PROVIDING THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF THE GREEK ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN UKRAINE

Keywords: national-cultural societies, national minorities, Greek community, cultural, educational rights

Abstract

The article deals with the activities of representative bodies of the Greek national minority in order to ensure the cultural and educational rights of the community on the territory of Ukraine. An overview of those organizations of the Greek community, whose activities have a special impact on the life of the Greek community and which are active in public activities, are: Panteleimon Bumburas Charitable Foundation; Branch of the Greek Fund for Culture; Mariupol City Association of the Greeks; Kharkiv City Society of Greeks «Helios»; K. Ipsilanti Kiev City Association of the Greeks; Federation of Greek Societies of Ukraine. It was emphasized that the cultural rights of the Greeks of Ukraine are mainly realized through: access to literary works in the language of the national minority (including through the functioning of the library of Hellenistic studies “Konstantinos Levendis”), access to objects of material heritage (in particular, the house-estate of Prince Konstantin Ipsilanti and there is a monument to the prince located in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, the building belonging to Grigory Marazli in which members of the society “Filiki Eteriya” met) and the opportunity to freely celebrate the important holidays for them. It was emphasized that the Greek community does not have significant problems in meeting its basic cultural, educational or informational rights (Greek schools operate, 6 higher education institutions train specialists in the Modern Greek language, publish newspapers “Ellins of Ukraine” and “Odyssos”), conducted system of scientific work on the research of Hellenism (under the Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University there is the Center of Hellenistic Studies and Greek Culture and the Andriy Biletsky Center of Hellenistic Studies and Greek Culture, and at the Mariupol State University the Institute of Ukrainian- Greek friendship and Hellenistic studies functions). At the same time, due to lack of financial support from the state or local budgets, national-cultural societies face such problems as: limited opportunities for newspaper publishing, rental of premises for organizations and cultural events.

Author Biography

Svіtlana Dubova

Дубова Світлана Володимирівна,
кандидат історичних наук ORCID: 0000-0002-0374-2099

References

1. Vseukrainskyi perepys naselennia 2001 roku [All-Ukrainian Population Census of 2001]. (n. d.). 2001.ukrcensus.gov. ua. Retrieved from https://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/ (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

2. Hretska diaspora Ukrainy: diiemo dlia zberezhennia kulturnykh nadban [Greek Diaspora of Ukraine: We work to preserve our cultural heritage]. Resursnyi tsentr HURT – Resource Center HURT. (n. d.). gurt.org.ua. Retrieved from https://gurt.org.ua/interviews/20385/ (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

3. Hretska natsionalna menshyna v Ukraini maie naishyrshi mozhlyvosti – Olena Protsenko-Pichadzhy [The Greek national minority in Ukraine has the widest opportunities – Elena Protsenko-Pichaggi]. (n. d.). www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved from https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/609545-gretska_natsonalna_menshina_v_ukran_ma_ nayshirsh_moglivost olena_protsenko_pchadgi_683491.html (viewed 19.12.2018) [in Ukrainian].

4. Hellenes around the globe. (n. d.). ausgreeknet.com. Retrieved from http://ausgreeknet.com/ausgreeknet_net/ greeksaroundtheworld2.htm (viewed 20.05.2019) [in English].

5. Prezydent pospilkuvavsia z mariupolskymy hrekamy [The President spoke with the Mariupol Greeks]. (2018). uagreeks.com. Retrieved from https://uagreeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ilovepdf_merged-ilovepdf- compressed.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

6. Prezydent Poroshenko nahorodyv odeskoho metsenata [President Poroshenko awarded the patron of Odessa]. (2018). uagreeks.com. Retrieved from https://uagreeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ilovepdf_merged- ilovepdf-compressed.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

7. Hretskyi fond kultury. Odeska filiia [Greek Fund of Culture. Odesa branch]. (n. d.). hfcodessa.org. Retrieved from http://hfcodessa.org/uk/%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4-3/ (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian]

8. Terentieva, N. Rozvytok ukrainsko-hretskykh kulturnykh kontaktiv: tyzhni (dni) hretskoi kultury u m. Odesi [Development of Ukrainian-Greek cultural contacts: weeks (days) of Greek culture in Odessa]. (n. d.). shron1. chtyvo.org.ua. Retrieved from http://shron1.chtyvo.org.ua/Terentieva_Nataliia/Rozvytok_ukrainsko-hretskykh_ kulturnykh_kontaktiv_tyzhni_dni_hretskoi_kultury_u_m_Odesa.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

