Digital Archival Resources as a Source for Studying the Process of Ukrainian Prisoners’ or War Repatriation After WWI

The aim of this article is to determine and systematize digital archival resources on the topic of Ukrainian prisoners' of war (POWs) repatriation after the First World War; to analyze the content of Ukrainian and foreign databases as well as digitized archival collections where scholars can fi nd documents on this research problem. The methodology of the research includes the principles of historicism, comprehensiveness, continuity; the article uses methods of comparative analysis and synthesis, systemic and interdisciplinary approaches. The archival resources study was maintained from the perspective of digital humanities approaches. Scientifi c novelty. The author defi ned the body of digitized documents at Ukrainian and foreign archives that highlight the process of POWs' repatriation after WWI. Particular attention was paid to expanding access for scientists to digitized archival resources. The importance of digital humanities and its impact on modern research practices was highlighted. The author observed common trends in the representation of fonds and collections on websites of Ukrainian and foreign archives, libraries, and other institutions. Conclusions and future research prospects. It was determined that the issue of prisoners' of war repatriation after the First World War, including Ukrainian POWs, has gradually become more represented in digital space. The author defi ned the role and place of digital archival resources in researching the process of repatriation; systematized the main source groups that are highlighted in Ukrainian and foreign archival databases and exhibition projects (i. e., the Central State Archives of Supreme Bodies of Power and Government of Ukraine, Central State Archives of Foreign Archival Ucrainica, the German Federal Archives, Europeana web portal etc.). The article emphasizes that deep study of Ukrainian and foreign archives' and libraries' digital content is a prospective scientifi c focus area in order to uncover valuable sources of Ukrainian history.