Picture Of History Research Articles

Reference without intentions in large language models

ABSTRACT During the 1960s and 1970s, Keith Donnellan ([Donnellan, K. S. 1966. “Reference and Definite Descriptions.” The Philosophical Review 75 (3): 281–304. https://doi.org/10.2307/2183143]; Donnellan, K. S. 1970. “Proper Names and Identifying Descriptions.” Synthese 21 (3–4): 335–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484804]; Donnellan, K. S. 1974. “Speaking of Nothing.” Philosophical Review 83 (1): 3–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/2183871] and Saul Kripke [Kripke, S. 1972. “Naming and Necessity.” In Semantics of Natural Language, edited by Donald Davidson and Gilbert Harman, 253–355. D. Reidel] promoted a ‘historical picture’ of reference as an alternative to previously prevailing description theories. The historical picture has since gained broad acceptance. Its most recent frontier is the apparent reference of names (and other words) produced by large language models (LLM). A number of authors have pointed out that the historical picture might support the view that this reference is not merely apparent, but is constitutively determined in the same way as human reference. A sticking point, however, is the role that linguistic intentions have been thought to play in the historical picture. This paper urges that in applying the historical picture of reference to LLMs we need not and should not focus on the plausibility of ascribing linguistic intentions to LLMs. Instead, the critical issue is whether LLMs can achieve a kind of basic reference that is prior to and independent of propositional attitudes such as intentions.

История чувашской живописи в искусствоведческой литературе: нарративный дискурс

The purpose of the study is to obtain a complete historical picture of the development of Chuvash painting based on the publications of Chuvash art historians. The scientific novelty is due to the fact that for the first time the study covers the entire volume of publications on the topic, including modern ones. The article will consider scientific and popular scientific publications, which include monographs and articles published in scientific collections and special journals. The review of publications by researchers of the fine arts of the republic is based on the principle of historicism, which allows us to trace both the development of painting in Chuvash art as a type, and the evolution of art criticism as a science. For the first time, the material will be considered in the chronology and context of historical events.

‘A divine right to photograph’: E. Graeme Robertson’s (1903–1975) historical motion pictures of National Hospital staff in 1933

ABSTRACT In the course of researching and writing the first-ever book length biography of Edward Graeme Robertson’s (1903–1975) eventful life and career in Australasian neurology, a rare 1933 cinema film recording of National Hospital staff at Queen Square has recently been rediscovered. Graeme completed his residency in neurology at Queen Square in the early 1930s and maintained close connections with his colleagues in London, thoughtfully recording them at different times using early movie cameras. Two versions of Graeme’s 1933 film have been preserved, and there are also other color clips of his colleagues from later in life in the UCL Neurology archives and Robertson family collection. These remarkable films contain images of several historically significant neurologists, including Gordon Morgan Holmes (1876–1965), Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), Derek Denny-Brown (1901–1981), Macdonald Critchley (1900–1997), and several others. We provide a contextual summary of the many clips recorded alongside an in-depth inventory of all the personalities represented in the 1933 film. Selected photographs are used to indicate the contents of these remarkable films.

Navigating the World of The Stranger (1979) After the Cultural Revolution: Unveiling Hong Kong Leftist Science Fiction Film by Bao Fang

Abstract After the Cultural Revolution, a period marked by a global retreat from radical politics and increased compromises, filmmakers in the Hong Kong leftist film industry faced financial challenges stemming from the studio’s struggles during the Cultural Revolution. Despite these difficulties, they ingeniously incorporated generic elements to captivate audiences, using popular genres as conduits for social commentary. The Stranger by Feng Huang Motion Picture company stands out, as director Bao Fang adeptly appropriated science fiction elements to adapt a real story of espionage in Hong Kong. The film signifies Bao’s transition from opera film and historical pictures to negotiating realist and science-fictional elements to convey social innuendo. Drawing inspiration from recent works by Mingwei Song and Seo-young Chu, my argument extends to explore how sci-fi serves as a mode of expression for geopolitical commentary. The film not only expresses concern over Soviet espionage and also reflects the fear over the collapse of grand narratives such as Enlightenment and Revolution.

