Raimund Friedrich Kaindl and Ukrainian Ethnography

Author

Kozholianko Heorhiy – a Doctor of History, a professor, a head of the Bukovynian Ethnographical Society

Raimund Friedrich Kaindl and Ukrainian Ethnography

Abstract

The contribution of R. F. Kindl to Ukrainian Ethnography is investigated in the article. R. F. Kaindl is a historian, ethnographer, professor, rector (1912/13) of the Chernivtsi University. He has studied the Ethnology of Bukovyna, Halychyna and Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia) of the late XIXth century. He has realized annual ethnographic expeditions to various regions of Bukovyna and other neighbouring terrains. Ethnographic investigations of R. F. Kaindl has been concerned to the origin of Ukrainians, their material and spiritual culture. His works on social and economic situation, the material culture state of Rusnaks of Bukovyna, Halychyna and Zakarpattia show that R. F. Kaindl has progressive enough, revolutionary-democratic views as for the life of the region inhabitants. After the beginning of World War I, working at the university of Graz (Austria), R. F. Kaindl has published many works in German history and ethnography.

R. F. Kaindl has denoted the Slavic-Ukrainian origin and life of the Ukrainian people ethnic groups called Hutsuly, Boiky, Rusyny (Ruthenians).

Keywords

science, Ethnology, expeditions, Ukrainians, material and spiritual culture, scientific works, research.

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