Problems of Education of Mountain Children in Olena Tsehelska’s Literary Works

Abstract

The article analyzes the literary works of a teacher, children’s writer, public figure ofWestern Ukraine – Olena Tsehelska. It aims to study the system of national-patriotic, moral,religious, labor upbringing of mountain children at the end of XIX – the first third of the XXcenturies. It was at this time when revived searches for a new curriculum, new methods and formsof education, laying the foundations of the national-patriotic, civic education of Ukrainian youth.The author stresses that one of the important factors of national education of youth has alwaysbeen fiction, particularly national bulleted text, which are literary works written by OelenaTsehelska. In fairy tales, short stories, novels the writer finds out about these family values thathave traditionally been famous for residents of mountainous terrain, as a community of spiritualinterests, harmony of relationships between representatives of different generations, caring forparents and elderly people in the family, respect for ancestors, family harmony, respect for folktraditions, faith in God that helped to survive in difficult circumstances of war periods, forcedrelocation to a foreign country. Little heroes from works of Oelena Tsehelska possess such traits ascivic consciousness, patriotism, devotion to the interests of the people, the capacity for selfsacrifice, compassion for the poor, love of neighbor. Works written be this writer is an importantfactor in the preservation of folk traditions, enriching current young generation with them whatbecomes important in the development of civil society in Ukraine .