The traditional ecological culture of Ukrainians in the context of sustainable development of modern society

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of the process of formation and development of national ecological culture in historical retrospective, as well as to consider the environmental aspect in the Ukrainian ethnic group as one of the important means of developing ecological culture at the present stage. The research methodology is based on modern culturological concepts of ecological culture research, the basis of which is an interdisciplinary and integrated approach. The historical-sociological, complex, structural, value, factorial and inductive methods are applied, which are mutually complementary given the interdisciplinary nature of this issue and contribute to the systematization of different views on ecological culture. Scientific novelty. The process of formation and development of national ecological culture in historical retrospective is investigated; It has been revealed that the development of eco-culture takes place within the general cultural tradition and reflects typical national features of the attitude towards nature. Conclusions. Formed over many centuries, the traditional cultural experience of the Ukrainian people, as an integral part of the national culture, at the beginning of the XXI century. It is a source of the significant potential for positive changes in a complex and lengthy process of harmonization of relations between society and nature. The study showed that the environmental aspect of the Ukrainian ethnic group is one of the important means of developing an ecological culture at the present stage, a significant factor in the formation of environmental consciousness. It is through various elements of folk culture - creativity, mythology, religion, from generation to generation, that the traditions of caring for the surrounding world are transmitted.