Batyrs as a marker of the cultural landscape: a philosophical analysis

n the reviving process of history and culture of modern Kazakhstan, it is becoming increasingly common to install monuments to heroes who have become a symbol of statehood and patriotism. The establishment of monuments and memorials is one of the tools for the development of national identity. The research of mon-uments to heroes, understanding and interpretation of their essence and meaning allows to comprehend the contemporary Kazakh worldview and philosophy. The article provides a philosophical analysis of the practic-es of regional memorialization of local heroes (batyrs). The research includes case analyses of Kazakh batyrs as Zholan Toleu-uly, Ketbuqa batyr, Tolek batyr, Yerden Sansyzbay-uly, Yeset Koki-uly, Dauymshar batyr, Zhidebay batyr and Derbisaly Aidabol-uly. The results of field research conducted in the South Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Aktobe and Ulytau regions allowed to study the location of monuments and the features of their memorialization. The research methodology used visual analysis and interviews with local residents to collect information about memorable events. The article applied field research and interviews with local residents. The description of monuments in the cultural landscape of the regions presented in the article concludes that the local heroes of the pre-Soviet period contribute the development of national identity and patriotism in modern Kazakhstan. The authors compiled a register of local monuments to batyrs established by descendants and native authorities that complements the historical picture and allows for a more comprehensive under-standing of the processes of memorialization of batyrs in the regions of the country.

The Nexus between Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Sustainability Disclosure: A Review of Theoretical Frameworks and Empirical Findings

This bibliometric analysis aims to provide a thorough historical picture of Corporate Social Responsibility and Disclosure (CSRD) within the corporate world. For this purpose, we meticulously gathered and scrutinized a corpus of 496 articles that pertain to sustainability disclosures and corporate governance, spanning the period from 1995 to 2021. During this research endeavor, we made use of 'biblioshiny,' an interactive online interface made possible by R-Bibliometric studio's 3.0 toolset, to carry out a thorough Bibliometric analysis and conceptual exploration. Our investigation has discerned the Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management journal as the foremost journal in terms of source impact. Notably, the centerpiece journal article emerges as 'Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures,' which prominently features the burgeoning economies as a recurrently cited focal point. Examining the lexical landscape, our study spotlights the recurrent usage of specific terms across various elements, including abstracts, author-assigned keywords, additional keywords, and titles. The prevalent terms encompass 'corporate governance,' 'disclosures,' and 'sustainability.' meanwhile, Indonesia emerges as the most prolific contributor in terms of publications in this domain. In our pursuit of classifying the interconnected literature streams and ascertaining the evolving trends within corporate governance literature, we judiciously employed a conceptual framework. To this end, a co-occurrence network was meticulously constructed, elucidating four primary study streams: corporate governance, environmental reporting, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility disclosures. After thematic evaluation, we have developed a thematic map that is used for the understanding of the basic or transversal themes, emerging or declining themes, motor themes, and highly developed but isolated themes. These themes are used for future direction and highlighted the area that which have critical on the research areas. These thematic insights hold great potential for shaping future research directions and underscoring pivotal areas warranting profound investigation.

THE REPRESENTATION OF HISTORICAL TRAUMA IN THE EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: A SOCIO-PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS

The paper examines the problems of constructing and representing historical trauma in the educational discourse of the Belarusian higher school in the context of constructing a historical picture of national statehood. The theoretical and methodological basis of this study is the theory of historical trauma, which allows us to identify the specifics of the formation of historical consciousness and civil and political identity of students. The study revealed that the representation of trauma in educational discourse not only provides legitimization of modern Belarusian political institutions and the political system as a whole, but also sets a teleological focus for consideration and evaluation of political genesis.

PENGGUNAAN HISTORIOGRAFI TRADISIONAL JAWA UNTUK PENULISAN SEJARAH: Studi tentang Pengasingan Sunan Paku Buwana VI ke Ambon, 1830-1849

This article explains the use of Javanese traditional historiography proposed by Sartono Kartodirdjo. This article was prepared using the literature study method. The literature used is in the form of undergraduate theses, dissertations, and books prepared using and discussing Javanese traditional historiography. Overall, the chronicle about the exile of Sunan Paku Buwana VI in Ambon has a historical picture. The strength of this text as a historical source lies in its description of the mental turmoil and experiences of a king who was removed from his throne and had to live in exile. The existence of candra sengkala written following important events described in the chronicles further proves that these chronicles contain strong historical elements. In addition, as a historical source, the chronicle about Sunan Paku Buwana VI's exile contains important material not found in colonial archives.

