THE PRESS OF NATIONAL MINORITIES OF MODERN UKRAINE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF IVANO-FRANKIVSK)

Abstract

Media of national minorities contribute to observance of principles of civil society and tо strengthening of tolerance and stability in Ukrainian multiethnic society. Therefore, their study became the purpose of this article.
The research was made on the basis of philosophical, general scientific and specific methods of scientific research. A key method was the comparative critical analysis of the activities of public organizations and private media of national minorities of modern Ukraine considering the Carpathian region. In addition, the methodological foundation of the research is based on General scientific methods of research of problems of national minorities’ rights fulfillment to their own media in modern Ukrainian society.
It is demonstrated that registered periodicals and Polish national minorities’ of the Carpathian region radio speech is the evidence of the existence of a free non-governmental organizations that reflect interests of social groups and their values. Polish community is dispersed, so the tendency of its social media development reflects all-Ukrainian ethnic-integration state of representatives of the national communities into the society. Polish-speaking and bilingual newspapers and magazines of Ivano-Frankivsk region are important factors of preservation and public expression of identity of national minorities and reflect their unique culture, traditions, and the degree of their assimilation.
Permanent publishing of government-approved national periodicals provides an opportunity for representatives of national minorities to feel equal citizens of Ukraine with a high social status and provided cultural demands. The existence of periodicals of national minorities raises awareness of society, promoting national reconciliation, mutual understanding between people, development of society.