HYRYCH Ya. M. Historical exploration of Hlukhiv male gymnasium lecturer V. A. Malchenko about the history of an ancient Rus and the revolutionary movement in Germany-

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Publication of documents is an important part of the craft of the historian. Introduction to the scientific use of new sources, the works of historians and various materials allows professionals to not only enrich the documentary database of historical research, but also more fully understand the major issues of the past. Today, among the promising areas of national historical science called local history prosopography history of some narrow professional communities. Subject of scientific work in the teaching environment of Hlukhiv during second half of XIX till the early XX century. Expand the existing source base theme aims to publish one of historical essays decades of history and geography teacher of Hlukhiv male and female gymnasiums V. Malchenko.

       Vassyl Malchenko was born in February 1859 in the village Zemlianka near Hlukhiv. In 1870 – 1878 he studied in Hlukhiv male preschool. Two next years he spend at the gymnasium in Novgorod-Siversky. In 1880 – 1887 he studied at the historical-philological faculty of Kyiv Imperial University of St. Volodymyr. After graduating the university he received a degree a candidate of university. He started his career in in Rovno High School on August 20, 1887. Later, on October 21, 1887 he became a teacher of history and geography in Hluhiv male preschool (from 1889 – male gymnasium). V. Malchenko worked in male gymnasium since its reorganization in seven-year school in 1920. In 1889 – 1902 (by other sources – up to 1906) years he also was a teacher of history and geography in Hlukhiv female preschool and gymnasium.

       Historical manuscript of V. A. Malchenko “An Ancient Rus – our proud” now published for the first time. This work is an example of original style and language prevailing in the university academic environment of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Original lexicon, punctuation and syntax work saved without any editorial corrections. Appearance of the document will further increase knowledge of the educational development of Northern Left Bank Ukraine on the verge of XIX – XX centuries. It launches a series of publications and artistic heritage Hlukhiv historian. Main thematic of Malchenko’s essay devoted to describing of material monuments of Rus perion in the territory near Hlukhiv. An important part of manuscript takes the analysis of Slavs` settlements near Desna and Kleven rivers.

     Other manuscript of V. A. Malchenko about history of labour movement in Germany (XIX – XX cent.) was written in 1927 and now published for the first time

Keywords: manuscript, publication, Vassyl Malchenko, Hluhiv male gymnasium, Kyiv Rus, settlement, labour movement, Germany, socialism.