Panteleimon Kulish as a Ukrainian informator (based on epistolary literature)

Abstract

Introduction. We know Panteleimon Kulish as a prophet, mentor, preacher of the Ukrainian national idea; in all these features, through his tireless work, he provided an inexhaustible source of information in the form of letters to his contemporaries, and passed on to future generations who continue to study him again and again, and each time a new «discovery» of Kulish for himself and for his itu! For Kulish himself is the inexhaustible source that has been filling and nourishing Ukrainian national culture for two centuries. Pantelejmon Kulish managed to overcome all spheres of that time cultural and political life of Ukraine the titanic labour and appear in offense by an informant. Epistolary materials of Kulish’s are in the different archived establishments of not only Ukraine but also world, therefore need arrangement. Actuality. In 1920th the considerable array of epistolary inheritance of Kulish’s is give n out, that and put beginning to scientific approach in edition of epistolary texts of Kulish’ s, however and presently the large enough pleiad of the Ukrainian researchers occupies stud y epistola of Kulish’s. But for some reason Kulish underestimate and displace small attentio n on his informing activity, that absorbed for itself all spheres of cultural and political life o f Ukraine, exactly in area of social communications scientific secret services very failing in this direction. The aim of the article consists in the scientific reconstruction of epistolary inheritance of Pantelejmon Kulish’s, Ukraine concentrated in archives, and also in illumination of communicative – informative activity of P. Kulish’s, that laid the strong foundations for creation of the Ukrainian national culture and consciousness. Research methodology it is based, first of all, on the methods on archives, and also on a biographic analysis (for the reconstruction of vital and creative way), on a historica l analysis (for the recreation of chronologic limits in that there was correspondence betwe en addressees), cultural and historical method (sent to illumination of communicativeinforming activity of P. Kulish’s). Conclusions. Due to the persistent and tireless publishing, journalistic, of tr anslating literature and criticism, writer, pedagogical, historically ethnographi c labour and public political and elucidative activity Kulish proved the brilliant Ukrainian informant. Then topically systematic publication and research of neb ulized Kulish’s of material, that only it and can prang the preconceived attitude toward him, and also to tear the spider web of myths and legends his figure is obvolute that. All informing activity of Kulish’s was sent to the selfless mission – awakening of national co nsciousness of the Ukrainian people! Given in scientific turnover epistolary achievements of Kulish’s as an informative resou rce in the archives of Ukraine is given to us possibility newly to read his folias and analyse hi story of development of the Ukrainian culture that is very actual in our stormy.