Роль прессы в популяризации проблемы украиноязычного образования (конец XIX – начало XX столетия)
The Role of the Press in Popularizing Ukrainian-Language Education (late 19th – early 20th centuries)

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the role and significance of the press in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in popularizing Ukrainian-language education. The author concludes that in the analyzed period, the press was the legal platform promoting the concept of Ukrainian national identity. Kievskaya starina, Ridniy krai, Gromadska dumka (renamed to Rada in 1906), Ukrainsky vestnik, Ukrainska gizhn, Svitlo and other journals played a significant role in developing the theoretical framework for the establishment of Ukrainian-language schools and the Ukrainian education system. Press articles penned by famous Ukrainian academics advocated the introduction of the Ukrainian language to schools and creating a wide-reaching network of Ukrainian-language institutions. The press and Ukrainian intellectuals united in their efforts to promote Ukrainian-language teaching. This problem was accentuated by the press in the light of anti-Ukrainian sentiments, shortage of qualified teachers and a general scarcity of readers who recognized the significance of the issue. These journals played the most important role in the process of developing the theoretical framework for the establishment of Ukrainian-language schools and the Ukrainian education system.

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