In the thesis for the first time in historical science, a comprehensive historiographic study of the history of the Ukrainian lands of Austria-Hungary in the policy of the Russian Empire in the late nineteenth century was carried out. – 1917. The thesis systematically main groups historiographical sources, the classification of historiographical source complex. Determined similarities and features covering the history of the Ukrainian lands in the Habsburg foreign policy interests of the Romanov Empire in the late XIX century. – in 1917 in the writings of historians Galicia late XIX–30 years of the twentieth century, Researchers of the Soviet period, Ukrainian and foreign modern home and foreign scientists. It was found, systematized and classified main groups historiographical sources of the studied problem and found the completeness and objectivity of their informative opportunities. It was shown the kontraversiynist image by the historians the different time periods and eras of the Russian Empire policy on Western lands in the late XIX century. – in 1917. It was found out traditional approaches and new trends in the study of national political orientations of the Ukrainian people in Habsburg Empire at the end of the XIX century. – in 1917. Outlined research achievements and gaps modern historiography foreign policy strategy of Russia empire on Ukrainian holdings of Austria-Hungary before and during World War II. The theoretical and methodological approaches and controversial position in the study of the role and place Moscovphile movement in Galicia, Bukovina and Transcarpathia in the foreign policy plans of the Russian imperial government. On the basis of summarizing the experience of historiographical investigation determined its common achievements, bottlenecks and ways to further study the problem. It was found modern scientific trends that emerged in the works of foreign researchers of the XX-XXI centuries.
The object of the research was scientific, popular scientific, journalistic works and memoirs, which deals with various aspects of foreign policy of the Russian Empire on Western lands in the late XIX century. – 1917 pre-Soviet, Soviet and post-communist period, as well as the research of the scientists abroad.
The subject of research is the process of accumulation of scientific knowledge about the Ukrainian lands of the Habsburgs in the foreign policy concept of the Russian Empire in the XIX-XX centuries., Including the activities of Russian diplomats and scouting on the territory of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, the key issues of national identity Ukrainian Galicia, Bukovina and Transcarpathia formation and development russophile moscovphile direction, attitude chauvinistic circles of society to this movement.
Theoretical and methodological basis of the thesis is a historical principle and objective approach to covering events of the past on the basis of comprehensive analysis historiographical sources. When solving the tasks separately it was used comparative, historical and genetic, problem-chronological, systematic and structural methods.
The chronological framework of the research covers the period from the end of the XIX century. – the beginning of XXI century. Territorial boundariesof the thesis are covering the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian monarchy together with western territories - Galicia, Bukovina, Transcarpathia.
The scientific novelty of the thesis is to create a holistic study of historiography Ukrainian lands Habsburg Empire in politics in the late XIX century. – 1917. It purports to be considered a comprehensive, generalized studies of the problem. The authors of most existing publications were limited either feature works concerning certain aspects of it, or brief review of literature. Collecting, systematized creatively analyzing publications of the Ukrainian and foreign researchers, the author outlined his own vision of the main trends of the historiography of the subject, offered her
assessments of controversial issues, and identified the major achievements, gaps and outlined the future prospects of the study of this historical phenomenon.
The practical significance of the research is that it generalized factual material, theoretical concepts and the findings can be used to the further study the problems in the preparation of special and generalizing works on the history and historiography of the history of Ukraine, writing books and teaching aids. Historiographical analysis of the literature contributes conceptual rethinking of the problem and identify positive and negative factors that define the main objectives for the historiographical science studying period. The significance of the development problem is to reduced to that the results will help historians better navigate the large array of literature, it is critical to treat.
