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FORMING OF THE HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCIES 
IN THE SCIENTIFIC-EDUCATIONAL SPACE “KOZATSKA 
SVІTLYTSYA” 
 
L.G.Oliynyk., L.E.Sychevska.,
master of Psychology
(Kyiv, Ukraine) 
Many well-known researchers of the Cossacks consider it a kind of special and 
extremely interesting social estate, which arose as a kind of challenge of that time and 
even epoch. This is “a world of people who created their own original administrative 
and judicial systems, a bright and colorful culture with their chapels, theaters, 
academic debates, schools and academies; people who lived on the borderlines of the 
Christian and Muslim worlds, used to fight back, able to defend themselves. They 
borrowed a lot from the East, with whom they had continuous contact, even more – 
from Europe with its universities and Baroque. And this unusual symbiosis created a 
society in which they believed in God, freedom and success” [6]. 
It should be noted that the entire tangible and intangible heritage of the 
Cossacks as a historical phenomenon, to a large extent, by us, people of the 21st 
century, has not been fully understood and mastered. Its historical significance is not 
properly used as an element in the upbringing activity and worldview of a modern 
person, who often wanders in search of “his own tribe”, but it’s nearby, in the history 
of your ancestors, in their epics, poems, dances and songs, in the mentality of each 
individual and the mentality of the whole nation. 
The degree of awareness of our population about the Cossacks, as well as all 
components of its material and cultural heritage, was 
studied
and 
analyzed
by us [1; 
2]. The results showed that the knowledge of our fellow citizens is very moderate and 
is mainly at the level of “red harem pants”, their famous hairstyle, popular broadcasts 
and some brand names. It should be noted that in general almost everyone knows 
about the existence of such a phenomenon as the Cossacks. Almost no deeper 
knowledge about the peculiarities of the history of this phenomenon, which has 
practically determined the basis of the ethno-cultural roots of the people living in the 
main territory of modern Ukraine, has been identified. Only some individuals, who 
are especially interested in this topic, have good knowledge of the topic. At the same 
time, with such a more than moderate knowledge of our own history, we somewhat 
unexpectedly discovered an extremely great interest in Cossack topics in all its 
aspects, and also among respondents of various age groups [1; 2; 3]. 
We explain this paradox between the desire for knowledge and real awareness 
of the Cossacks by the very moderate quality of delivering information about the 
discussed historical phenomenon to each compatriot. The uniquely great interest in 
this topic, of course, is determined by the ethno-genetic memory of the people [1; 3], 
“the call of the ancestors”, the extraordinary beauty of our lands, which, on the 
subconscious, determines the need for harmony and inner balance [1; 4]. All this is 
necessary for a modern person not only for all-round development, socialization, self-
identification in a certain ethnic culture, but also simply for survival in the modern 
world in harmony with oneself, society and our nature. 

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An analysis of the results of a comprehensive large-scale study of the state of 
popularization of the Cossack heritage showed that painstaking work is needed to 
build 
historical 
and 
educational competencies
[5] on Cossack topics, which include
 
training, educational and managing this process. 
To solve this problem, the scientific and educational space “Kozatska 
Svitlytsa” was organized [1; 2; 3], where anyone who wants to, in a circle of like-
minded people, in conditions comfortable for him, can participate in thematic 
meetings on Cossack themes, exchange opinions, comfortably “dissolve” and relax in 
favorable ethno-cultural environment. 
Such an approach allows the 
historical 
competence [5] of admirers of the 
Cossack heritage to be formed sequentially, with due depth, understanding of various 
historical processes, their causes and consequences according to the opinions of 
leading world experts who have studied and studying this historical phenomenon. In 
such an environment, the issues of educational competence of a person in general and 
on Cossack topics in particular are harmoniously addressed. In the same conditions, 
the formation of civic, communicative, ethno-cultural and social competencies is 
favorably realized [5]. 
This form of popularization of the Cossack heritage can be recommended to all 
interested in this topic. It allows people to better realize themselves and consciously 
form a future person in themselves. 
Proper names, all projects and content work of the Kiev Academy of Cossacks 
are protected by the Law of Ukraine as intellectual property [1].