V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Bulletin ‘History of Ukraine. Ukrainian Studies: Historical and Philosophical Sciences’

A. Westerfeld's drawing “Meeting of Bohdan Khmelnytsky's Ambassadors with Janusz Radziwill” as a historical source

Hanna Belikova — 2025-06-14

Research aim. To describe all known copies of Abraham Westerfeld's drawing “Meeting of Bohdan Khmelnytsky's Ambassadors with Janusz Radziwill” and, combining the plot with descriptions of the depicted event in written sources, to evaluate it as a historical source.

Research methodology. The research is based on the principles of objectivity and historicism, and includes methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative and art historical analysis.

Scientific novelty. For the first time, the original drawing by A. Westerfeld, which is kept in the National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv), is analysed in detail – the technique of execution, the depicted persons and the room.

Conclusions. Reproduced in copies of the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, A. Westerfeld's 1653 drawing “Meeting of Ambassadors Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Janusz Radziwill” is an important reliable source on the history of Eastern Europe in the mid-seventeenth century. It reflects a meeting of Cossack centurions Stepan Podobaylo, Opanas Predrymyrskyi and Klanivskyi with the Lithuanian army leadership on 14 June 1651 in Horval.

Having unquestionable confirmation in the written records of the time, the drawing visualises them, gives an idea of the appearance and clothing of the representatives of the Cossack officers of the Zaporozhian Army, Janusz Radziwil and his immediate entourage, led by the army (including German mercenaries) as of June 1651. It also depicts details of the interior of the room of Jan Mezhynskyi's Volkovyn subdean and the oldest surviving detailed depiction of the construction of the walls and ceiling of a room in the Naddniprianshchyna. According to the authors, the copy of the drawing in the collection of the National Art Museum of Ukraine is an original work by Westerfeld. At least, it fully corresponds to the Baroque style of European drawing and engraving of the middle – second half of the seventeenth century.

Formation of the customs system on the «Zbruch border» (1772–1820s)

Serhii Humennyi — 2025-06-14

The purpose of the study is to analyze the formation of the customs system on the «Zbruch Border» in 1772–1820s, the formation and evolution of which contributed to the establishment of the Russian and Austrian monarchies in the territories captured after the divisions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Special attention will also be paid to the development and militarization, during the specified period, of the customs authorities of the Russian Empire and the existence of state monopolies as a factor in the development of contraband trade across the border.

The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, systematicity and a critical approach, on general scientific and special methods of historical science.

The scientific novelty is based on the fact that the article analyzes the emergence and initial stage of the functioning of customs systems on the «Zbruch Border» in 1772–1820s.

Conclusions. It was established that the formation of the customs system on the «Zbruch Border» was a heterogeneous process that changed depending on the political, economic and epidemic situations. Before the final division of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the customs system on its border with the Habsburg monarchy was represented by a military border and was based on the Polish general customs (cło generalne). Since 1795, the Russian Empire has been building its own customs network on the «Zbruch Border» (with an interruption in the existence of the Tarnopol region in 1809–1815) around customs houses and customs stations in Volochysk, Husіatyn, Isakivtsi (now Kamianets-Podilskyi district of Khmelnytskyi Oblast). In parallel with this, the fight against illegal trade at the border is being intensified, which, together with the domestic political reaction, leads to the reform of border services along military lines.

The emergence and spread of Shtundism in the Kharkiv province (late 19th century).

Viacheslav Pototsky — 2025-06-14

Goal. The article aims to examine the features of the activities of Protestant sects (primarily Shtundists) in the territory of the Kharkiv province at the end of the 19th century. The chronological framework of this research covers the term from 1880 to 1900. This is the time of the formation and spread of these religious groups in Sloboda Ukraine. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the reasons for the success of Shtundist agitation, the personal characteristics of the most famous preachers and the conditions of their work.

Research methodology. The methodological basis of the article consists of the principles of historicism and objectivity, implemented using a number of methods of general logic (analysis and synthesis), as well as classification, comparative and periodization methods.

Scientific novelty. The subject of a special scientific study was the organizational and propaganda work of religious dissidents in the conditions of the emergence of capitalist relations in the countryside and tough pressure from the state and the official church.

