Melnyk I. Jewish population in Uman region at the end of the 18th and 20th century.

The dissertation covers comprehensive study of Jewish history in Uman region from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century. The research analyzes the state of scientific development of the problem of Jewish history in Uman region. It has been proven that there is lack of comprehensive research on the outlined topic. Instead, there is a fairly large number of general works devoted to the life of Jews in the strip of settling, which became assistive in the preparation of a dissertation research. The basis of the study was the source base, archival documents in particular. Most of them are introduced to scientific research for the first time. It was determined that the majority of the Jewish population of the Uman region lived in the city of Uman and towns of powiat. Centers of cultural life of the Jews were formed here, which varied considerably in the second half of the 19th century. Some aspects of the Jewish educational system functioning in Uman region, both religious and secular are also analyzed. It was determined that Uman region was the center of community life of the Jewish community, and later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries political as well. It has been established that at different times political groups successfully operated in Uman region. The range of political preferences of the Jews was quite varied. However, the socialist party was favored at that time. Identities of some participants in political competitions in Uman region were established in this work. Jewish life in Uman and Right-Bank Ukraine as a whole was similar, however, it had its distinctive features.