BECAUSE HISTORY IS A TEACHER OF LIFE”: HISTORICAL POLICY OF EDITORIAL OFFICE OF THE PERIODICAL “NASH LEMKO

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to determine the peculiarities of the historical policy of the periodical Nash Lemko” (“Our Lemko”). The methodology of the research is based on the interdisciplinary approach. The following methods and approaches have been used in the article such as: systematic, comparative and critical analysis of the source base represented by large text arrays. Due to the application of the content analysis technique, it was possible to carry out the correct interpretation of diverse genres of the newspaper information. The scientific novelty consists in making the attempt in order to analyze the historical ideology comprehensively constructed by the editors of the periodical “Nash Lemko”. The Conclusions. Summarizing the historical policy of the magazine editors of “Nash Lemko”, we should note its conceptual thoughtfulness, genre diversity and richness of content. The eternal connection of the Ruthenian with the Ukrainian was affirmed consistently on the pages of the magazine in numerous popular science articles, local lore, journalistic essays and works of art. The conciliar ideology was established by “anti-Polonization” of the historical consciousness of the Lemkos, who were denationalized violently by the propagandists of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Along with this, in the periodical “Nash Lemko” the articles focused on education of local patriotism. Encouraging an in-depth acknowledgment of their own history and culture, the magazine’s editors motivated them to transform the gloomy present vigorously and create a balanced future. All the above-mentioned measures had an important consolidating effect on the Ruthenian community on the eve of the difficult trials of World War II. Owing to such kind of historical policy, the Lemkos emerged as one of the most consolidated emigration communities after being ousted from their native lands.