THE MUSEUM CASE IN THE CHERKASY REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL LOCAL HISTORY IN THE 20S AND 30S OF THE ХХ CENTURY

Abstract

The Purpose of the Study is theoretical substantiation of the contribution of museums to the deployment of historical and local studies of Cherkasy region in the 20s and 30s of the ХХ century. The Methodology. The following methods were used for the study: historical methods, comparative-historical, problem-chronological, and retrospective methods were used, which provide an opportunity to reconcile the events and facts under investigation, to present the material in а clear chronological sequence and logical completeness. The scientific novelty. Of the first time, an attempt was made to comprehensively analyze the process of development of historical local history in the Cherkasy region in the 20s and 30s of the ХХ century by means of museums. In chronological order, the processes that took place in local history during the researched period were analyzed. The range of local history work of museums is considered. The Conclusions. The trend of the development of local history had a rather positive direction, because new museums were opened all over Ukraine and in the territory of Cherkasy region in particular. A peculiarity of the museum business in the Cherkassy region is the filling of museums with exhibits from other regions, as this territory was part of other regions during the research period (Cherkasy Oblast was formed in 1954).