Fortification Objects of the End of the XVII–XVIII Centuries on the Ukrainian Territories in the Context of International Relations: Historiographical Aspects (Part I)

A promising scientific direction for today is the historiography of international relations. It involves the study of many theoretical and practical aspects. Today there are virtually no historiographical studies of fortification systems as one of the factors of international relations. The methodological basis for this study was a historiographical method combined with other general scientific methods. The logical and problem-chronological methods are also used. The source of the work was the scientific research of contemporary Ukrainian authors. The aim of this paper is to introduce the reader to the achievements of current Ukrainian historiography with regard to research into fortifications situated in the territory of the present-day Ukraine. It has to be noted that the researchers discussed in the paper have studied the fortifications from different perspectives, describing them as military installations, historic sites, architectural complexes, but also as cultural phenomena, having an unquestionable influence on the existence of the fortification crew and the local community. The study is a Ukrainian version of the publication “Historyk w świecie szańców, bastionów, rawelinów…. XVIII-wieczne obiekty fortyfikacyjne leżące na terenach dzisiejszej Ukrainy we współczesnej historiografii ukraińskiej”