Ukrainian Book Research Articles

THE INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE UKRAINIAN BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

The purpose of this article is to analyse the programmes of the international cooperation in the book publishing industry and to identify promising directions in the development of the Ukrainian book industry in the process of such cooperation. The research methodology is based on the use of comparative and historical, statistical methods that have provided comprehensive information in the field of international cooperation of Ukrainian publishing as of an activity that is very important for the cultural and intellectual development of the society. Bibliographic methods – functional, analytical and thematic, structural and typological – helped to determine the forms and methods to expand cooperation in the field of book publishing and at the same time define development prospects of the domestic book publishing, distribution and usage. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that current international communication programmes in the field of publishing industry have been comprehensively examined for the first time. The field of international cooperation in the book publishing industry has been analysed as a complex systematic entity that performs its functions in various aspects and at different levels. Therefore, book publishing as a means of dissemination of national culture is at the same time a determining factor of progress of the world book industry and a phenomenon of international culture. An international interaction of cultures is needed for the development of each individual national culture, for the emergence of new resources and motivation for improvement. Thus, the necessity of international book publishing contacts depends on the objective needs. Conclusions. It is shown that the international cooperation in the field of book publishing is aimed at the enhancing of the international cooperation of Ukraine with other countries; contributes to the strengthening of the international image of Ukraine; serves as a statement of common to all values; promotes the development of the national book industry; attracts Ukrainians to the world’s spiritual and social values, technological achievements; ensures a direct and proper exchange of cultural, intellectual and material values. The study identifies the main directions of international cooperation, including Ukraine’s participation in the international book fairs, exhibitions; publishers’ participation in the international programmes; intense activity in the field of literature translation, etc. Thus, the strategic goal and priorities of the international cooperation of Ukraine in book publishing industry has been defined: firstly, to increase the level of the national book publishing; secondly, the use of world achievements in domestic practice; thirdly, the promotion of the Ukrainian book publishing in the world.

History pages and contemporary Ukrainian Book Holidays in Canada

One of the forms and means of preserving national identity, Ukrainian culture, language, promoting the mother-tongue book in Canada is the traditional autumn Ukrainian Book Festival. It characterizes not only the educational and communication activities of scientific and cultural institutions, libraries, reading rooms, museums of the diaspora, its public, religious organizations, colleges and schools in Canada; but also the level of development of the book industry in it; social situation in the country, in the world; the attitude of its government and official circles not only to the ethnic book but also to immigrants; peculiarities of diaspora readership and its specificity (in particular, change of English-speaking everyday life into the mother-tongue environment during the event — psychological adaptation, possibility to speak freely, easily in the language of the historical homeland; feeling or not feeling of unity with one's nation); communication in society; circle of reading of its members; reader's requirements; spiritual and informational needs; the situation of publishers and bookstores; culture and level of book business (trends in product design, printing, paper, etc.); book priorities (traditional, paperback and electronic; book in your native language or country of residence); modern technologies for preparing book exhibitions, etc. And that is very fundamental. The Ukrainian Book Festival promotes the preservation of the mother tongue and the links between immigrants and their descendants with their historical homeland. The peculiarity and difficulty of the presentation of Ukrainian books, authored by representatives of the ethnic community in Canada, is that the diaspora is surrounded by a foreign language environment and perceives the word, information only in its own language. However, members of the Ukrainian diaspora can and do participate in holidays (festivals, fairs, etc.) dedicated to the book in the language of the country in which they reside. Canada has established itself as a country that has a multiculturalism policy that gives a real opportunity to develop freely the culture of all ethnic groups living in it. Considering that the Ukrainian Diaspora centers exist in many countries, in our view, it is advisable to set up an International Day of the Ukrainian Language, on the model of other countries.

Book publishing activity in Ukraine following the results of 2019

The analytical review considers and analyzes the current state of publishing books and brochures in Ukraine in 2019, gives a detailed description of the general characteristics of book publishing in 2018—2019. Quantitative and qualitative indicators have been determined, the state of Ukrainian book publishing in 2019 has been analyzed according to the range of publishing products, its linguistic and territorial features. Statistical data on the issue of books and brochures by leading domestic publishers of various forms of ownership, including the sphere of management of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting, are presented. The analytical review was conducted on the basis of statistical data published in the statistical collection "Print of Ukraine (2018)" and consolidated statistical reports on the issue of non-periodicals in Ukraine in 2018—2019.

