FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITY OF ?PEDAGOGICAL SOCIETY OF CARPATHIAN RUTHENIA?

Current scientific article examines the foundation and main directions of activity of “Pedagogical Society of Carpathian Ruthenia” established in Uzhgorod in 1923. Conditions and purpose of the organization, the role of leading teachers of the land in the development of social organization have been under analysis. In a generalized sense the article describes social and political conditions of the time and the reaction of pedagogical public to them. Considerable attention is paid to main leaders, activists, and efforts of clerisy aimed to solve educational issues of the land. By using unpublished archival sources, educational periodicals of 1920 ? 1930’s, studies of modern scientists, the author draws conclusions about the effectiveness of the organization and its creative potential.