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Authors: Vassylevych Andriy

The work represents an attempt to analyze the teaching staff of railway engineering colleges in the South of Ukraine in the pre-soviet times. Posted lists of teachers, their social status, education, personal contribution to pedagogy, scientific activity.

23-33

Authors: Mikhailovsky Tymur

Article reveals activity of the international philanthropic organizations (ARA, «Joint», Nansen’s mission etc.) in region of South of Ukraine in 1920th years. Them role in struggle against famine of 1921-1923, relief for teachers and students etc. is found out.

42-45

Authors: Ivanchivskiy Vitaliy

The article analyzes the evolution of the ideology of OUN in the early stages of its formation and position of studied D. Andrievskiy and J. Vassiyana relatively Ukrainian nationalism and highlights the military and ideological foundations formed on Congress and UNO.

53-58

Authors: Zhuchenko Irina

American Revolutionary War1775-1783 and the role of France are researched in this article. The author focuses on help and support, which were got by the rebellious colonies from French government. Also politi-cal situation in the country and reasons of hesitancy of the court of Louis XVI on the initial phase of war are considered. Also the role of personage, who helped in developing of relations between France and young American republic in the period of war is defined. These persons are, for example, P. Beaumarchais, B. Franklin, С. Verger, S. Deane, T. Jefferson and other. Also author pays attention to influence, caused by American revolution on civil society and further fate of absolutism in France. Separately the role of Treaty of Alliance 1778 and its influence on relations between France and rebellious colonies is analyzed.

67-72

Authors: Yaremchak Svitlana

The article discusses the establishment of the British-Japanese relations in bipolar period, covers the his-tory of the formation of bilateral relations and cooperation in political, economic, scientific, technical and socio-cultural spheres during this period. The main focus was on the consideration of the origin of relations between Britain and Japan and the analysis of the dynamics of their development.

77-81

Authors: Andreeva Kateryna

The main aspects of diplomatic receptions in the countries of Arabic world are analyzed. The types of diplomatic receptions in Arabic countries and its differences from receptions in countries of Western Europe are characterized.

87-93

Authors: Bogdanova Tetyana, Biliaev Dmytro

The main security issues of South-Pacific subregion, mechanisms of island states cooperation, perspec-tives in this sphere, basic determinants. The author came to the conclusion about the low level of problem solving mechanisms, the difference and even opposition in subregional security approaches and equality of positions on global problems.