Coverage of Ukrainian Baroque in Research of European Scientists

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to highlight the topic of Ukrainian baroque in the research of European scientists, to emphasise their main conclusions. The research methodology consists in the use of general scientific methods. Among general scientific methods, we apply analysis, synthesis, deduction, and induction. Separately, we single out the method of comparison, which made it possible to identify certain common and distinctive features in the interpretation of the Ukrainian Baroque problem. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time the main markers of the study of the Ukrainian baroque culture in modern European thought have been determined. Conclusions. The study of Ukrainian baroque in Romanian, French, and Polish European specialist literature shows that the western borders of the spread of its influences are considered to be the territory of Hungary and Slovakia, and in the south – Moldova and Romania. The work also defines the vision of the European researchers of the roots of the Ukrainian variety of this art trend, which is partially seen in Polish or Italian influences. Determining the ways in which baroque influences entered Ukraine (via the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or directly from Italy) belongs to the urgent tasks of future research.

Key words: Ukrainian Baroque, European studies, influences, Ukraine.