LIFETIME EDITIONS OF IVAN KARPENKO-KARY’S OEUVRES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY OF THE ODESSA I. I. MECHNIKOV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

The article dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Karpovich Tobilevich (1845–1907) is devoted to the study of lifetime editions of his oeuvres, which are stored in the collections of the Scientific Library of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University. During twenty years of literary activities, he wrote 18 original plays published under a literary and stage name «Karpenko-Kary». Lifetime editions of his writings are of the most interest for bibliophiles and book scholars.The article reviews the provenance of the copies of lifetime editions of I. KarpenkoKary’s works including a story «Rookie» (1881), first published under a pseudonym, a drama «Who is to blame?» (1886), plays «The Handmaid» (1887) and «Sava Chaly» (1899), as well as a «Collection of Dramatic Works» (1886) and a fivevolume collection «Dramas and Comedies» (1897–1905) being the most complete lifetime publication of I. Karpenko-Kary’s oeuvres.University copies of the lifetime editions of I. Karpenko-Kary’s writings can be considered as vivid evidence of historical events of the first half of the 20th century, revealing the origin and development of such Ukrainian societies and associations as «Enlightenment», «Ukrainian House», «Odessa Ukrainian National Library», «Odessa Ukrainian Club», «Gubsoyuz», etc. in the city of Odessa. Collectors of Ukrainian books G. I. Shevchenko and G. I. Semesko are still almost unknown. However, the very existence of their libraries is proved by stamps and handwritten inscriptions on copies of University books showing further perspectives of their special research.

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

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.

ВИКЛИКИ ПРИ СТВОРЕННІ ІННОВАЦІЙНИХ ЕЛЕКТРОННИХ ВИДАНЬ ДЛЯ ДІТЕЙ

<p><em>The article deals with the wide assortment of electronic textbooks in in the Ukrainian publishing market, the understanding differece of approaches to the creation of electronic books.</em></p><p><em>The article analyses basic principles of creating electronic books, such as augmented reality books and mobile applications. The problems of creating electronic books, their standardization and storage have been highlighted. The prospects for further research and the ebook development options have been described. The most popular ebooks in the Ukrainian book market, like «Снігова королева», «Ґаджетаріум», «Мама поспішає додому», «Завітай у гості», «Антоміми», «Гарбузовий рік», «Котигорошко», from different publishing houses are analyzed. The marketing and distribution success of the most popular Ukrainian book with augmented reality «Аліса в країні Див» has been outlined.</em></p><p><em>Discussions on e-piracy in Ukraine and the reluctance of readers to pay for e-content that can be accessed online, and distribution channels for pirated e-content have been analyzed. The particular attention is paid on the concept of creation of the e-books and major publishers in the publishing market.</em></p><p><em>Discussions on e-piracy in Ukraine and the unwillingness to pay for e-content that can be accessed online, and distribution channels for pirated e-content have been analyzed.</em></p><p><em>Competitors for electronic publications for children such as television, social networks like Youtube чи Instagram, Snapchat or Tik-Tok and messengers have been outlined.</em></p><p><em>Summarizing our analysis, we can highlight that Ukrainian book market is growing and needs new players. Making e-books and apps takes time and money. Scientists, who are researching publishing can’t talk about market statistics right now, because the Book Chamber of Ukraine don’t have any reliable one. It is difficult to determine what e-books will look like in the future, what technologies will be used in ten years or more. E-books for children should be of high quality, attractive, modern and interesting for their readers.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><em> e-textbook, e-book, augmented reality, mobile applications, QR, AR.</em></p>

ВИВЧЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ КНИГИ ЯК СОЦІАЛЬНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНОГО ФЕНОМЕНУ В ПЕРІОД 1917–1920-Х РОКІВ

