Duka T. Historical and local lore activities of Pioneer organization in the Ukraine (60-ies of XX century)

The thesis has identified organizational and pedagogical principles of historical and local lore activities of the Pioneer organization in the Ukraine in the 1960s, that include: the history of the formation and development of local lore of the Pioneer organization in the Ukraine, its legal support; contents (all-Union, republic and regional local lore games, hiking tours, promotions, companies, relay races, raids, marches of Red Rangers, the work of street search expedition, excursion and tour work in summer time; exhibitions and museums, etc.), lines, shapes, methodical and informational support of Local History by Pioneer organization of Ukraine in the period. The scientific knowledge of the historiography and the sources of the problem were improved. The contextual meaning of specified concept «local lore activities» was clarified. The history of Pioneer organization of Ukraine has been researched in the period. Unknown archival documents, historical facts related to the local history of pioneering activities in the Ukraine in 1960s were put into scientific usage.