Ugrian Rusins in the works of Volodymyr Hnatiuk: the archeology of memory

The article deals with the phenomenon of Ugrian Rusins in the works of the Ukrainian academician of the early 20th century VoLodymyr Hnatiuk. The author uses W. DiLthey's principle of Wirkungszusammenhang (system of interreaction), R. KoseLLeck's idea of the time shifts and M. Foucault's theory of the archeology of knowledge to consider the problem in its multiplicity. The fundamental methodology of the paper is historical hermeneutics. The attention is drawn to different aspects the Ugrian Rusins' life: historical, religious, cultural,ethnographical, philological, psychological,anthropological and others. On the historical level, according to the scholarly interests of V. Hnatiuk, the central subject is origin and genesis of Rusins in Hungary. The author dwells on many historical sources, incLusing the scholarly discussion of the Late 19th - early 20th century. V. Hnatiuk focused on religion and cultural features of the ethnos in his works Rusinian SettLments in Backa (1898), Slovaks or Rusins (1901), Ethnographic Material from Ugrian Rus (1897-1911) and others. The author emphasises that the probLem of the nationaL identity of the Ugrian Rusins' has been considered by many historians, linguists, ethnographers, who drew on the evidence provided by the representatives of different social groups. The broad philological aspect is prepresented on several levels. First and the most important is the probLem of authenticity of the Rusinian Language as a specific diaLect with its phonetic, Lexical, semantic pecuLiarities and its pLace in the system of other Slavonic languages. The literary studies reveal the interrelations of the oral folklore and handwritten Rusinian sources with Old Slavonic bookish and church tradition. The folklore studies prove some historical hypotheses concerning the past events of the ethnic group. Oral folk stories, tales, legends, and spiritual songs prove the reLationship between Ugrian and GaLician Rusins. For the sake of scientific pLuraLity, V. Hnatiuk's schoLarLy positions are given within the framework of the theoreticaL concepts of his predecessors, contemporaries, future disciples, and opponents. The problems raised are anaLysed in their dynamic interaction, with the phenomenon of Ugric Rusins interpreted integrally and multifacetedly. Each discussioned point indicates vectors for further research.

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