Ускользающие поколения

Appeal to the idea of ​​generation is a fairly effective tool for interpreting changes occurring in various spheres of human activity, in particular in the field of philosophical knowledge. It links the historical picture of such changes to an important anthropological constant - human age - and allows us to reconstruct both the general natural dynamics of what is happening and the unique features of each stage of the dynamic process. However, the “generational” (discrete) dimension of history in some specific cases may lose its significance and go into the shadows, giving way to those dimensions that ensure continuity and continuity. In relation to philosophical knowledge, these are factors of the universal unity of the problematic and the philosophical school. The biography of the author of this essay shows that a certain part of Russian philosophers is characterized by precisely this correlation of features and driving forces of their academic career. Philosophers belonging to this group are characterized by two common features: 1) coming to philosophy from other humanities disciplines; 2) coming to philosophy against the backdrop of a more or less acute “personnel crisis” in this discipline at the turn of the 1990–2000s. They can also be called a kind of generation, at least a generation within a generation. However, their “generational” unity is purely structural, and the content of their activities is determined by their belonging to the schools through which they were introduced to philosophy. Thus, the author of the essay, who initially specialized in the history of social thought, became a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Tula State University named after L. N. Tolstoy, working closely with the ethics sector of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This determined not only his long-term connection with the institute, but also his belonging to the Moscow ethical school with its methodological approaches and theoretical guidelines regarding the phenomenon of morality. Such a biographical scenario excluded priority communication with philosophical peers and contributed to the perception of one’s discipline (ethics) not as a space of generational change, which dramatically fight each other to define a “universally recognized reality” (J. Ortega y Gasset), but as a space for collective solutions to cross-cutting theoretical problems.

"Mercury and Argus" by P. I. Sokolov: aesthetics of the painting, search for an artistic image, perception by contemporaries

Purpose of this article is analysis of painting by P. I. Sokolov (1753-1791) «Mercury and Argus» (1776) in context preferences of era. Objectives of study: analyze preparatory drawings and picture; study archival sources, artist reports; reveal process of painting; represent aesthetic ideals of epoch and perception of personality. Our focus will be on artistic process of creation historical picture in second half of XVIII century on example of work by P. I. Sokolov «Mercury and Argus». Research subject is role of sketches from nature, sketch composition in work of P. I. Sokolov on picture «Mercury and Argus». Author considers of visual technique, graphic-plastic composition, preparatory graphic, identifying process of working on picture based on academic education system. Citing quotes from letters, reports and writings of second half of XVIII century author analyses what was typical for art of period under study, what tasks artist set for himself, what conditions were necessary for expressiveness of visual image and idea of picture as well as her positive evaluation by her contemporaries. During study were applied: formal, formal-stylistic, art criticism analysis. Author comes to conclusion that work on historical painting in second half of XVIII century included a large systematic creative process dictated by academic education system at Imperial Academy of Arts. Analysis showed that execution of sketches and drawings from nature became basis for subsequent search for better image. Historical painting of second half of XVIII century reflected aesthetic views and ideals of era, being an artistic embodiment of ideas of theoretical treatises aimed at improving visual image. Novelty of research lies in considering painting not only as part of artistic heritage, but also as a reflection of academic education system at Imperial Academy of Arts in second half of XVIII century and aesthetics of educational classicism.

Конструирование исторических образов в медиапространстве: социально-философские аспекты и когнитивное воздействие

The article discusses the socio-philosophical significance of historical images in media space and their impact on the cognitive and behavioral processes of individuals. The study aims to analyze the criteria that ensure the social relevance of historical reconstructions within intergroup communications. The main focus is on the pro-cesses of creating simplified but emotionally rich images of the past, which serve as an alternative to analytical research. The authors analyze the role of various sources of information, including art, scientific works, educa-tional materials, and mass media, in shaping these images. Particular attention is paid to analyzing the influ-ence of 20th-century mass media on the dissemination of historical knowledge and myths. The synergy of in-formation flows in creating a coordinated historical picture that influences public consciousness and perception of history is studied. The concept of “historical image” is of key importance in the study, determining the meth-odological approach and inclusion in the discourse of works devoted to the analysis of historical narratives and media representations. The results obtained contribute to the formation of an interdisciplinary basis for the study of historical images, allowing for a sociological interpretation of knowledge about the historical past, tak-ing into account the influence of culture, politics, and demographics, thus expanding the perspectives of analy-sis and the development of related scientific fields.

