THE UKRAINIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE BIPOLAR PERIOD
In this article the author reviews various aspects of Ukrainian historiographers’ perception of the scholarly achievements of colleagues on both sides of the “iron curtain” during the bipolar period. It is proven, that Diaspora researchers had access to the soviet literature. It is acknowledged, that the Soviet scholars’ opinions on the scholarly works of Diaspora depended on the directive of the Communist party. However, the scholars in emigration assessed creativity of the Soviet colleagues rather objectively. During the ‘iron curtain’ period Ukrainian scholars in emigration attempted to establish a direct contact with the soviet science.