Rudenko L. The role of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Theological Academy in development of choral art of Ukraine (after the materials of their music collection).

The present thesis considers the process of choral art development in Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Theological Academy during XVII-th century - the beginning of XX-th century. Considered literature together with archive documents makes possible to investigate the educating activity of Kyiv Academy as a higher orthodox educational institution, which scientific potential directly influenced the development of sciences, education and culture of Ukraine and Russia. Having based on the modern approaches the significance of the institution was estimated; additionally it's superiority over all educational institutions (founded either on the model of the Academy or by it educates) at the territory of Russian empire was pointed out. In the investigation the great attention was paid to the educational activity of the professors and educatees of the Academy for the benefit of the development of the Russian sciences and culture, which reached its highest points as early as in the XVIII-th century.