Review of socio-political and literary-artistic magazines of Ternopil during the period of Ukraine’s independence

Abstract

A review of public, political, literary, and artistic magazines published in Ternopil during the period of Ukrainian independence has been conducted. The aim is to analyse the editorial and authorial composition, thematic vectors and genre dominants of the magazines Ternopil, Sova, Literary Ternopil and LitTerA. The following methods were used in the research: analysis and synthesis to structure the material, generalisation to formulate conclusions, the chronological method to trace the dynamics of development, and a sociocultural approach that allowed the magazines to be considered as an element of the social and cultural context. The description of the publications includes the title, information about the editorial board, publishers, years and frequency of publication, number of issues, information about the thematic and genre content, authors, etc. As a result of studying selected magazines (Ternopil – 33 issues, Sova – 9, Literary Ternopil – 48, LitTerA – 10), it was found that they became a platform for promoting literature, history and art, and for shaping civic awareness and political culture. The editors of the publications – public and cultural figures Mykhailo Onyskiv, Bohdan Melnychuk, Petro Soroka, and Oleg Smolyak – ensured the conceptuality and high quality of the materials. The magazines published texts of fiction, literary and art criticism, journalistic and publicistic materials, and scientific texts. The genre palette was formed, in particular, by announcements, interviews, reviews, responses, overviews and articles, memoirs, diaries, portraits, etc. The publications were interdisciplinary in nature and performed informational and educational functions, thus becoming an important factor in public communication and the affirmation of national values and identity.