PROBLEMS OF AGRARIAN HISTORY OF THE CARPATHIAN REGION AT THE END OF THE XVIII – THE MIDDLE OF THE XIX CENTURY IN CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
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Date
2019
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Sharavara, T. O.
Makarets, S.
Макарець, Світлана Володимирівна
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The purpose of the research is to analyze and generalize the views of modern Ukrainian
scientists on the problems of agrarian relationsdevelopment of the Carpathian regionpopulation at the
end of the XVIII – the first half of the XIX century. The methodology of the research is based on the
principles of consistency, reliability, historicism, logic. General scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalization)
and specifically historical (historically genetic, historically typological, historically system)
methods are used in the article. Scientific novelty. For the first time it was made an analysis of the
latest scientific research devoted to the problems of agrarian history of the Carpathian region of the late
XVIII – the first half of the XIX century, presented not only by historians, but also by specialists from
other branches of science: economists, geographers, and lawyers. Conclusions. Having analyzed the works of contemporary Ukrainian historiography representatives, which cover issues of the evolution
and transformation of agrarian relations in the Carpathian region at the end of the XVIII – the first half
of the XIX century, it can be argued that the issues of the Rusyn sagrarian history of the reforms period
of Maria Theresaand Joseph II and themes of the serfdom abolition in 1848 remain extremely relevant
among the researchers. Modern Ukrainian historians, while outlining the region of research, mostly
use the term «Transcarpathia», and only some of them go beyond the terminology developed by Soviet
historiography. At the same time, Ukrainian scientists operate statistical data extremely full, publishing
figures highlighting land ownership issues, categories of lands and peasants in a defined period. In
the vast majority of works, the colonial status of the region is emphasized, and the brake factor for the
development of the Carpathian region is called feudal land tenure, which prevented the wealth growth
of the bulk of the Rusyns. This approach reflects the contribution of Soviet historiography to this topicin
some way, but growing interest in the history of wealthy Rusyn peasants suggests finding new foundations
for research and re-evaluating scientific knowledge.
Keywords
Carpathian Ukraine, Rusyns, agrarian relations, historiography