Conclusions. The sects of Shtundists and Baptists (the so-called "rationalists"), which appeared in the Kharkiv region in the 1880s, noticeably changed the situation in the local dissident movement. These sects relatively quickly managed to gain broad social support. By the beginning of the 20th century they significantly increased the number of their supporters, which was almost equal to the number of adherents of the Old Believers and Khlyst communities in the province.

More than 20 years passed since the imperial manifesto on the abolition of serfdom, and a generation grew up that did not remember the old days. New, free by birth, people sought spiritual salvation in new religious teachings. Under conditions of free movement and entrepreneurship, peasants often took an active position of a preacher-evangelist instead of the tendency to self-isolation, inherent in mystics. The emergence of large sectarian capitals, both corporate and personal, and material and ideological assistance from foreigners played their role.

Of particular importance was the development of enterprises, both agricultural and industrial, whose workers, torn from their peasant communities, sought a replacement for them in religious "brotherhoods".

The spread of the practice of earning money among Ukrainians in German colonies led to the fact that in conditions of remoteness from Orthodox churches, without observing mandatory rituals, the hired workers often paid attention to the "convenient" faith of their masters. Especially since the Germans encouraged such curiosity in every way.

The expansion of the railway network allowed sectarians to travel faster and communicate more closely with their "brothers" in different parts of the country, and also led to the arrival of many professional sectarian missionaries to the Kharkiv province.

Ivan Lypa – student of the School of Medicine, Kharkiv University

Svitlana Glybytska — 2025-06-14

Purpose: is to clarify the years of Ivan Lypa's study at the Medical Faculty of Kharkiv University, to find out which of the famous doctors taught during his studies, how the educational process at the Medical Faculty of that time went, to study the public activities of Ivan Lypa during his student years.

Research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity and systematicity.

Scientific novelty. Based on university sources, the year of Ivan Lypa's admission to the Medical Faculty of Kharkiv University was specified; it was found out which of the famous doctors taught during I. Lypa's studies at the university, how the lectures were held, in particular on surgery, how practical classes were held in various clinics of the university, how the fight against the cholera epidemic, in which Ivan Lypa took part, was carried out; the Kharkiv period of activity of the founder of the Ukrainian secret society ‘Brotherhood of Tarasivtsi’ was studied.

Conclusions. Ivan Lypa's student years in Kharkiv were very important in his development as a doctor and public figure. Studying under talented medical professionals who taught at the Kharkiv university, he acquired the diverse knowledge and skills that formed the basis of his professional career. As a student, Ivan Lypa became one of the founders of the Ukrainian secret organisation Brotherhood of Tarasivtsi, went through the ordeal of prison and developed into a true fighter for the freedom of the Ukrainian people.

The family of Ivan Lypa and its role in the history of the Velykyi Dalnyk community.

Alla Fedorova — 2025-06-14

Research aim. To analyze the "Dalnyk period" of Ivan Lypa's life (1903–1912), determine the role of his family in the history of the Velykyi Dalnyk community, draw public attention to this important page in local history, and promote the activities of the Lypa family.

Research methodology. The study is based on general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as historical-comparative and biographical approaches. These methods allow for tracing the life path of Ivan Lypa and his family during the specified period.

Scientific novelty. The study provides a comprehensive examination of Ivan Lypa's "Dalnyk period" and his family's activities, grounded in the analysis of sources and historiography. Their contributions to the development of medicine, education, and culture are thoroughly explored. The research clarifies certain biographical details about the Lypa family and refutes common misconceptions.

Conclusions. Ivan Lypa was not only a talented doctor but also an active public figure, publicist, writer, and advocate for the national idea. During the "Dalnyk period" of his life, he proved himself to be a dedicated doctor and organizer. Thanks to his efforts, medical care for the local population improved, including the construction of a new, well-equipped hospital. At the same time, he was actively involved in public and cultural activities, publishing articles and issuing collections. Ivan Lypa's wife, Maria, was a teacher, the head of the local school, and his reliable assistant and adviser. The activities of the Lypa family not only contributed to the village's development and cultural enrichment but also made Dalnyk a "center of Ukrainophilism and Mazepism." In the village of Velykyi Dalnyk, Ivan Lypa's memory is honored with a commemorative plaque and the renaming of a street in his honor.

Lifetime editions of I. L. Lypa’s works in the collections of the Scientific Library of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University.

