Pavlukhina V. Donetsk Region Historical Ethnography in 50 - 90s

Deals with the problems of development of regionel historical ethnography of Donetsk region in 1950-s - 1990-s. For the first time the research work gives the complete analysis of regional ethnography movement in Donetsk region, reveals different approaches to rhe study of the past of our region, reveals in creation of different kinds of inverstigation and populfrization of the regional history, in foundation of Donetsk Regional Organization of Ethnographers and of All-Ukrainian Union of Regional Ethnographers6 in the activity of Society of Protection of Historicfl and Cultural Monuments6 also vin the activity of the museums of our region and of Donetsk Region scientific library6 of amateur regional ethnographers. The advantages and disadvantages of this process were also revealed for the first time.