The role of Ukrainian music and drama theatre in preservation and development of cultural traditions of the Ukrainian nation of the last third of the XIX – beginning of the XX century

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to analyze the role of the Ukrainian music and drama theatre in preserving and developing the cultural traditions of the Ukrainian nation in the last third of the XIX – beginning of XX century. Ukrainian music and drama theatre is being investigated as an integral part of Ukrainian cultural and historical heritage and bright national historical and cultural phenomenon, that serves as a focus for preservation and development of national traditions, spiritual knowledge and values. The research methodology consists in the use of historical-cultural, comparative methods and art techniques that make it possible to analyze the main aspects of the prominent Ukrainian figures’ activity and highlight their contribution to the nationwide cultural treasury. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it proves the nation-forming, ethnic-consolidating and ethnic-creating role of the Ukrainian music and drama theatre in preserving and developing cultural traditions of the Ukrainian nation in the last third of the XIX – beginning of the XX century. It was concluded, that despite state censorship and harassment, activity of outstanding theatrical figures was an important factor of the national culture development, formation of the national identity, promoted the ethnographic foundations and traditions of the Ukrainian nation and contributed to the preservation of national and cultural identity.