Ukraine

State policy of Ukraine and Poland for the protection of national minorities: comparative analysis (Review Article)

The article presents a comparative analysis of the state policy of Ukraine and Poland on the protection of the rights of national minorities. The authors reveal the nature and highlight features of national minorities, analyze the situation of national minorities that exists in Ukraine and Poland.

Migration processes in Ukraine and features of social and political and legal status of migrants (based on the «russian» migration in times of imperial Russia and the USSR)

Historical  aspects  of  migration  processes  in  Ukraine,  in  particular  features  of  social  and 
political  and  legal  status  of  migrants  on  the  example  of  Russian  migration  of  time  Imperial 
Russia and the USSRare investigated. It isproved that Russians in Ukraine asan ethnic group 
formed  as  a  result  of  migration  processes.  Tendencies  of  growth  of  number,  directions  of 
settlement,  and  also  features  of  the  social  and  legal  status  of  the  Ukrainian  Russians  are 

Priorities of Ukrainian National Minority Activities in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Republic of Poland (Research Article)

The features, challenges and priorities of the Ukrainian community in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship have been analyzed. Also, it has been investigated the activities of the Ukrainian national minority in this region from the post-war times to the present day. It is alleged about the demand for studying of the problems of the functioning of the Ukrainian national minority in Poland in the regional dimension when it is analyzing the activities of Ukrainian communities located in the certain of the Voivodeships (in this case it is about the Warmian-Masurian).

Training of Ukrainian Waffen-ss Chaplains in Sennheim and Their Duty in 14th Ss-volunteer Division “galicia” (1943–1945)

In the article author researched the background and motives for the establishment of the Chaplaincy service in the 14th SS-Volunteer Division «Galicia» during the Second World War and analyzed the military training of the Chaplain Corps Division. This training took place in the SS-Training Camp Sennheim (Cernay) in 1943 and consisted of a politico- ideological and military training of Ukrainian priests of the Greek Catholic Church. The article also research the status of Ukrainian chaplains in the Waffen-SS and their number — both Greek Catholic and Orthodox.

SOCIO-CULTURAL CONCEPTS OF CIVIC-PROFESSIONAL NEW MEDIA OF POLAND AND UKRAINE (WITH THE EXAMPLE OF THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE POLISH MAGAZINE «NEW POLAND» AND THE WEB-PROJECT OF THE NEWSPAPER «DAY» – «UKRAINE INCOGNITA»)

Each of us who uses any of the gadget types wears an entire information matrix in his pocket, which can be accessed through a touch of the display. The network encourages us to keep the whole world on the tips of our own fingers. At the same time, the presence of a gadget in a pocket allows us to capture those events that appear important, and then place on the relevant web resources. That is, besides the ability to have information, the network allows us to be the latest creators of content.

Subjects of the nomination in Ukraine: legal aspects

The article dwells on the problem of nomination in Ukraine as an important constituent part of democratic and alternative nature of elections. The authors highlight the issue of nomination as  defining a range of subjects which are able to nominate candidates for holding office in authoritative bodies. Evolution of the legal regulation of the issue of nomination subjects in Ukraine is shown based on analysis of the national electoral legislation.

Energy diplomacy as an important aspect of state's foreing policy: European experience for Ukrainians

The article considers a notion of energy diplomacy and peculiarities of its conduction, defines primary tasks for development of energy diplomacy in the foreign policy of Ukraine. With the help of historical, systemic, and structural functional methods, it is revealed that interstate collaboration in the form of energy diplomacy pursues the national interest of a state through applying a wide range of classical and specific foreign policy actions, and creates additional means of counteracting global contemporary challenges connected with the energy sector.

The legal status of election commisions in Ukraine

The article analyses a problem of the legal status of election commissions in Ukraine as a condition of their 
independence. It dwells on such elements of the legal status of election commissions, as the right to issue regulations binding for both citizens and authorities; permanent nature of commissions at the national level; lack of opportunity for the authorities which form a commission to recall proposed representatives to electoral bodies and others.