Развитие синонимии через призму эволюции мышления

The study of the language system at the present stage is carried out in close connection with related sciences such as psychology, history, anthropology, etc. The interdisciplinarity of research makes it possible to identify the cause-and-effect relationships of modern language formation, restore the historical chronology of a certain linguistic phenomenon, establish trends that influence the language system, and design a linguistic picture of the future. The work was carried out in line with cognitive linguistics within the framework of an anthropolinguistic approach, which allows both a synchronous analysis of the linguistic phenomenon on separate historical stages and a diachronic one, which allows to restore a historical picture. At the same time, the study of linguistic material, namely semantics, is carried out in comparison with human mind, which determines the mechanisms of the objective world cognition, significant in various historical periods. In the anthropolinguistic approach, the vector of interaction between mind and language is characterized by reversibility. The vocabulary formed in the process of evolution of a person's mental potential is a fundamental factor in the formation of world perception. The reversibility of the semantic picture of the world creation is manifested in the use of the vocabulary as a reflexion of morphological and semantic models fixed in consciousness. Consequently, the knowledge of the mind evolution makes it possible to restore the historical semantic picture of the world. The research is focused on the formation of the synonymic line bucket, which reflects the evolution of the human mind and, consequently, the mental abilities of a person to perceive the material world, actualizing certain features of objects and creating a conceptual vision of it, relevant to the definite specific historical periods. The choice of the research object is determined by the early period of the formation of the synonymic line bucket, which represents one of the most ancient lexical layers, and allows to demonstrate the evolution of the semantic plan from a syncretic notion to a term, and the openness of the synonymic system, capable of being modified historically. As part of the anthropolinguistic research, semantic analysis of the elements of the synonymic line united by the concept bucket as a semantically neutral component was carried out, semantic maps of the synonymic line bucket of four historical sections (Old English, Middle English, Early New English and Late New English periods) were compiled, the data obtained were compared, the semantic picture of the synonymic line bucket from 1000 to the end of the 19th century was reconstructed and described. The main sources of the semantic material are lexicographic sources, including The Oxford English Dictionary, which includes historical data on the first references of lexeme meanings in the English-language literature. In parallel with the identification of the semantic core of the synonymic line, which unites the lexemes, special attention is paid to specific features that differ the subjects of objective reality, such as the functional feature as the reflection of an ancient man’s needs. The article also substantiates the thesis that associative mind causes semantic transformations such as metaphorization and metonymization, which lead to the expansion of the conceptual synonymic line. The specialization of concepts within the synonymic line is defined as a stable historical process from the first primitive ideas of an ancient man to scientific terms that differentiate everyday vocabulary and concepts of the professional sphere. Ultimately, the subjectivity of the final product leads to both quantitative and qualitative transformations of the analyzed synonymic line. It has been established that the most productive period of the synonymic line bucket expansion is the Middle English period, characterized by pseudoscientific knowledge, and hence the desire to distinguish objects of objective reality on the basis of differential features clarifying the scope of all existing buckets, whereas in the Early New English period there was a sharp decline in the quantitative growth of the synonymic line, which is explained by the entrenched association of its components with the household sphere. It is established that in the light of cognitive linguistics, a detailed anthropolinguistic analysis of synonymic lines allows us to reconstruct the semantic picture of the world, starting with syncretism and ending with terminology. It is proved by the fact that over time, the ambiguity of a lexemes united by synonymic relations is realized both in new representations of the household sphere of activity, and special concepts. The proposed methodological approach can be further used to put forward hypotheses related to the evolution of human thinking and semantics, and to predict their further development.

Synthesis and Application of Sustainable Tricalcium Phosphate Based Biomaterials From Agro-Based Materials: A Review.

Trends in health care delivery systems have shifted as a result of the modern uses of biomaterials in medicine. Contrary to traditional medicine, modern healthcare are now useful in solving problems that were considered impossible some years back. One of the most significant factors to the most recent advancements in implant development has been the use of calcium based materials in the creation of necessary implants in the form of soft and hard tissues. With the advent of naturally sourced materials in the manufacturing of biomaterials, lots of attention are now focused on the different sources of agro-based resources that can be used for the product developments. These agro-based materials are now been considered for sustainable and ecological purposes in several areas of applications globally in the recent times. Hence, the review was carried out with focus on the sources, relevance, processing techniques and applications of tricalcium phosphate based biomaterials in modern day healthcare delivery. This review provides a historical and prospective picture of the crucial functions that materials based on tricalcium phosphate will play in fulfilling human requirements for medication.

