IVAN KRYPIAKEVYCH IN SCIENCE, POLITICS, DAILY LIFE

Abstract

Analyzed scientific and public activities, everyday life, and lifestyle of the famous historian, Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences Ivan Krypiakevych, who in Soviet times headed an important socio-humanitarian institution – the Institute of Social Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences whose researchers studied history and culture, ethnolinguistic processes in the western region. Summarized the main achievements of the scientist on the history of the princely and Cossack era, and the military history of Ukraine. The study shows the family environment of the scientist – the work and interests of his wife and children, local history trips of the scientist to the Carpathians, around Lviv, Zhovkva, and Rohatyn. The scientist was interested in classical music and folklore, the natural environment of Lviv parks. His collaboration with photographers, bookplate collectors, and public figures in the field of research and preservation of historical, cultural and natural monuments of his native land is shown. Was revealed the friendly atmosphere created by the director of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR in the team, where satirical evenings and creative meetings with Lviv writers were organized. The head of the institution was focused on forming in the Institute a sense of friendly creative family, an atmosphere of friendliness, respect for the employee regardless of rank and position, and implementing the work of the team not by coercive methods, but by the logic of actions. The Lviv historian always had his position on fundamental issues and consistently defended it, was faithful to his professional vocation, and tried to do good for science, the people, and his family. The authors of the article summarized the scientific studies and memoirs of Ivan Krypiakevych’s contemporaries – historians Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, Mykola Andrusiak, Omelian Prytsak, Yaroslav Dashkevych, Yaroslav Isaievych, Feodosii Steblii, Oleh Kupchynskyi, Ivan Butych, Mykola Kovalskyi, Orest Matsiuk, philologists – Roman Kirchiv, Mariia Valio, Lev Poliuga, Uliana Yedlinska, Lidia Kots-Hryhorchuk, Dmytro Hrynchyshyn, Bohdana Krysa, etс.