Socio-philosophical essays: Chicago, Library of «Independent Ukraine», Issue 5, 1958, 92 p.

The material is a collection of the author's articles from the magazine «Independent Ukraine». The work analyzes the psychological foundations of the Ukrainian nation, criticizes passive pacifism and sentimentality in politics. The author analyzes the nature of the nation through the agricultural worldview and the role of the national will in the historical process. The text describes the role of language, religion, and historical memory in shaping state consciousness. The main themes of the material are the need to transform the people into a politically active nation and to justify Ukraine’s geopolitical position between East and West.

Contents:

Pacifism and psychology of Ukrainian peacefulness

Perfection of Christianity

Tasks of Ukrainian historiography

Back to Shevchenko

Space between Moscow and Byzantium