Ganna Velykodna — 2025-06-14

Goal. The article aims to study the lifetime editions of Ivan Lypa’s works kept in the collection of the Scientific Library of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University as well as to analyze their significance for Ukrainian literature and the author's social and cultural activities. The role of these editions in the formation of national consciousness and their influence on the development of Ukrainian book publishing is determined.

Research methodology. The study applied general scientific approaches, the method of historiographic analysis and synthesis as well as basic methods of historical research.

Scientific novelty. Lifetime editions of Ivan Lypa's works from the holdings of the Scientific Library of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University were studied for the first time, as part of a special bibliographic study. Special attention is paid to valuable provenance, thanks to which the history of each copy can be traced.

Conclusions. I. Lypa’s works and activities became an important stage in the development of Ukrainian culture and national consciousness. His oeuvres reveal moral, social and national themes, actively contributing to the popularization of Ukrainian literature. Lypa's publications during his lifetime are important sources for studying national revival, and his struggle for freedom and justice had a great influence on patriotic education. The Scientific Library of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University acquired copies of his works during different stages of its development, which confirms their significance in the cultural and scientific context. Ivan Lypa's heritage continues to inspire awareness of Ukrainian identity.

New Documents for the Biography of the Historian A. H. Slyusarsky (1900/1901–1980).

Mykhailo Protsenko — 2025-06-14

Research aim. To review and analyse the documents from the postgraduate file of A. H. Sliusarskyi, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, long-time Dean (1947–1962) of the History Department of the O. M. Gorky Kharkiv State University (nowadays – V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University).

Methodology. The article was based on general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as special historical methods: historical and biographical, historical and comparative, and historical and typological methods.

Scientific novelty. The introduction into scientific circulation of new documents found in the Archives of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, which allow us to reconstruct part of the postgraduate years of A. H. Slyusarsky's life in Kharkiv, in particular, the preparation for the defence of his dissertation research on the topic: “Committees of Poor Peasants of Ukraine in 1920–1921 (before the NEP)”. The file contains his autobiography, a sheet reflecting his work history, etc.

Conclusions. All documents in this file can be divided thematically into those devoted to his biography, official documents on his dissertation defence, and correspondence (in particular, a letter to the vice-rector for scientific work of the university I. M. Bulankin). These materials are not arranged in the file in chronological order. It can be assumed that this is due to the fact that during the Second World War the university was evacuated to Kzyl-Orda (Kazakhstan), and certain documents might not have been preserved in A. H. Sliusarsky's pre-war postgraduate file, so it was collected anew after the university returned to Kharkiv in 1943. Taken together, such biographical documents provide valuable information about his life and work, as well as clarify the mechanisms of dissertation defence during the Second World War. Anton Hryhorovych is an example of a person who, despite life's obstacles, pursued his goal and achieved it.

Church land and rebellious peasants of the Katerynoslav region in the early twentieth century.

Serhii Savchenko — 2025-06-14

Aim of the research is to analyze the conflict between the Orthodox Church and the peasantry in Katerynoslav Governorate regarding land issues before and during the revolution of 1905-1906. The relevance of this work stems from the necessity to critically reassess Soviet historical narratives, which frequently exaggerated anti-clerical sentiments and anti-church motivations behind peasant agrarian protests. An objective analysis of this issue enables the reconstruction of a more accurate representation of socio-economic relations and peasant motivations within the context of the complex socio-political transformations of the early 20th century.

Research methodology encompasses critical analysis of historiographical tradition, archival data, as well as demographic and economic statistics in accordance with the principles of objectivity and historicism. The incorporation of a broad spectrum of primary sources, including documentation from local authorities, church parishes, and peasant communities, facilitates a comprehensive, multidimensional analysis of the studied processes in their dialectical development.

Scientific novelty. Soviet historiography exaggerated the extent of anti-clericalism and peasants' desire to confiscate church lands. A significant portion of peasant landholdings was increased through legal purchase and leasing, which contradicts the thesis of a widespread peasant aspiration for revolutionary socialization of private property. Peasants utilized revolutionary rhetoric and acts of violence to achieve economic benefits, creating an atmosphere of fear and compelling authorities to make concessions. This research presents, for the first time, an alternative interpretation of the motivations behind peasant movements, revealing the pragmatic nature of their actions within the context of the region's complex socio-economic situation.

