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noted that in the interwar period academic institutions were frequently favourable to political organizations and movements: the institute was under the influence of the conservative monarchist ideology.

On 3 July, Professor Leonid Zashkilniak opened the next panel, «In the Homeland and in Emigration: Ukrainian Historiography in Interwar Poland». In his presentation, «Ukrainian Historiography in Interwar Poland: Ways of Legitimization of the National History», he argued that despite ongoing tensions between Ukrainian politicians and society and the Polish authorities, Ukrainian historians managed to use their scholarship to contribute to Ukrainian historical thought. In his presentation, «The Ukrainian Scientific Institute (Ukrainskyi Naukovyi Instytut) in Warsaw (1930–1939). Policy of History in Interwar Poland», Andrii Portnov spoke about the personal strategies of émigré historians, the possibilities of their «academic assimilation», and their career opportunity, which often depended on their political preferences, non-Ukrainian connections, and topics of their publications. Professor Yaroslav Hrytsak’s presentation, «The Ukrainian Dimension of Franciszek Bujak School», examined the attitude of Franciszek Bujak to Ukrainians and the Ukrainian question and revealed the multinational nature of the school in which the whole political spectrum of interwar Poland was represented. Professor Michael Moser spoke on «History of Ukrainian Literary Language by Ivan Ohiienko and “We”», focusing on a thorough language analysis of this popular work through the prism of creating the images of «We» and «They».

At the panel «The Dialogue across Borders», Oksana Iurkova in her presentation, «Honouring the Patriarch: A Response to Hrushevsky’s Death outside Soviet Ukraine», pointed out the different levels of honouring the prominent historian, including obituaries, newspapers, and social events. Professor Serhii Plokhii’s presentation, «The Dialogue across Borders: Ukrainian Historians in Search of “The History of the Rus′ ” Author», was devoted to the cooperation among scholars, primarily from Galicia and Kyiv, in 1939‒1941, which became possible after «the golden September» of 1939.

The conference concluded with the round table «The Balance Sheet of the Ukrainian Historiography between the Wars». The participants agreed that many questions have not been addressed despite the productive discussion at the conference. They noted that gaps remain on both empirical and theoretical levels, which encouraged continuing the studies.

A selection of the papers from the conference is included in this volume. We are grateful to Oksana Iurkova for undertaking the editorial compilation of the proceedings.

Editorial Board:  Yaroslava Melnyk
 Serhii Plokhii
 Valerii Smolii
 Frank Е. Sysyn