Besedina N. The Development of historical a study of local lore in Poltava region (within the late fifties and the eighties of the XX-th century)

The object of study - the development of the historical study of local lore in Poltava region within the late fifties and the eighties of the XX-th century. The purpose of study is to give an estimation to the important and unique period in a history of the study of local lore of region, to analyse its achievement and miscalculations, to determine new perspective directions of the local lore studies. Historical -comparative, analytical, statistical, typological methods have been used. The dissertation is based on the wide range of sources, most of which have been put into use by scientists for the first time. It covers the complex research of the development of the historical study of local lore in Poltava region within the late fifties and the eighties of the XX-th century. The experience of studies of history of settlements in the region, industrial and agricultural enterprises is summarised in the dissertation. The experience of scientific research, preservation and popularisation of historical and cultural heritage is generalised. Local lore studies carried out by the state and public museums and analysed. Practical recommendations presented in the dissertation suggest the possibility to use nowadays the experience accumulated in the studies of local lore within the late fifties and the eighties of the XX-th century.