Abstract
The purpose of the article is to reproduce the reception of M. Hrushevsky’s socio-political activity at the SSS forum in modern Ukrainian historiography. The research methodology is based on the complex use of the principles of historicism, objectivity and systematicity, as well as general scientific (generalization, comparison, analysis and synthesis) and special-historical (historical-comparative, historical-genetic, historical-psychological and historical-typological) methods of historiographical research. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the study of the little-known problem of the reception of M. Hrushevsky’s activity as the head of the SSS in the historiography of the late 20th – early 21st centuries. As a result, it is noted that the problem of M. Hrushevsky’s socio-political activity at the SSS forum has gained considerable popularity in modern Ukrainian historiography. Relying on the powerful achievements of diasporic Ukrainian studies and updating considerable deposits of diverse sources (institutional document circulation, epistolary, memoirs, journalism, etc.), researchers of our time have finally brought the public service of the leader of the Shevchenko Society out of the “shadow” of the purely academic projects he implemented. Therefore, numerous attempts have been made to recreate the powerful awareness-raising and modernizing influence on wide circles of Ukrainians of many publishing, popular science and educational initiatives of M. Hrushevsky, implemented with the support of members of the National Society of Ukrainian Studies from both sides of the Zbruch River. This has made it possible to speak with reason about the key role of the Society as a modernizer of nation-building processes. At the same time, intensive research into the public service of the Lviv professor has revealed several promising historiographical research areas. Among them, the problem of a comprehensive understanding of the cultural policy of M. Hrushevsky as a scientific manager is of particular importance. Clarification of this and other issues will make it possible to approach the preparation of a panoramic history of the SSS during the period of institutional takeoff.