<p><em>The basic characteristics of the historical period of the beginning of the study of the Ukrainian book as a social-communication phenomenon in Ukraine (at that time – the Ukrainian SSR) in reference to 1917–1920-ies are analyzed. On the example of some publications of the «Knyzhnyk» («Bibliognost»), «Knyha» («Book»), «Knyzhka» («Book») journals, and also taking into account discussions between Ukrainian bibliographers M. Kufaiev and D. Balyka, it was concluded about the genesis of the vision of the Ukrainian book as a social-communication phenomenon in this very period.</em></p><p><em>It is emphasized that this period was a turning point in the study of many social-communication characteristics of the Ukrainian book. First of all, this concerns the problems of the typological structure of the book market and the auditory factor of the book’s functioning as a social-communication phenomenon. Publications in the «Knyzhnyk» («Bibliognost»), «Knyha» («Book»), «Knyzhka» («Book») journals started a professional discussion on problems of text preparation, publications design and their distribution. Two approaches to studying the Ukrainian book were distinguished: of M. Kufaiev, who believed that the book was a striking expression of the social-communication characteristics of mass communication, and of D. Balyka, who insisted on the need to take into account first and foremost the sociological features of the book’s circulation as a mass communication product.</em></p><p><em>It is emphasized that the scientific concept of the science of social communications – the study of the book as a social-communication phenomenon – is developing. Most of the provisions of this concept were formed by the theorists of journalism and publishing in the 1920s, and these provisions have considerable theoretical and historiographical value. They can serve as a basis for modern developments in the field of social communication science.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><em> author, audience, journal, publications, publisher, book, communication, society.</em></p>

ВЛАСТИВОСТІ БУКТРЕЙЛЕРА: УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ТА СВІТОВИЙ ДОСВІД

<div><p><em>The purpose of the study is to analyze the aesthetic and cultural-educational peculiarities of the booktrailer as a phenomenon of publishing. The paper provides a comparative analysis of Ukrainian and foreign booktrailers in order to identify conceptual differences. The methodology of the study is the use of common scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison and generalization. The booktrailer has long been studied in the paradigm of marketing and advertising or librarianship, which left it beyond the attention of scholars to understand it as an aesthetic phenomenon. In the process of presenting the main paper theses, the means of formal, figurative, stylistic and comparative analysis were used, which made it possible to reveal the aesthetic and cultural-educational peculiarities of Ukrainian and foreign booktrailers.</em></p></div><p><em>The scientific novelty of the paper is the comprehensive study of the booktrailer as a phenomenon of publishing. The comparative analysis of Ukrainian and world book trailers revealed fundamental differences caused by the features of creation (developers and purpose of creation). The current state of development of the booktrailer in Ukraine is characterized by the fact that it is created mainly by fans. Ukrainian booktrailers are currently mostly book-based presentations and descriptive features. Today, the most common in Ukraine is a booktrailer based on book illustrations and slideshows of works. In this case, the contents of the books contents are mechanically transferred to the monitor. In turn, foreign booktrailers are created as a figurative audiovisual series designed to convey the atmosphere of a work of art, to give the impression of a book. If in foreign booktrailers the aesthetic function comes to the fore, then Ukrainian analogues tend to emphasize cultural and educational.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><em> booktrailer, book promotion, publishing phenomenon, aesthetic peculiarities, cultural and educational function</em>.</p>

Library work of Katerinoslav in 1917–1920: status and problems

The article deals with library space of Katerinoslav during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921. The role of educational societies in the process of Ukrainization is highlighted, the influence of political events on the state of librarianship is determined. The state and activity of libraries of various departmental subordination, namely public libraries, libraries of educational institutions, societies and religious institutions are analyzed. Special attention is given to events that spread the Ukrainian idea, supported Ukrainian traditions and helped to spread the Ukrainian book. During this time, the contribution of Prosvita society was significant. The activity of this society was short, but deeply meaningful. The issues of printed Bulletin of Prosvita are a bibliographic rarity. The sources significantly help to present a complete picture of cultural and educational life of people’s libraries operating in the province and contributed to the reading of Ukrainian literature. The contribution of educational libraries of the province to the development of Ukrainian literary heritage and formation of Ukrainian-language book collections are revealed. The historical milestones in the development of book collections of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University scientific library (1918) are shown. The article provides information on the activities of Katerinoslav Theological Seminary and significant contribution of its leaders to the development of book industry of the region based on archival materials. Unresearched library reports allow to find out the reasons that impeded the process and reveal facts about support of library work in Katerinoslav. Considerable attention is paid to determining the place and role of Ukrainian publishing houses and bookstores (Slovo, Ukrainian Publishing House, Consumer, Ukraine, Kamenyar, O. Kashchenko, etc.). The newly created societies became a reliable link between the library and Katerinoslav readers. Replenishment of library collections with new prepared Ukrainian publications on history, literature studies and fiction was an urgent task in the process of gradual development of Ukrainian publishing in 1917–1920 years.

