Khomenko N. Applied arts in multiethnic environment of the Southern Ukraine: state, problems and development trends

The thesis deals with the problem of applied arts conditions of the multiethnic environment of the Southern Ukraine, history, modern state and prospects of this art work. A specific historic background made the Southern part of Ukraine one of the most multinational regions of our country. This soil entwined the destinies of the Ukrainians, Russians, Tatars, Bulgarians, Germans, Frenchmen, Greeks and other peoples. It seems that the history has been experimenting with the interaction of people from different ethnic cultures, their customs, economic and ethnic relations for several centuries. While determining the significance of the Ukrainian ethnos, it is necessary to emphasize the cultural role of immigrants who have brought their household experience, language and art to this land and to whom this region became the second homeland.