Maintainance of personal documents of outstanding Ukrainians in the project and exhibition activity of the state regional archives of Ukraine

Archives play an important role in today’s society due to collecting, keeping, processing and popularizing the historical heritage of the Ukrainian people. Currently, attention is paid to promotion of “microhistory”, regional content of the archive funds, personification of history, which is a powerful educational tool that facilitates formation of the strong ties between the archive institutions and the local society. In the context of Ukraine’s growing independence amid the Russian hybrid aggression, it is utmost important to disclose and popularize the documented evidence of the prominent figures contributing to the Ukrainian statehood, the real gems in the Ukrainian science, education and culture who have inspired the citizens with their own examples of life hardships and creative achievements. This article is focused on popularizing the personal documents kept on file in the archives in the oblasts of Ukraine. It has been established that to raise awareness regarding the personal documents, the regional state archive institutions use both the traditional and the modern tool and methods, among which online exhibitions and inter-institutional projects rank first. The author of this article, having summarized the work experience of the Ukrainian state regional archive institutions in popularization of the personal documents of national and regional significance, concludes about relevance and efficiency of the project and exhibition activity for the abovementioned purpose. The author pays tribute to popularization of experience of the state regional archives of Ukraine by means of dissemination of the personal documents among the large archive community and employees of other media and social memory institutions