Kультурні пріоритети «нової еліти» в українському соціумі XVIII ст.: родина Галаґанів
“New Elite” Cultural Priorities in Ukrainian Society in the 18th Century: the Galagan family

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the content of the cultural priorities of representatives of the Cossack Hetman family of the Galagans and means of implementing them in the social and spiritual life of the Left-bank Ukraine in the 18th century. The author explains the people’s activity as primarily determined by their social and property status. The main areas of cultural patronage for the Galagans were religious charities, the construction and maintenance of places for worship, and art. During the time of Gregory Galagan education was the main focus of cultural patronage. At the beginning of the 18th century Ignat Galagan founded a military leader dynasty and strengthened it with property resources, as well as social and genealogical contacts through marriage. His descendants obtained European education, but in no way did they seek either a military-political or a social and community involvement.

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