Preconditions, Establishment, and Development of the Folk Music Revival in Ukraine (Late 1970s – Early 1990s)
Preconditions, Establishment, and Development of the Folk Music Revival in Ukraine (Late 1970s – Early 1990s)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to explore the historical preconditions, socio-cultural context, and internal and external factors that contributed to the emergence and development of the folk music revival in Ukraine from the late 1970s to 1991 – a period that coincides with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of an independent Ukraine. The introductory section outlines the methodological approaches and reviews the relevant state-of-the-art literature. It also provides the social context in which the Ukrainian folk music revival emerged and developed in the outlined period. The main section traces and describes the history of the founding and early activities of the first ensembles representing the Ukrainian revival movement. The historical, political, and social contexts of the phenomenon are also addressed. The final subsection summarizes the features, results, and achievements of the first period in the history of the Ukrainian folk music revival movement. The results of the study regarding the background of the emergence of the ensembles, their interaction, areas and methods of activity, and music repertoire are presented. The final subsection also offers a brief conclusion of the significance and impact of these early ensembles on the directions and characteristics of the Ukrainian folk music revival in the subsequent decades up to the present.

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