The Ideas of Nationalism and Statehood in the Creative Heritage of Yulian Vassyian (on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of His Birth)

The article deals with the issue of interconnection between the ideas of nationalism and statehood in the work “Ideological Foundations of Ukrainian Nationalism” written by the philosopher, publicist, and a visionary of the Ukrainian nationalist movement Yu. Vassyian, whose 125th birth anniversary is celebrated this year. In his work, Yu. Vassyian emphasizes that only the struggle for independence will show the Ukrainian nation’s maturity and readiness for a full-fledged state existence, while nationalism, in the thinker’s opinion, will contribute to the comprehensive development of the nation, which is “the implementation of the idea of a united state.”Yu. Vassyian has analyzed and formulated the task of nationalism as the preparation and implementation of the Ukrainian national revolution and the creation of a separate state, indicating that this can happen when the nation is united under the banner of the common political idea.Yu. Vassyian’s creative heritage is topical for modern state-building processes in Ukraine, especially under the conditions of the “hybrid” warfare of Putin’s Russia against our country and the attempts of the supporters of the “Russian world” to provoke sociopolitical and economic instability in Ukraine to invalidate Ukrainian statehood.Substantial attention is paid to the life of Yu. Vassyian, the meaning of his creative heritage for science and the Ukrainian nationalist movement. Also, the article considers the scientist and politician’s main publications, the memoirs of his associates, and the research work of scholars in the diaspora and modern Ukraine.It is emphasized that the figure of Yu. Vassyian, as well as his works, have not been properly studied yet. Therefore, it is necessary to publish and re-publish his works, the author being considered a bright representative of the European intellectual tradition.