MYKOLA VASYLENKO’ SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AT THE END OF XIX – THE BEGINNING OF XX CENTURY

Abstract

This article is an attempt to analyze the scientific works by M.Vasylenko which have been written until 1917. From the beginning of his work young scientist was most interested in General Theory of Law and State. His scholar authority was greatly increasing. His publications in ‘The Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary’ contained forward scientific ideas. The scholar was one of the most active members of The Nestor the Chronicler Historical Community. From 1909 to 1917 M.Vasylenko joined different scientific associations such as Ukrainian Scientific Association and The Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society. The analysis of scientific works by M.Vasylenko shows the Ukrainian element of his mentality become more intensive at that time. M. Hrushevskyi influenced M.Vasylenko in this way. M.Vasylenko moved on M. Hrushevskyi’ historical concept and also popularized his works, and actively reviewed it. The most obvious proof of the scientist’s move to the position of the national-centered conception of Ukrainian history is contained in ‘The Essays on the History of Western Rus and Ukraine’, his the most famous research.