The Socio-Political and Cultural Life of theUkrainian-Ruthenian Populationof the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Pages of the Journal "Kievskaya Starina

This article is devoted to the study of the information capabilities of the monthly journal "Kiyevskaya starina"in studying various aspects of the history of the Ukrainian-Rusyn population of the Western Ukrainian territories that were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th -early 20thcenturies. The journalwas published in the Ukrainian lands of the Russian Empire in 1882-1906. A large number ofmaterials related to Ukrainian-Rusyn themes were published on its pages. Most often, these are essays and short articles about the social, political and cultural life of the Rusyns of Galicia, Bukovina, Transcarpathia and those who emigrated to the countries of Latin and North America. In addition, the journal contains scientific research of a historical and ethnographic nature, reviews of works devoted to Ukrainian-Rusyn themes, or reviews of Rusyn literature. These publications were grouped into several thematic areas, which were identified as the most promising for research based on the materials of the journal "Kiyevskaya starina". The main ones are: self-organization of Ukrainian-Rusyns abroad; socio-economic situation of the Ukrainian population of Galicia, Bukovina, Transcarpathia in the late 19th -early 20th centuries; the struggle of Rusyns for their cultural, national, political rights; historiography of the history and culture of Rusyns on the pages of "Kiyevskaya starina", etc