The discourse of women’s destiny in the modern Ukrainian biographical book for children and youth

The discourse of women’s destiny in the modern Ukrainian biographical book for children and youth

«НЕ МОЖНА ЖИТИ, ПАМ’ЯТАЮЧИ, ТА НЕ МОЖНА ЖИТИ, ЗАБУВАЮЧИ»: УКРАЇНСЬКА РЕЦЕПЦІЯ СУЧАСНИХ ПОЛЬСЬКИХ ЛІТЕРАТУРНИХ РЕПОРТАЖІВ ПРО ВІЙНУ (В. ТОХМАН, В. ЯҐЕЛЬСЬКИЙ, В. ҐУРЕЦЬКИЙ)

During the last few years in Ukrainian translations appear more and more books belonging to non-fiction literature, including literary reports. The current popularity of this genre on the Ukrainian book market, as well as among readers, is caused by the topicality of the issues raised in such texts. A separate place in the Ukrainian reception of translations of contemporary Polish literature is occupied by the subject of war conflicts, because one of them during last several years takes place in Ukraine. So we perceive in the Ukrainian public discourse a sharp demand to discuss important and painful for most Ukrainians problems, related to rethinking of the ethical categories, moral values and adopting of traumatic experience related to war. Reports by W. Tochman (translated in 2009), W. Górecki (in 2018) and W. Jagielski (in 2019) devoted to completed or ongoing conflicts described in private stories, are not only testimonies of the fate of specific people, but they are also an element of the collective memory of nations. In the article have been analyzed texts-reactions that show the main accents of Ukrainian interpretations of these works. They all are connected by thinking about man and his world in and after the war, an attempt to search for its causes and effects, as well as the possibility of learning for the existence after the war with overcoming the pain, despair, hostility and mutual accusations of those who survived in it. In addition, the article has proved the important role of report, thanks to its reminder function, for modern Ukrainians in (re)updating the traumatic experience as part of their collective memory, which was removed from historical narrative in Soviet times, but is now being absorbed because of the war in the Donbas region. Separate attention (on the example of the Caucasian microcosm of Abkhazia) was devoted to sociological and historical analysis by the recipients of Ukrainian quasi-states with disputed borders and an unclear status with the inhabitants, who are constantly looking for their identity and being in the difficult relations with the rest of the world, which denies them to exist.

Специфіка культури видання «жіночої» прози на книжковому ринку України

Специфіка культури видання «жіночої» прози на книжковому ринку України

Типологічні ознаки української книжкової пресової періодики 1990–2000-х рр.

Типологічні ознаки української книжкової пресової періодики 1990–2000-х рр.

ЮРІЙ ТИЩЕНКО ЯК ВИДАВЕЦЬ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ КНИГИ В ЕМІГРАЦІЇ

The publishing activity of Yurij Tyshchenko (Siryi) in Ukraine and emigration (1907–1953) as one of the brightest representatives of the process of Ukrainian revival of the first half of the XX century is traced. It is analysed the efforts of a prominent Ukrainian on business in the awakening of national consciousness, forming of identity, knowledge dissemination among the great masses of Ukrainians, distribution of Ukrainian books in Ukraine and in the world through organizing and operation of publishing houses "Dzvin", "UT Publishing House (Yurij Tyshchenko)", active public activity. It is updated the book products of the publishing houses, managed by Yu. Tyshchenko, from the fund of the Foreign Ukrainistics Department of the Bibliology Institute of Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. Special attention is paid to scientific, popular science, educational and children's book. There are given content and book characteristics and there are found out the ways of distribution of the Ukrainian book in emigration conditions. There are traced the relationship of the enterprises managed by Yu.Tyshchenko with Ukrainian establishments, organizations and public associations in emigration and in Ukraine. On the example of activity of Yu. Tyshchenko in emigration, it is shown the complexity of publishing process organization and the life and activities of Ukrainian political emigration abroad. Considerable attention is paid to the works of Yu. Tyshchenko himself, prepared, published and reprinted in Ukraine and the diaspora. The personal connections and cooperation of Yu. Tyshchenko with prominent Ukrainian scientific, political and public figures of the first half of the XX century are revealed. Attention is accented on the contribution of a prominent Ukrainian figure in the development of Ukrainian book publishing, book distribution, Ukrainian cultural and national revival. On the example of Yu. Tyshchenko's activity in emigration, the complexity of the organization of the publishing process and the life and activity of Ukrainian political emigration abroad is shown.

