Creation and conceptual foundations of the magazine "The Ukrainian life" (1912-1917)
The article examines the history of creation and the concept of the Moscow magazine «The Ukrainian Life» (1912-1917). The goals of the periodical were the propaganda of the ideas of the Ukrainian movement in Russian society, the destruction of the concept of the «Big Russian nation» (Little, White and Great Russians), the creation of a narrative about a separate «Ukrainian» ethnic group. A content analysis of the magazine's articles was carried out, the main topics of the «Ukrainian life» were revealed: the «Ukrainian question» in Russia and Austria-Hungary (on the territory of Galicia), Russian-Ukrainian relations, the history of Ukraine and Russia, the problem of recognizing the Ukrainian nation, discussions with Russian leaders, actual strategies for the Ukrainian movement. The author came to the conclusion about the separatist nature of the magazine, which skillfully bypassed the rather liberal censorship of the June Third Monarchy.