Mel'nyk N. Ethic-aesthetic standards of the Ukrainiansonqs

The dissertation investijates the problem of traditional ethic-atsthetic standards, represented in the Ukrainian folklore songs that people's daily life. Theoretical generaligation includes comparative analysis of textual contents of the Ukrainian songs from the point of view of new of the evalutional changes in people's outlook, influenced by historical, political, social, economical, ideological causes. The object of the investigation is folklore genres, reflecting in songs people's views on ideal life organigation. The conclusion, that the Ukrainian songs, conntctid with different aspects of people's every day life represent the traditional way the Ukrainian people understand the hiroic, the tragic and the cоmic, is well grounded, вeiny the source of inveatigating people's morality