Historiographic issues regarding the position of the orthodox and roman catholic churches in soviet Ukraine in the years 1920–1930

The aim of this article is to identify the features of the researchers’ approach to
the study of the history of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic clergy in the 1920s
and 1930s in Soviet Ukraine. Methodological tools of the research cover a set of
basic research methods: historiographical analysis, synthesis, typology of scientific
areas, comparative analysis and more. The novelty of the study is that from a new
point of view highlights the importance of Christian denominations in the modern
socio-political process, clarifies the social status of Orthodox and Roman Catholic
clergy in Ukraine in 1920-30’s. On the basis of the historiographical analysis of the
available literature on this problem, it can be stated that this issue from the 1920s
to the present day has been more or less analyzed by historians. There are some
achievements in the study of this issue. In modern historiography, the study of the
history of Christian denominations is one of the priority scientific areas. Despite the
politicization of the works of Soviet authors of the second half of the 20th century, they
thoroughly analyzed the development of Orthodoxy and Catholicism in the Russian
Empire and on the territory of the USSR, studied the relations of these churches with
the tsarist government, and later with the Soviet authorities. However, there are still
a number of issues that need to be improved. The perspective of further developments
can be the study of church bibliography, ethno-confessional composition of churches,
inter-confessional relations, regional studies, documentary studies.
Keywords: clergy, religion, Ukraine, spiritual values, Christian denominations