". The chronological boundaries of the elaborated copies (1973—1975) were determined by the specifics of the then historical conditions in world politics, in particular, the easing of international tensions and preparations for signing by 35 countries, including the United States and Canada, the Final Act cooperation in Europe, which took place in the capital of Finland, Helsinki. The update of the press bulletin "On Soviet Ukraine" is also related to its auditory and publishing specifics: this magazine was intended for distribution outside Soviet Ukraine and the USSR, in general. The latter was prepared for the foreign reader and required other approaches to finding both topics and ways to reveal them. In addition, the press bulletin "On Soviet Ukraine" was a typewritten manuscript and, according to existing standards, did not belong to the press products of the USSR. Meanwhile, the obligatory copies of this magazine were sent to the Book Chamber of Ukraine in a timely manner and are still stored in the repositories of its State Archive of the Press. A meaningful analysis of the journal, conducted in the presented article, showed a significant interest of the editorial board in the personalized coverage of socio-economic and cultural events that took place in Soviet Ukraine.