Abdrakhmanova M. National and cultural factors of Ukrainian culture in the late 19th - early 20th centuries within the framework of modern historic and philosophical discourse

This dissertation is studies the national and cultural factors of Ukrainian culture in the late 19th - early 20th centuries within the framework of modern historic and philosophical discourse. The main national and cultural factors which had an influence on the formation of Ukrainian culture have been pointed out. The concepts of nation and culture have been analyzed in historic and philosophical processes as well as the collisions over the establishment of Ukrainian culture in the late 19th - early 20th century have been described. The establishment of Ukrainian culture as national has been highlighted. The research has shown that the Ukrainian modern nation hadn't been formed by that time but the national culture had been developing for many years. Ukrainian culture had not only become an integral part of the European cultural space due to the activity of the cultural elite but also contributed to Ukraine's international level.