Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the Ukrainian and Polish experiences of documenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war in institutional, organisational, and methodological aspects, from the standpoint of the goals of documenting and presenting the collected evidence as an important factor in the development of national identity and the preservation of historical memory. To achieve this goal, the activities of state institutions and public organisations documenting events/crimes of the Russian-Ukrainian war both in Ukraine and in the Republic of Poland were analysed. The methodological basis of the research was general scientific and special methods of studying problems, the use of which helped to achieve this goal. The use of a complex of general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, system and functional approaches, classification and systematisation, description, explanation, and generalisation helped to outline the problem of documenting and presenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022-2024 by state institutions and public organisations. The problem and thematic method was used to understand the Ukrainian and Polish experiences of documenting and presenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022-2024. As a result of the study, it was found that both in Ukraine and in Poland, the process of documenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war and war crimes committed by the Russian aggressor by both state institutions and public associations is actively continuing. The dependence of the types and methods of documentation on the conditions of its implementation is clarified, and the basis of documented information is oral, written, photo, video, and film examinations. It is proved that the common goal of documenting the events/crimes of the Russian-Ukrainian war by all institutions is to create an evidence base for bringing Russian aggressors to justice by the International Criminal Court. The practical value of the scientific heritage, given the limited research in the Ukrainian scientific discourse of this topic, is a comprehensive coverage of the Ukrainian and Polish experiences of documenting and presenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war 2022-2024 to preserve historical memory, comprehending the experiences of the war for future generations
Keywords
Russian aggression; large-scale war; performances; archives; public organisations; Ukraine; Poland
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