At the begginings of academic lemko studies:the "lemkivshchyna" phenomenon

Abstract

The article investigates the phenomenon of the journal «Lemkivshchyna». It has been found out that the constant constituents of the journal were «Art and Culture», «Folk Traditions», «Memories», «Life organization», «Bulletin of the World Federation of Ukrainian Lemkos’ organizations». It has been summed up that the journal was the evidence the upgrade of Diaspora Lemkos studies to the academic level of investigating of the ethnic community, as its editors paid special attention to cartographic, analytical and source materials that formed the necessary basis for a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of Lemkos ethnic group in its material, spiritual and civilization representations.