At the crossroads of race and gender during the Spanish Civil War

Salaria Kea, the only African American nurse to serve during the Spanish Civil War, fought against racism and fascism her entire life. Her contributions during the war in Spain, as well as her legacy, have become complicated matters, as the veracity of her testimony found in archival materials is routinely questioned and at times blatantly negated. Kea's experience as an African American woman positions her at the crossroads of racial and gender hierarchies that mark her identity in complex ways. Through the lens of various theories of intersectionality, this article will grapple with the precarious modes of historical discourse found in the archive, and vindicate Kea's testimony, recognising it as making a crucial contribution – from a unique perspective – to the understanding of a more nuanced historical picture.

Социально-хозяйственная дифференциация ставропольской деревни на пике нэпа

Introduction. Despite all research In Russian historiography, the historical period of the NEP still retains a number of independent symptomatic plots that remain insufficiently studied by Russian historians even today. Among such historical plots of the NEP times is the detailed division of the Russian peasantry into intrasocial economic and production groups, in addition to the generally accepted and widespread brief interpretation in journalism and scientific literature, when only the poor, middle peasants and Kulaks are singled out among the Russian peasantry of the 1920s. Materials and Methods. On the basis of archival materials and historiographical facts the article proves that in the Stavropol village eight socioindustrial groups of peasant farms were formed as a result of the implementation of the NEP: the ones without sowing, the poor, the low-power, unstable middle peasants, middle peasants, prosperous middle peasants, the prosperous, bourgeois (Kulak, industrial). They are identified using the method of social differentiation. However, the discovered archival statistical data do not fully disclose the essential characteristics of the abovementioned socio-industrial groups of peasant farms, so the authors used the method of historical reconstruction, formal legal and historical-anthropological methods to create a detailed historical picture of the Stavropol village during the NEP, where the social face of the provincial peasantry comes to the fore. Analysis. The analysis of historical sources (primarily archival materials) and a number of key historiographical facts from the established modern Russian historiography allowed us to finally present completed historical plots about each of the studied groups of peasant farms, identifying their quantitative parameters, clarifying criteria for social differentiation and describing semantic characteristics. Results. Based on the results of the study, a conclusion is drawn about the complex socio-economic differentiation of the Stavropol peasantry, which reflected the agrarian multidimensionality and internal inconsistency of the NEP, which largely predetermined its curtailment in the late 1920s.

Проблема движущих сил исторического процесса и ее значение для философии истории: методологический аспект

Introduction. The work one of the main problems of the philosophy of history — the problem of the driving forces of the historical process. The author identifies specific driving forces of history, put forward in historiosophy. The methodological aspects of the formation of the philosophy of history as a whole, determined by the problem of the driving forces of history, are shown. The purpose of the article is to show driving forces issue in forming the problem field of historiosophy. Methods. The author uses the following general scientific methods: modeling, structural-functional, systemic and comparative analysis; movement from abstract to concrete and from concrete to abstract. Scientific novelty of the research. The author identifies problems existing in the philosophy of history and gives an analysis of these problems. The author shows that the one of the most important problem that integrates other historiosophical issues is the problem of the driving forces of history. The specific driving forces of history are identified and analyzed in historiosophy. It is shown that, methodologically, the problem of driving forces in history plays a special role in the philosophy of history in a number of aspects: conceptual, integrative, test, and the aspect of complementarity. Results. The author shows that the problem of driving forces in history solves a number of problems in historiosophy. Firstly, each specific driving force makes it possible to create new theories in the philosophy of history. Secondly, it forms a special picture of historical dynamics. Thirdly, it allows us to consider various factors of history as the main ones in a system of other parameters, thereby finding their true place in analyzing the historical process. Fourth, it demonstrates the need to jointly analyze various driving forces to create a common historical picture. Conclusions. The work examines only a few specific driving forces of history, but they must continue to be identified. The author has identified four aspects that reveal the special methodological role of the driving forces problem of history in historiosophy. In fact, more of them can be identified.

Physical laboratory for students practical laboratory works of The Imperial Moscow University from the moment of foundation until 1917

The present survey, timed to a century and a half anniversary of practical laboratory works in Physics being introduced in the curriculum of The Imperial University of Moscow for the students of the Faculty of Physics, provides a broad coverage of its functioning in the period from 1873 to 1917. The author gives a brief overview of the history of its founding, includes the data concerning the development of its equipment infrastructure, stuffing and figures about the number of students who took physics labs in those years. The contents of practical laboratory works are being analysed. The author vividly shows that professor A. P. Sokolov’s “Guide to exercises in general physics labs of Physical Institute of The Imperial University of Moscow” relies heavily on “Guide to Practical Classes in Physics” by F. Kohlrausch. The author familiarizes the readers with some historical references, which enable to better enhance the readers’ understanding of the details of practical training of physics students in The Imperial University of Moscow at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The article also contains rare historical pictures, some of which are published for the first time.