Українська книжкова журналістика: інституційні передумови функціонування

The article describes the basic prerequisites for functioning of a phenomenon of the Ukrainian book journalism as a kind of cultural journalism. At present an increased attention to the cultural journalism from scholars and media experts is caused by the activation in sphere of the Ukrainian cultural management supported by long-term EUEastern Partnership Programme Culture and Creativity (2010―2018s). The subject of the study are both actual infrastructure of media (web portal, TV and broadcast media, blogs and vlogs) generating relevant content, as well as media workers (critics, bloggers, experts) working in this field. The generalized semantics of the terms «book journalism» and its derivatives ― «book mass media», «book journalist», have been justified. The main attention is paid to communicative efficiency of media specializing in topics related to the events and facts of the cultural life of society, especially literature and publishing (LitAzkent, Bukvoyid, Chytomo, BaraBuka, Space of Ukrainian Children’s Literature, UA: Ukrainske Radio, UA:Pershyi, UA: Kultura, Culturoprostir.ua, and so on). The most «painful points» of the Ukrainian cultural journalism, specifically those of the book journalism, have been outlined. Those are a lack of creative human resources, unwillingness/inability of journalists to communicate meaningfully and accessibly to a wide audience, as well as unpopularity of this type of journalism among media professionals. The specific criteria for assessing the professionalism of a book journalist are described, among them deep knowledge in the field of literature, book business, media; involvement in cultural processes, developed literary and art taste, rhetorical skills in popularizing special knowledge, ability to stable and regular work and so on. Prospects for the development of book journalism depend on the changing attitudes of society to culture, as well as a growth of popularity of book topics in non-mainstream media Keywords: сultural journalism, book media, book topic, literary criticism, book journalist.

Запезпечення етнокультурного розвитку української державотворчої нації як напрям публічної політики щодо формування української національної ідентичності

З’ясовано чинники, що негативно впливають на формування української національної ідентичності на сучасному етапі розвитку українського соціуму, серед яких: гібридна війна Росії проти України, культурна експансія сусідніх держав в Україні, інтенсивні глoбалізаційні прoцеси, домінуючий вплив інформаційних потоків зарубіжних держав на інформаційно-культурний простір України, недосконалість освітньої, мовної та культурної публічної політики України. Проаналізовано діяльність органів публічного управління щодо забезпечення розвитку української культури, мови, відродження української національної пам’яті. Запропоновано шляхи удосконалення публічної політики у сфері забезпечення етнокультурного розвитку української державотворчої нації у контексті формування української національної ідентичності, зокрема: на основі системності та комплексності етнополітики прискорити процес формування єдиного українського мовно-культурного та мовно-інформаційного простору, української соцієтальної культури; розробити та втілити державну програму національно-патріотичного виховання, збільшити фінансування галузей освіти й науки, підвищити якість українських освітніх та наукових продуктів.

