Konta R. The organization of ethnological research in Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv (1892-1940): historiography.

The author has identified five periods in the development of historiography of the problem. The first period (1892-1917) was characterized by the appearance of printed materials prepared mostly by members of NTSh which were published mainly in its editions. These materials were mostly short and presented in the forms of articles, notes, reviews, annotations on ethnological studies of the NTSh members. The second period covers the 1920s, when ideological control over science was weak. At that time there were scientific contacts between members of the NTSh and Soviet scientists. In addition, scientific cooperation was permitted in some research projects. The third period covers 1930 - the first half of 1950s and is characterized by fundamental changes in the approaches to the assessment of the problem. At this time, information about ethnological research in the Society was mostly ignored or changed according to party dogma and Marxist-Leninist methodology. The fourth period (second half of the 1950s - 1991) is characterized by some changes in historiographical estimates of Soviet scientists of the contribution of members of Ethnographic commission in the development of Ukrainian ethnology. New approaches to assessment of the problem of ethnological research in NTSh were initiated, which brought their results in the period of Ukrainian independence. Only from time, when Ukraine gained independence appropriate conditions for comprehensive study of the problem were established. This is the fifth historiographical period of the study of organization of ethnological research in NTSh. Separately singled historiographical trends and schools that have emerged in the study of problems of ethological studies in the Society. The author distinguishes literature written in Western Ukraine during Polish occupation in 1921-1939. During this period, summarizing studies on the previous ethnological achievements of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in general and its individual members were published.