9. Kovach, L. (2018). Natsionalno-kulturni tovarystva Donbasu v instytutsionalizatsii hromadianskoho suspilstva v Ukraini [National-cultural societies of Donbas in the institutionalization of civil society in Ukraine]. ipiend.gov.ua. Retrieved from http://ipiend.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kovach_natsionalno-2.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

10. Kharkivske tovarystvo hrekiv «Helios» ochyma ukrainky [Kharkiv Society of Greeks “Helios” in the eyes of Ukrainian women]. (2018). uagreeks.com. Retrieved from https://uagreeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ ilovepdf_merged-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

11. Zvit pro diialnist HS «Kyivske miske tovarystvo hrekiv imeni Kostiantyna Ipsilanti» za 2018 rik [Report on the activities of the “Kyiv City Association of Greeks named after Konstantin Ypsilanti” for 2018]. (n. d.). www. greekkiev.com.ua. Retrieved from http://www.greekkiev.com.ua/news/zvit-pro-diial-nist-gs-kiyivs-kie-mis-kie- tovaristvo-griekiv-imi (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

12. Pidsumky chervnevoho zasidannia Rady FHTU [Results of the June meeting of the Council FHTU]. (2018). uagreeks.com. Retrieved from https://uagreeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ilovepdf_merged-ilovepdf- compressed.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

13. Den pamiati vydatnomu synu hretskoho narodu kniaziu Konstiantynu Ipsilanti [The day of the memory of the great son of the Greek people, Prince Constantine Ipsilanti]. (n. d.). greekgroup.com.ua. Retrieved from http:// greekgroup.com.ua/news/Den-pamyati-K.Ipsilanti (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

14. Kulturnyi spadok: Yak zberehty usadbu Ipsilanti? [Cultural heritage: How to preserve the Ypsilanti estate?]. (n. d.). www.ukrinform.ru. Retrieved from https://www.ukrinform.ru/rubric-presshall/2434743-kulturnoe-nasledie-kak- sohranit-usadbu-ipsilanti.html (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

15. Statut Kyivskoho miskoho tovarystva hrekiv im. K. Ipsilanti [Statute of the K. Ipsilanti Kyiv City Association of the Greeks]. (n. d.). greekgroup.com.ua. Retrieved from http://greekgroup.com.ua/news/statut-ghromadsjkoji-spilki- kijivsjke-misjke-tovaristvo-ghrekiv-imeni--kostjantina-ipsilanti (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

16. Na zasidanni Komisii z pytan kulturnoi spadshchyny ta kulturnykh tsinnostei rozhlianuly riad pytan, poviazanykh z istorychnymy pamiatkamy hretskoi hromady na terytorii Ukrainy [The meeting of the Commission on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Values addressed a number of issues related to the historical monuments of the Greek community on the territory of Ukraine.]. (n. d.). mincult.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved from http://mincult.kmu.gov.ua/ control/publish/article?art_id=245431089 (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

17. Zvit Holovy MTH Nadii Chapni na zvitno-vyborchii konferentsii 2016 r. [Report of the Chairman of the MSG Nadezhda Chapni at the 2016 Report-Election Conference]. (n. d.). www.greeks.in.ua. Retrieved from http://www. greeks.in.ua/news/278.html (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

18. Kyivskyi natsionalnyi universytet im. Tarasa Shevchenka [Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv]. (n. d.). www.univ.kiev.ua. Retrieved from http://www.univ.kiev.ua/ua/departments/philology/ (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

19. Zvit rektora MDU za 2016 r. [MSU Rector’s Report for 2016]. (n. d.). mdu.in.ua. Retrieved from http://mdu.in.ua/ Dokumenty/zvit_rektora_2016.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

20. Zvit rektora MDU za 2017–2018 n. r. [MSU Rector’s Report for 2017–2018]. (n. d.). mdu.in.ua. Retrieved from http://mdu.in.ua/Dokumenty/rektor/zvit_mon_2017_09.01.2018.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].

21. Uchyteli novohretskoi movy pidvyshchat svoiu kvalifikatsiiu [Teachers of Modern Greek will improve their qualifications]. (2018). uagreeks.com. Retrieved from https://uagreeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ilovepdf_ merged-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf (viewed 20.05.2019) [in Ukrainian].
Published
2019-10-02
How to Cite
Dubova, S. (2019). PROVIDING THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF THE GREEK ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN UKRAINE. Strategic Priorities, 50(2), 53-59. Retrieved from https://niss-priority.com/index.php/journal/article/view/252
Section
Series "POLITICS"