Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian educational Vilna Ukrainska Shkola (Free Ukrainian School) journal (1917–1920): history of education through the prism of source study

Abstract

When the independence of Ukraine was proclaimed in 1991, the Ukrainian educational Vilna Ukrainska Shkola (Free Ukrainian School) journal (1917–1920) suppressed during the Soviet period was introduced to the scientific space. This journal was created by the famous Ukrainian pedagogues during the period of the Ukrainian revolution (1917–1921), the formation of the Ukrainian state, and the national education development. Based on the analysis of the journal collection, the article considers that the journal is an important source in studying the Ukrainian and foreign history of education (education systems, education reforms, biographical information about teachers, public organisations, types of educational organisations, etc.). It is argued that it played a special role in consolidation of cultural, educational, pedagogical forces around the idea of national education system formation on the basis of the best national and European practice.