Letters of Serhii Telezhynskyi to Oleksandr Koshyts

The aim of the work. Put into scientific circulation and analyze the letters of the composer, choral conductor, teacher, activist of "Prosvita", Ukrainian patriot Serhii Fedorovych Telezhynskyi to the outstanding conductor and popularizer of Ukrainian song Oleksandr Koshyts. Also draw the attention of researchers to the little-known figure of Serhii Telezhynskyi, his professional activities and reduce the number of white spots in his biography. The research methodology is based on biographical, prosopographical and historical-logical methods, thanks to which it is possible to analyze the correspondence of two outstanding cultural figures of Ukraine in the conditions of Stalin's totalitarian regime. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the introduction into scientific circulation of S. F. Telezhynskyi's letters, which are stored in O. A. Koshyts' own fond at the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center (Oseredok) in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) and is a unique and at the same time difficult-to-access source for the history of Ukrainian culture. Conclusions. To reveal an important aspect of the biographies of S. Telezhynskyi and O. Koshyts regarding the possible return of the latter to his homeland, the disclosure of the circumstances in which the return took place and developed, in particular in the conditions of strengthening of the totalitarian regime in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, their correspondence is undoubtedly a valuable source. Analysis of S. F. Telezhynskyi's correspondence reveals his sincere desire to serve his homeland, his organizational activities with the involvement of the best forces in the musical industry in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, in particular the son of the famous Ukrainian composer M. V. Lysenko - Ostap.