Sulim R. N.Lysenko and F.Shopin in a context of Ukrainian - Polish cultural connections

The object of investigation - Ukrainian - Polish cultural connections of the XIX century, the piano creativity of F.Shopin and N.Lysenko. The purpose - the investigation of influences of the Polish culture and of F.Shopin's creativity on the formation of N.Lysenko's aesthetic principles and on his style of piano creative work. The me thods - historical and culturological approach, comparative historical, musical and theoretical analisis. Theoretical results and novelty - the pocess of Ukrainian and Polish interaction of XIX century has deen studied from modern positions, the notions about stylish signs of N.Lysenko's creativity have been extended.