All-Ukrainian Day of Local History

On May 28, 1925, the 1st All-Ukrainian Conference on Local History began in Kharkov, during which the Ukrainian Committee of Local History was created. The All-Ukrainian Day of Local History was established in accordance with the decision of the VI Congress of the National Union of Local Historians of Ukraine, which took place on January 23, 2017. The date of the celebration was determined on May 28.

The purpose of the holiday is to increase public attention to the activities of local historians, to deepen the study and popularization of the history, culture, language, customs and traditions of the Ukrainian people, to represent practical achievements in this direction, to attract broad sections of the population to the study and knowledge of the native land, to deepen cooperation with state authorities, institutions of culture and education, scientific institutions, public organizations interested in the development of local history.