Bilushchak T. Archival sources on military affairs in Lviv in second half of XIV-XVIII.: classification, functions, information potential.

The degree of research into the history of warfare in Lviv in second half of XIV-XVIII centuries has been determined based on complex historiographical analysis. With the help of the analysis of different types of sources containing information on military affairs in Lviv in second half of XIV-XVIII centuries has been carried out their classification, the functions of the documents have been determined, the circumstances of the appearance of documents and their potential informative features have been found, which reflects the attempts to update the topicality of the study and to reveal the still unexplored issues. The study of archival sources on military affairs in Lviv in second half of XIV-XVIII centuries has made it possible to outline the necessary range of sources of different types and varieties, their classification has been carried out, informational features of each type of information sources have been determined. The analysis and classification of the full range of historical sources, such as documents formed as a result of the Lviv City Council, the royal chancery, grodskij courts, and nobility’s government work will influence the subsequent development of theoretical and methodological tasks of the document and source study, and will cover all the functions and informational potential of archival sources on military affairs and the defense system of the city in the second half of the XIV-XVIII centuries. It should be noted that comprehensive research on the typology of sources on military affairs in Lviv in second half of XIV-XVIII centuries has not been conducted before.