Trunez J. The Ukrainian song culture in the measurements of the national mental (Nina Matvienko's creativity).

Dissertational work is devoted to the studying of the problematics of the lyrical song in Nina Matvienko's song creativity that is means of reflexion of lines of national mentality as the element of the spiritual culture of the Ukraine. The national Ukrainian song culture is analyzed in the aspect of the research of the fundamental principles of the ethnic vocal tradition, the social basis and public functions, esthetic of the folklore singing. In this context Nina Matvienko's person in the Ukrainian song culture of second half of the ХХth - beginnings of the ХХІth century. Carefully is analyzed the performing art of the singer against the formation of its singing culture and in the course of the whole experience in her cultural activity.