Social factors in choosing personal names among Turkmens

This article is devoted to the analysis of social factors that indicate the choice of a certain personal name among the Turkmen people. The article examines personal names which contain extensive information about the features of the cultural, historical, social and everyday picture of the development of society. The relevance of this work is determined by the growing interest in the onomastics of Turkmenistan, namely personal names, which are the most important linguistic source of information about the culture and history of the Turkmen people. The article discusses the system of principles underlying the naming of a born child by a name among the Turkmen people. The Turkmen anthroponymic system indicates a wide range of criteria associated with family-tribal, religious, historical, natural, and physiological naming traditions. The purpose of this article is to analyze the motives for naming among the Turkmen people. In the article we have highlighted the main models of naming. In Turkmen linguistic culture, parents’ attitudes were manifested in intentional names. In conclusion, we can conclude that a personal name carries a deep semantic load. Moreover, it affects a person’s future. Along with the usual rules that Turkmens use when choosing names for their children, they have special customs that reflect the specifics and originality of naming a child and these customs are closely related to the character of the people themselves, the nature of their economy, sociocultural and religious and moral views. Our analysis of the motives for naming among the Turkmens showed that the Turkmen anthroponymic system reflects the unique features of the life understanding of the surrounding reality, which clarifies certain periods of the social life and spiritual culture of the Turkmen people.

Seismological study around the Enguri dam reservoir (Georgia) based on old catalogs and ongoing monitoring

AbstractIn the frame of the DAMAST (Dams and Seismicity) project, we deployed a dense high-fidelity seismological real-time network to investigate in detail the spatio-temporal seismicity distribution around the Enguri high dam, situated in the greater Caucasus in western Georgia. We aim at recording the weak seismicity in a 10 km distance around the dam structure. To lower the detection threshold by reducing the ambient background noise, we installed four seismic stations in shallow (ca. 20 m) and deep boreholes. From these stations, KIT1 with a depth of ca. 250 m is the deepest seismological station in Georgia. In this paper, we characterize the seismicity recorded by the local seismic network from October 2020 to July 2022. To have a better historical picture of the seismic activity, especially since the dam construction and initial operations, re-processing of the old seismological catalogs was carried out. This required digitizing the paper-only catalog copies prior to relocation. We finally obtain a uniform catalog for the Enguri region to characterize the seismicity and start investigating its possible relationship with the exploitation of the dam reservoirs.

Український історичний роман: шляхи становлення та розвитку

The experience accumulated by the art of words never goes away. At a certain stage of literary development, it can be exhausted to a certain extent, only to be revived in a new context in a modified form. The relevance of the study of historical prose, in particular its ways of formation and development, specificity, themes, is quite natural, since works about the national past allow the reader to consciously or sporadically immerse himself in the meaning of life realities, in particular to understand the moral and ethical ideals of the Ukrainian people, the physical and spiritual endurance of the participants in the national liberation struggle, and the deep human values that are often much more expressive and accurate in historical prose than in sociological and historical research. The fiction model of the heroic past serves to shape historical thinking, to deepen an individual’s understanding of his or her own place in society, and to help individuals find ways to self-knowledge and self-affirmation. The article traces the genesis and main stages of formation of the Ukrainian historical novel, starting with the novel «Zynovii Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. Istorychna kartyna podii, kharakteriv, i zvychaiv XVII stolittia v Malorosii (Zynoviy Bohdan Khmelnytsky. A Historical Picture of Events, Characters, and Customs of the Seventeenth Century in Little Russia)» by Pavlo Biletsky-Nosenko — through the novel «Chorna rada. Khronika 1663 roku (Black Council. The Chronicle of 1663)» — to contemporary works about the past by Pavlo Zahrebelnyi, Roman Ivanychuk, Valerii Shevchuk, Yurii Mushketyk and others. The specifics of historical novel prose are elucidated, the essence of the concepts of «historical novel» and «artistic and historical truth» is revealed, the role of fictional conjecture and fiction is determined. The article summarises the views of domestic researchers of historical prose on its typology.