Ethnocultural Dimensions of Borys Grinchenko’s Activities in Preserving and Popularising Ukrainian Heritage and Identity

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyse Borys Grinchenko’s activities in the development of Ukrainian ethnography and culture in the Chernihiv period; the emphasis is on his work on collecting and publishing authentic examples of folk art, developing Ukrainian publishing, preserving and popularising Ukrainian heritage and identity. The methodological basis of the study is the principles of historicism, scientificity, and objectivity, which make it possible to identify the interaction of structural parts of the historiographical process, to consider events and facts of history and culture that continuously contributed to the formation of the foundations of Ukrainian identity. The scientific novelty of the results obtained lies in determining the place of the ethnocultural component in the scientific and public activities of B. Grinchenko, clarifying the role and place of scientific heritage in the general scientific and cultural heritage of Ukraine and as factors in the popularisation of Ukrainian identity. Conclusions. As a result of the research, it was found that B. Grinchenko's active work on collecting and publishing authentic examples of folk art, establishing Ukrainian publishing and processing materials in the Tarnovsky Museum contributed to the spread of national consciousness, strengthening and affirming cultural identity.