Vasyl Domanytskyi’s Participation in Work of “Vik” Publishing House

The paper explores the initial activity of Kyiv publishing house “Vik” and Vasyl Domanytsky’s participation in its work. The history of the publishing house has not been properly studied yet. The vast majority of sources used by the scholars contain many inconsistencies, and the existing research works don’t pay attention to the causes of the differences, but rather exacerbate the problem due to uncritical attitude to the sources. The author, therefore, focuses on three issues: 1) the time when the publishing house was founded; 2) its employees; 3) Domanytskyi’s participation in its work. Researchers date the origins of the publishing house differently, within a wide period of 1894–1897. Most of them rely on a limited range of printed sources that may contain some mistakes. Based on the crossed analysis of the ‘main’ (popular) sources with the involvement of those less popular among specialists, the author identified the causes of differences in the works of the scholars and made an attempt to explain the causes of such inaccuracies. The new archival materials not only confirmed the results of studying the printed sources but also helped to establish the earliest documented date directly related to the work of the publishing house. This date may be reasonably taken as a starting point of its history. Studying the archival documents of the censorship department allows making some assumptions about the staff of the publishing house, which although remains insufficiently studied. The list of personalities is still limited to the five most famous members of the publishing circle. The findings also help to clarify the terminus post quem of Vasyl Domanytskyi’s involvement in the work of the publishing house. The results obtained are important not only for the further study of the history of Ukrainian book printing but also for highlighting the relationship of publishers with the censorship in the Russian Empire and the work of the Kyiv “Moloda Hromada” circle.
 The paper explores the initial activity of Kyiv publishing house “Vik” and Vasyl Domanytsky’s participation in its work. The history of the publishing house has not been properly studied yet. The vast majority of sources used by the scholars contain many inconsistencies, and the existing research works don’t pay attention to the causes of the differences, but rather exacerbate the problem due to uncritical attitude to the sources. The author, therefore, focuses on three issues: 1) the time when the publishing house was founded; 2) its employees; 3) Domanytskyi’s participation in its work. Researchers date the origins of the publishing house differently, within a wide period of 1894–1897. Most of them rely on a limited range of printed sources that may contain some mistakes. Based on the crossed analysis of the ‘main’ (popular) sources with the involvement of those less popular among specialists, the author identified the causes of differences in the works of the scholars and made an attempt to explain the causes of such inaccuracies. The new archival materials not only confirmed the results of studying the printed sources but also helped to establish the earliest documented date directly related to the work of the publishing house. This date may be reasonably taken as a starting point of its history. Studying the archival documents of the censorship department allows making some assumptions about the staff of the publishing house, which although remains insufficiently studied. The list of personalities is still limited to the five most famous members of the publishing circle. The findings also help to clarify the terminus post quem of Vasyl Domanytskyi’s involvement in the work of the publishing house. The results obtained are important not only for the further study of the history of Ukrainian book printing but also for highlighting the relationship of publishers with the censorship in the Russian Empire and the work of the Kyiv “Moloda Hromada” circle.

Historiography of Baroque style influence on Ukrainian book culture of the 17-18th cc. in recent bibliological researches

Historiography of Baroque style influence on Ukrainian book culture of the 17-18th cc. in recent bibliological researches

Formation and development of publishing and polygraphic business in Ukraine

The subject of the study is the theoretical aspect of the formation of the publishing and printing business in the context of the development of contemporary Ukrainian education. The aim of the study is to find methods for improving the publishing and printing business in the context of the development of modern Ukrainian education. Research methods. The paper uses a set of scientific methods and approaches, including systematic, structural, comparative, factorial, which allowed to realize the conceptual unity of research. Results of work The peculiarities of realization of the Ukrainian publishing and printing business of Ukraine and search of methods of perfection are determined. The field of application of the results of work. Modern Ukrainian Education. Conclusions An important stage in the publishing industry is to ensure the replenishment of working capital and the search for investors (sponsors) from other areas of business and, with their help, investing in Ukrainian books. Thus, the main condition for improvement of the publishing industry in Ukraine is the introduction of systemic principles in the publishing and printing sector for the formation of the national information space of the newest Ukraine.

Such Books Should be Burned! Same-Sex Parenting and the Stretchable Definition of the Family in Larysa Denysenko\u2019s and Mariia Foya\u2019s Maya and Her Mums

As there is a myriad of Anglophone picturebooks featuring same-sex parents, some Western readers familiar with them would probably see little that is ground-breaking in the visual and verbal narrative of Larysa Denysenko’s and Mariia Foya’s Maya and Her Mums (2017). The picturebook’s first-person narrator and protagonist is a ten-year-old girl who describes her 16 classmates and their families; it includes no violence, no nudity, and no sexual references. Despite the title suggesting the story to be about the eponymous heroine and her family, Maya briefly introduces readers to her two mothers in one of the last doublespreads. When Maya and Her Mums was included in the programme of Ukraine’s most important book fair, the Lviv Book Forum, it became a political tool in the confrontation between homophobic Ukrainian nationalists and progressive intellectuals. In this essay, I want to examine the depiction of same-sex parenting in Maya and Her Mums and argue that it implies gradual widening of tolerance, with households headed by lesbian parents being the most controversial. Thus, the picturebook suggests that the definition of the family is stretchable, even in a conservative socio-political climate. By familiarising readers with Denysenko’s and Foya’s picturebook, I want to show what makes it different from equivalent Anglophone picturebooks and argue that the Ukrainian book market is slowly becoming more inclusive and diverse. Hence, despite the conservative backlash, the need for for same-sex parents and their children to be represented in children’s literature can no longer be ignored.