@article{article1724, author = {Kavunnyk, Olena}, title = {Current dimensions of Ukrainian regional studies: from local research to encyclopedic comprehension}, journal = {The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine}, volume = {17}, year = {2025}, pages = {157--159}, doi = {10.37068/evu.17.14}, issn = {2706-9990}, eissn = {2707-000X}, abstract = {The author reports on the 5th All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Contemporary Dimensions of Ukrainian Regional Studies,” held at Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University on 14 October 2025. The event has affirmed its status as a professional platform for interdisciplinary scholarly dialogue among researchers of culture, history, the arts, and education from various regions of Ukraine, and its outcomes are highly significant for the development of Ukrainian encyclopedia production. The plenary session focused on issues of preserving historical and cultural memory, biographical research, and musical and artistic regional studies. The conference demonstrated the growing importance of regional research as a key direction in contemporary humanities and its alignment with the principles of encyclopedic knowledge in exploring national identity.}, url = {https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/1724}, keywords = {Ukrainian regional studies, regional scholarship, humanities research, historical and cultural heritage, encyclopedia-making}, }