The archives of Ukrainian diplomatic missions of the UPR and nongovernmental organizations in European countries

The purpose of the study is to highlight the process of creating archival centers of diplomatic missions of the UPR and non-governmental institutions in Europe, their activities related to the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people. The research methodology is based on various methods of cognitive activity. Th e work used general scientifi c (analysis and synthesis) and historical (problem-chronological, comparative, retrospective, statistical) research methods. Th e use of this toolkit allowed to achieve the goal and fulfi l the tasks set by the researchers. Th e scientifi c novelty lies in the expanded list of categories of archival centers by including the archives of Ukrainian diplomatic missions and archival centers at Ukrainian cultural and educational institutions founded by Ukrainian emigrants in Europe. Conclusions. Th e activities of the diplomatic missions of the Ukrainian People’s Republic left behind a whole documentary complex, which was concentrated in their archives. Most of them never became archival centers. However, the diplomatic missions in Hungary and Switzerland had quite powerful archives. Th ey were preserved through the transfer of these documentary complexes to the “Prague Ukrainian Archive” and the “Simon Petliura Libraries”. Representatives of Ukrainian emigrant public educational and cultural institutions, non-governmental organizations, also joined the creation of archival institutions. Some of them had archival centers, which not only performed the role of storage but also provided the opportunity to use them for scientifi c and educational purposes.