Conclusions. Actual conflicts often had a hooligan character and were aimed at creating an illusion of spontaneous uprising, which was used for economic blackmail of landowners and authorities. Contrary to popular belief, church lands were not a subject of interest for the initiators and participants of peasant unrest against the backdrop of revolutionary events at the beginning of the 20th century. The research results demonstrate the necessity for critical reconsideration of established historiographical paradigms and open perspectives for further studies on the economic motivation of social movements in the pre-revolutionary period.

Lights and Shadows of Economic Restructuring: Reform Experience Through the Lens of a Kharkiv Enterprise

Dmytro Chornyi — 2025-06-14

Purpose. The article examines the course of economic restructuring from 1985 to 1990 through the lens of one of Kharkiv's largest enterprises of that time, the Kharkiv Electromechanical Plant, and to determine to what extent external factors versus internal plant factors caused difficulties in the reform process and the accumulation of unresolved problems.

Methods. The research is based on the analysis of public speeches by individuals directly involved in production and management processes, using microhistorical approaches to studying narrative documents, statistical materials stored in the DAHO, as well as the plant's korporative newspaper from 1986 to 1990.

Results. The research results show that the implementation of economic reforms during the restructuring period was and remains one of the most acute and controversial chapters in our history. The analysis of the documents indicates that the failures of the enterprise were largely due to external factors: the policies of the relevant ministry, and the lack of a program of action at the national level. Among the internal factors, attempts by the management to operate within the familiar framework, particularly by agreeing to the imposed "rules of the game" and hoping to achieve success through lobbying, had a negative impact. At the same time, a significant portion of the workers was constructively inclined and actively participated in the process until 1989 but gradually lost motivation.

Conclusions. The history of KHEMZ shows that it was not the severing of existing ties, but rather the persistent imposition of old ineffective connections on the enterprise that undermined reform efforts since 1986. The dictatorship of the Moscow ministry and resistance to the collective's aspirations characterize the mentality of the representatives of the union center, especially regarding the transition to lease, preference for enterprises outside Ukraine, and the imposition of top-down requirements to simultaneously increase production and carry out deep reconstruction. In the future, it is worth involving oral history methods to study the history of the industry in the late 1980s – early 1990s.

The faculty of political education of O. Potebna Kharkiv institute of public education: foundation, development, prospects of musealization.

Nadija Babkova — 2025-06-14

Goal. The purpose of the proposed research is to highlights the creation, functioning, reorganization of the Faculty of Political Education of the O. Potebnia Kharkiv Institute of Public Education, the prospects for its museumization.

Research methodology. The research methodology consists of the principles of historicism, systematicity, objectivity, comprehensiveness and integrity in combination with methods of analysis and synthesis, historical-comparative, historical-typological and problem-chronological.

Scientific novelty. For the first time, a comprehensive research of the Faculty of Political Education as a structural unit of the Kharkiv Institute of Public Education was conducted: the reasons for its creation and reorganization were identified, the structure, curriculum, and practical training bases were analyzed; a list of graduates of 1929 was presented.

Conclusions. The Faculty of Political Education at the Kharkiv Institute of Public Education was founded in 1925. Its main function was to train specialists in political education of a wide profile, however, specialization took place within the framework of the school-course, book-library and anti-religious profile. The unpreparedness of the institute for the emergence of a new structural unit affected the material and technical support of the faculty during its existence in 1925-1929. The orderliness of the staff, the specifics of the training of higher education applicants, and the provision of premises led to the reorganization of the faculty into a separate Institute of Political Education. Its successor is the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, whose employees began the process of museumizing the history of the institution of higher education.

Cinematic Shevchenkiana of the late Stalinist times on the pages of the Ukrainian newspaper "Svoboda" in the USA.

Victor Grinchenko — 2025-06-14

Purpose of the study. To review and analyse the article by the Ukrainian historian, publicist, and public figure Mykola Chubatyi “Ukraine and Shevchenko in the Soviet Film”, published in August 1952 in the Ukrainian newspaper “Svoboda”, which was published in the USA. The article discusses the new Soviet feature film “Taras Shevchenko” directed by Ihor Savchenko, which was shown in the USA at that time.

