SPIRITUAL CODE OF UKRAINE: ON CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF UKRAINIAN ETHNOGENESIS

Abstract

Abstract. The research analysis is focused on the philosophical reflection of the Ukrainianness phenomenon: the nature of Ukrainian existence, philosophy, and the cultural existence of the people. The tradition, the antiquity of which is ascertained by archaeological, linguistic and genetic research, remains a taboo topic in the postcolonial space. However, history each time provides a new chance for self-awareness, self-acceptance of the global and unique heritage that we, Ukrainians, are endowed with. As a cultural and historical space, where the origins of world ethnogenesis are born, Ukraine is a sacred and symbolic space. This potential of sacred space is translated into knowledge and technologies (construction, agriculture, political organization, ceramic culture, etc.) that distinguish the ancient people of Trypillya against the background of tribal organizations of that time. Its historical significance is not determined only by the opportunities instrumentality. This requires a deep cultural and philosophical reflection, an understanding of the Ukrainian people phenomenon role in the formation of the historical context. Therefore, attempts to investigate the socio-cultural nature of Ukrainianness, the conditions of the people cultural existence, the specifics of landscape and spatial organization, linguistic potential, etc., will allow, in our opinion, to recreate the phenomenal philosophy of the Ukrainian people.
It is obvious that the awareness of the historical, cultural, spiritual mission of our country in the world creation requires a much deeper and more thorough reflection on the ontological nature of the Ukrainianness phenomenon. Thus, the purpose of this analytical exploration is an attempt to recreate the cultural and historical logic of existence, the Ukrainians spiritual code, the uniqueness of the sacred space itself. In view of this, further philosophical reflection is proposed.