Volkova O. The secret organizations in the first quarter of the XIX century in underгussian Ukraine: modern historiography

The dissertation is devoted to the process of accumulation of historical knowledge about the origin, activities and decline of secret organizations in Ukraine in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Through the study of a broad historiographical material it is studied reflected in the modern scientific and journalistic literature of scientific bases of origin, formation and development of Masonic secret organizations on the territory of Ukrainian lands in first quarter of the nineteenth century. The basic research areas of modern scientists Decembrist organizations operating in the territory of Ukrainian lands first quarter of the nineteenth century. Reveals the views of contemporary domestic and foreign scholars on the activities of national organizations 1800-1825 period, operated on the territory of Ukrainian lands. The problems of perspective investigations on history and historiography of the secret organizations was outlined.