PUBLICISM OF ANATOL VAKHNIANYN: AT THE INTERSECTION OF CULTURE AND POLITICS

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the publicistic work of Anatol Vakhnianyn as an inte-gral component of the political and cultural discourse of the Ukrainian national revival in the second half ofthe 19th – early 20th century. The study focuses on the ideological foundations, genre-stylistic features, andkey thematic dominants of his texts. The methodology is based on an interdisciplinary approach, combin- ing literary, cultural, and historical-political methods of analysis. The scientific novelty lies in interpreting Vakhnianyn’s publicism not only as an expression of civic engagement but also as a holistic tool for shaping modern Ukrainian identity under imperial dominance. Conclusions. Vakhnianyn’s publicistic work is pre- sented as a form of symbolic power that unites aesthetic, ethical, and national dimensions, functioning as acounter-narrative against colonial practices and fulfilling a mobilizing function. The author constructs theimage of the intelligentsia as a moral leader of the nation, and views culture as a key factor in spiritual identity and nation-building. His texts possess rhetorical, polemical, and emotionally ethical force that transforms thereader into a subject of historical responsibility.