Radiotelegraph communication of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR) of 1917-1921 as a fundamental basis for the founding of public radio broadcasting in Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the issues related to the unexplored period of formation of the Ukrainian national radio broadcasting. It is about the proclamation and foundation of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR)1917–1921; to prove that radiotelegraph content serves as a prototype of modern public radio broadcasting in Ukraine.The research methodology involved the use of methods belonging to two groups: scientific and practical methods –method of studying archival materials, observation and description; scientifiс theoretical methods –formalization, axiomatization, analysis and synthesis, analogy.One of the first steps of the UNR government was creation of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, which was engaged in the production of radiotelegraph content. It allowed for effective internal and external communication of the UNR government. The main form of content was numerous orders, orders, speeches, appeals, explanatory notes, which we consider a prototype of primary information messages.Results. One of the first steps of the UNR government was creation of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, which was engaged in the production of radiotelegraph content. It allowed for effective internal and external communication of the UNR government. The main form of content was numerous orders, orders, speeches, appeals, explanatory notes, which we consider the primary information messages.Given the high social significance of radiotelegraph content, its extreme relevance in a controversial historical era, prompt delivery to the audience, a balanced approach to information, there is every reason to believe that radiotelegraph communication is a precursor to modern public radio broadcasting in Ukraine.Conclusions. Radiotelegraphic content of the Ukrainian People's Republic of the period 1917–1921 became the first information product of the young country's activity. Thanks to the production of this content, the first steps in providing it have been taken domestic and foreign institutions, communities with reliable, comprehensive information about the turbulent events of the First World War and the postwar years. Dissemination of important socio-political information by radiotelegraph and radio communication was considered a strategic task of the state. Having passed a long and painful way of its formation, the radiotelegraphic content of the period of the Ukrainian People's Republic of 1917–1921 later managed to produce purely radio methods and techniques of presenting information, which could not but affect the quality and effectiveness of providing the community with important and necessary socially significant information, which is the basis for the development of public broadcasting in Ukraine. Key words: radiotelegraph, radiocommunication, radiotelegraphic content, information message, public radio broadcasting.