The dissertation is devoted to a topical issue, as since the restoration of Ukraine’s independence interest in the study of microhistory, in particular the cultural, educational and youth movements of the 1920s and 1930s, has increased. During this period, not only the old but also a new network of cultural, educational and youth organizations was created: “Prosvita”, “Mykhailo Kachkovsky Society”, “Ridna shkola” (“Native School”), “Union of Ukrainian Women”, “Sokil” (Falcon), “Sich”, “Plast” (Ukrainian scout organization), “Luh”, “Kameniari”, “Orly (Eagles) – Catholic Association of Ukrainian Youth” (CAUY). It was these societies that managed to unite the nationally conscious part of Ukrainian society, which in two decades crystallized into a real force that influenced the development of Ukrainian education, culture, physical education and even to some extent the formation of political thought in Eastern Galicia. The activity of branches and “chytalnias” (reading houses) of the “Prosvita” society is analyzed. During the 1920s, branches of the Prosvita were restored in Tovmach (1921), Tysmenytsia (1924) and Otyniya (1928). The main tasks of the branches were to provide informational, methodological and practical assistance in the restoration of old and the establishment of new “chytalnias”, public houses, libraries, and supervision of their activities, organization of educational and cultural and artistic work in the settlements of the district. By 1925, the Tovmach branch had restored 93% and the Tysmenytsia branch – 88% of the prewar “chytalnias”. The most active branches of the “Prosvita” society were located in the Tovmach and Tysmenytsia branch regions, and the least active – in the Otyniya branch region. The main directions of the “chytalnias” work of the Prosvita of Tovmachchyna were: 10 education (organization of educational courses and circles of self-education), development of a library network and cultural and art activity (creation of amateur dramatic and choral collectives). The public-educational work of the local centers of the “Mykhailo Kachkovsky Society” is shown. After the First World War and the Polish-Ukrainian Wars (1914– 1919), the process of revival of this moscophile society was very slow. In Tovmachchyna, only four of the 13 pre-war local centers resumed their activities. Practical work of the M. Kachkovsky “chytalnias” consisted of holding various holidays, amusements, dance evenings, friendly games, organizing days of “Russian” culture, honoring Russian writers, staging amateur drama performances, organizing self-educational, theatrical, choral circles, educational courses and lectures. Members of the “M. Kachkovsky Society” did not cooperate in any way with other Ukrainian cultural, educational and youth organizations.