Research methodology. The principles of historicism, objectivity, comprehensiveness, and integrity of the source study were applied. Descriptive, comparative-historical, and historico-critical methods were used.

Scientific novelty. The materials presented in this publication can serve as an addition to the existing scientific research on the disclosure of individual components of the cinematic Shevchenkiana, in particular by representatives of the intellectual elite of the Western Ukrainian diaspora.

Conclusions. It was concluded that M. Chubatyi aimed to form an idea among the readers of “Svoboda” about the falsification of Shevchenko in Soviet cinema, the distortion of historical truth, and to show the biased image of the poet presented in this film. He believes that the film was produced to serve the Kremlin’s ideology aimed at continuing and strengthening its rule over Ukraine. Despite the largely negative reviews of various episodes of this film, M. Chubatyi still finds a certain artistic value in some of its aspects. The judgments given in the analysed publication by M. Chubatyi are mainly confirmed in the works of other researchers from the Western Ukrainian diaspora and among contemporary authors in independent Ukraine.

The interaction between the researcher and the narrator within and beyond the interview space.

Victoria Nesterenko — 2025-06-14

Research Objective. This article explores the dynamics of interaction between the researcher and the narrator within the methodology of oral history in Ukraine. Oral historians in Ukraine work with extremely difficult topics related to trauma, war, and displacement. Often, we are the first to hear a person’s story in all its harrowing detail. Naturally, this leads to significant methodological and ethical challenges in this field, particularly in the context of the growing interest in documenting oral testimonies of war.

Research Methodology. The study is based on reflections on personal experiences of conducting interviews, discussions with colleagues, and conversations with former narrators about their feelings when giving interviews for a project on a traumatic topic.

Scientific Novelty. The novelty of this study lies in identifying aspects of the researcher-narrator interaction and the impact of these relationships on the interview process. The article focuses on the interaction between the researcher and the respondent, raising issues of physical and mental safety for narrators, the necessity of anonymization, and the preservation of respondents’ agency. It examines the author’s experience in the projects The War Childhood Museum and Those Who Stayed: Testimonies of Kharkiv and Kharkiv Region Residents, as well as personal reflections on the researcher’s responsibility towards those whose stories are recorded. Special attention is given to the issue of obtaining mature testimonies and the role of time in shaping a reflective experience.

Relevance of the Topic. The relevance of this study is linked to the rapid expansion of oral testimony collection initiatives since 2014, particularly following the full-scale invasion of 2022.

Conclusions. The article offers a critical analysis of new methodological challenges arising from the popularization of oral history and outlines possible ways to adapt the scientific approach to new realities. The author poses the question: should efforts be made to preserve the methodological purity of oral history, or should the expansion of tools be allowed to accommodate new social and technological conditions? This includes considering the conclusions of the Belmont Report, which defines ethical standards for behavioral and medical research.

School and gender history: Together cannot be apart

Olha Nikolaienko — 2025-06-14

Goal: Is to analyze the possibilities of incorporating the achievements of gender history into school courses on the history of Ukraine, which will help students to form an understanding of the gender dimension of historical processes and social reality, and provide skills of critical and systematic analysis of historical phenomena and events.

Methodology The application of general scientific principles of analysis and synthesis is combined with the methods of gender analysis, which is based on the denial of the androcentricity of scientific discourse as universal, recognizing the multiplicity and variability of the impact of historical events, phenomena and processes on men and women.

The scientific novelty of the study is to determine the impact of the scientific achievements of gender history researchers on the school history course, ways to apply the work of domestic scholars to develop students' skills of critical understanding of social processes in the past. It has been established that educational texts, although they contain coverage of certain issues of gender history, do not allow tracing the continuity and mechanisms of reproduction of gender inequality, only partially represent women's experience, and form sporadic and non-systematic knowledge of the mechanisms of social stratification and the impact of women on the development of society.

In the context of building a civil society, it is important to develop in students an awareness of equal rights and opportunities for all citizens, respect for their rights, recognition of the rule of law and gender equality through the understanding of history. The textbook, which contains such a component as the gender dimension of historical processes and phenomena, helps to critically comprehend historical processes and develops skills in analyzing the present.

