THE STUDY ON THE MANUFACTURING PERIOD OF NATIONAL ECONOMY IN THE UKRAINIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (20–30th of XX century)

Abstract

Summary. The purpose of the research is to determine the state of studying the problem at the moment and to indicate the prospects for further research in this direction on the basis of analysis of existing printed and hand-written developments on the history of the manufacturing period of the Ukrainian economy. The research methodology is based on the principle of historicism, consistency, reliability, objectivity. The problem-chronological, historical-genetic, analytical-synthetic methods are used in this article. The scientific novelty. A complex of studies of the manufactory period in the context of Ukraineʼs economic development conducted by the staff of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in the 20ʼs and 30ʼs of the 20th century on the basis of comparison of materials of literary sources and archival data are presented for the first time. Conclusions. The development of a network of institutions for studying the national economy of Ukraine in the structure of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences is shown. The comprehensive study by the members of the Ukrainian Academy in the field of Economics from the 17th to the beginning of the 19th century was shown. It was reflected in a large number of books and articles created by them. It was emphasized that the explicit proclamation by the authorities in 1928 of the course to combat against «internal enemy» significantly slowed down the process of academic science, leading to the destruction of a number of works on the history of economics, published or prepared for publication. The originality of Oleksandr Ohloblynʼs and Natalia Polonska-Vasylenkoʼs research in the history of porcelain and faience manufactories of this period is underlined. The research of features of the Ukrainian economy of the given period by the domestic scientists who have been working since the 1960ʼs and to the beginning of the 3-rd millennium is noticed. It is recommended to pay attention to the expediency of further development of the history of the Kyiv-Mezhyhirs’ka manufactory in the process of future reconstruction of knowledge within the initial period of formation of the national economy of Ukraine as an institution. A detailed analysis of technological techniques and products of this establishment will be important for understanding the interrelationships between art and science, for learning history of not only economics, but also of the culture and art of our state. The first step in this direction may be the publication of the book «Essay on the History of the Kyiv-Mezhyhirs’ka Manufactory», prepared by N. Polonska-Vasylenko. It is stored in the archive of the Institute of Manuscripts of the National Library of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and is one of the brightest achievements left to us as heritage by our predecessors.