TEXTBOOK OF HISTORY AND HISTORICAL POLITICS IN UKRAINE 2014–2019

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to show the connection between state policy and the history textbook. To demonstrate that history is an important tool of state policy in school. Methods. The work uses a group of general scientific methods – analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction. Source base. School textbooks on world and Ukrainian history were used as sources.Results. It was found that national identity in children is formed in several ways. One of them is studying at school, where a conscious citizen is formed in history and civic education lessons. One of the means of learning is a textbook. The content of the textbook reflects the current political situation in the country. After the Revolution of Dignity, people who took a course towards European integration came to power in the country. This, in turn, led to a number of reforms in various areas, including transformations in the field of education. The study of history has undergone serious changes. A new subject was introduced in the school in grades 10 and 11 – the integrated course “History: Ukraine and the World”. This was an attempt to get rid of the old legacy of dividing history into 2 components – domestic and world. At the same time, the curriculum of the subject was changed. In addition, the Russian-Ukrainian war and the search for Ukrainian self-identification had an important impact on the content of the textbook.Conclusions. The author analyzed a number of textbooks and identified 3 main themes of the intersection of politics and history: European integration, Russian-Ukrainian relations, national narrative. These themes most accurately reflect the connection between school education and state policy.