Ukrainian Art Medieval Studies in Higher Education of 1960–1980s: the Boundaries of the Possible (Reflections on Scientific Contribution of Yakim Zapasko)

Abstract

The article analyzes the sociopolitical, cultural and scientific contexts of the development of Ukrainian art medieval studies. A prominent person in the art history of the second half of the twentieth century was Professor Yakim Zapasko. His main achievements as a medieval art critic, in particular those concerning the history of the Ukrainian hand-written book, have been found out. The main attention is focused on the problem of the possibilities and limitations of the Ukrainian Soviet art medieval studies.