CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING HISTORICAL VILLAGES AND TOWNS IN KYIV REGION. THEIR BELONGING TO THE UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract

Given a number of negative factors, the most significant of which is the devastating consequences of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, the problem of protecting the historical and cultural heritage of regional and national significance is particularly acute. In the context of its solution, we aim to focus on the preservation and regeneration of the historic village as a habitat for cultural and archeological monuments and a valuable document of the history of the region's development. However, here we are directly faced with the problem of defining a historic village. Purpose. To identify and systematize the criteria for determining the historical villages and settlements of Kyiv region within the amalgamated territorial communities. To identify and compare the historical and cultural potential of local amalgamated territorial communities. Methodology. The material of the article and the main conclusions are based on the following methods: historical, which contributes to a holistic perception of the object of study in the historical and cultural context of regional and national development; the method of comparative analysis reveals the nature of development and the state of research of historical rural settlements of the Kyiv region in the context of domestic and foreign studies of rural historical settlements and the practice of their regeneration; statistical, which is based on the collection of statistical data by interviewing a certain sample of respondents. Results. The study identified and systematized some of the main criteria for determining the historical villages and settlements of the Kyiv region as part of the amalgamated territorial communities. The historical and cultural potential of the local united territorial communities was approximated and compared. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the article declares a comprehensive approach to defining the concept of historical rural settlements and justifying the importance of their preservation, in particular as components of amalgamated territorial communities. Practical relevance. With the material presented here, we aim to provide a strong justification for further research of historical rural settlements, in particular in other regions of Ukraine. This is important both to complement the overall holistic historiographical picture in the regions and to identify the historical and cultural potential of local united territorial communities. The registration and proper protection of historic rural settlements will make it impossible to completely lose them as historical documents of regional or national significance.