Conclusions: Based on the analysis of the coverage of gender history issues in high school history textbooks, it was found that gender issues are gradually finding their place in school history. Women's experience is represented in educational texts through the inclusion of oral memories of historical events by women, and female figures are represented by biographies of famous cultural figures and widely used visual sources. Some textbooks contain excerpts from the works of scholars working in gender history, bringing in a professional perspective on certain issues, or contain certain definitions that give a theoretical character to the phenomena or processes under analysis. However, references to women are rather fragmented, and the idea of women as a separate social group is not systematic. The use of women's biographies or personal sources is often not accompanied by tasks to develop critical thinking and identify the root causes of gender inequality.

V. Vakulenko-K’s Diary “I am Transforming...”: Embodiment of the Artist's Ideological and Semantic Intentions.

Ruslana Maryniak — 2025-06-14

Purpose. To examine the notes of the writer Volodymyr Vakulenko-K., tortured by the Russians in 2022, his selected poetry contained in the book “I am transforming... Diary of the Occupation. Selected Poetry,” through the prism of the ideological guidelines, moral and aesthetic paradigms of the artist.

Methods. The methodology of the study is based on Tymofii Havryliv's proposition of the phenomenological and applied value of memoir. In distinguishing four genre types of diaries, we rely on the studies of H. Kostiuk, O. Halych, and Y. Kulinska. The comparative analysis of Vakulenko's diary notes and his poetry allowed us to outline the writer's ideological and semantic intentions as a certain integrity.

Results. The article analyses the worldview, moral and aesthetic paradigms embodied in Volodymyr Vakulenko-K’s book which determine the essence of the writer's work as well as public activity. The artist, who was killed by Russians in the spring of 2022, saw Ukraine as a strong state and called on his Ukrainians to beware of the evil he openly termed ‘rashism’ in his poetry of 2008. His active involvement in the Revolution of Dignity, participation in the volunteer movement, and fervent belief in the victory of the Armed Forces in the war, even in the difficult days of late February and March 2022, are evidence of his integrity and balanced civic position. Volodymyr Vakulenko built his faith in the future of the sovereign state of Ukraine not on the emotional wave of love for his native land, but on the ability to see the continuity of statehood ideas, on the basis of which the independence of the motherland was built. We are talking about a strong-willed personality, independent and steadfast in convictions. This is exactly the kind of Ukrainian who built, fought for, and is now defending the sovereignty of our country. Although the text of the diary reveals a vulnerable personality, an artist capable of subtly feeling the beauty of this world, Volodymyr Vakulenko's life demonstrates the strength, determination, and unwavering faith in the people of which he was a part.

Conclusions. The book “I am transforming... Diary of the Occupation. Selected Poetry” by V. Vakulenko-K. is not just a record of the writer's stay in his occupied native Kapitolivka in February-March 2022, it is the artist's long struggle against Russian expansion into the Ukrainian free world, recorded in his notes and reflected in his poetry, it is determing the “rashism” as an eternal threat to Ukraine's sovereignty.

Fedir Schmidt. Impressions of a prisoner of war.

Maryna Domanovska — 2025-06-14

Relevance of the publication of the source. The text is an annotated translation of Russian publications by Fedir Shmit (1877–1837) in the Kharkiv newspaper “Yuzhny Kray” in January 1915. In lengthy stories published in eight issues of the newspaper, a specialist in the history of Byzantium and Rus-Ukraine Art, a museum expert, professor, and dean of the Faculty of History and Philology of Kharkiv University shares his impressions of his time in German captivity (August 1914—early January 1915) and reflects on the causes, course, and prospects of the Great War. The scientist uses the term “captivity” to describe his forced stay in Germany from August 1914 to early January 1915, where, thanks to the help of colleagues, he was able to continue his scientific research, wait for an exchange, and return to Kharkiv.

The publication updates a little-known page in the scientist's life, since these memories have not been the subject of attention of scientists and, as a rule, are only mentioned in passing in biographical studies, and also makes available to the general public a translation into Ukrainian of a significant source on the history of World War I and Kharkiv University.

The All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference “The Figure of Ivan Lypa in the Dimensions of the Epochs”

Natalia Aksyonova — 2025-06-14

From February 21 to 23, 2025, the All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference “The Figure of Ivan Lypa in the Dimensions of Epochs” was held at the Odessa National Scientific Library on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Lvovich Lypa (1865–1923), a graduate of Kharkiv University, a famous public and political figure, writer and doctor.