BETWEEN TRADITION AND IDEOLOGY: PERSONALITIES, SCHOLARLY APPROACHES, AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES OF RESEARCHERS OF REGIONAL HISTORY OF RIGHT-BANK UKRAINE (LATE 19TH — MID‑20TH CENTURY)

This article provides a comprehensive historiographical analysis of leading researchers in the regional history of Right-Bank Ukraine from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Drawing on the biographies and scholarly legacies of figures such as Pavlo Klepatsky, Yukhym Sitsinsky, Valentyn Otamanovsky, and others, the study explores the evolution of research approaches, source studies, and the development of institutional frameworks for historical scholarship in the region.