YURI SHEVELIOV IN THE PROCESSES OF CONSOLIDATION OF UKRAINIAN INTELLIGENTSIIA DURING THE PERIOD OF UKRAINIAN ART MOVEMENT ACTIVITY

Abstract

In article is investigated role of famous Ukrainian scientist Yu. Shevelоv in the creation and activities of the unification of Ukrainian writers on emigration after the Second World War – Ukrainian Art Movement (1945-1948). The focus is on those events that Yu. Shevelоv together with his associates conducted for the organization of diverse forces of the Ukrainian creative intelligentsia in difficult conditions of separation from the Motherland.It is proved that the researcher pledged special hopes on the national-organic style as a consolidating factor of Ukrainian literary and artistic life. His main provisions are Yu. Shevelоv as one of the leading ideologues of UAM developed during the existence of this association. The idea of a national-organic style triggered a heated discussion in the Ukrainian emigration environment. The essence is highlighted differences in views on the national-organic style between Yu. Shevelov and his opponents is highlighted, the most famous of which was Volodymyr Derzhavin. It is noted large extent thanks to the efforts of Yu. Shevelov, the Ukrainian Art Movement activity in a relatively short time launched a large-scale literary, publishing and scientific activity and became an important milestone in the history of Ukrainian culture. Y. Shevelov had no doubt, that Ukraine have been always recognized as a part of Europe. But primitive mechanical imitation of foreign samples leads only to provinciality, because the main point of the province is, that it doesn’t create, but follows the capital. It is important, that, in searching internal unity of Ukrainian art and Ukrainian nation, Y. Shevelov suggested his own conception of national-organic style and tried to convince others of his truth.
All activity of Y. Shevelov during the period of existence of Ukrainian Art Movement have been directed on uniting of different literary currents, trends and writers to create modern Ukrainian literature, which could satisfy with the modern requirements.