Istanbul daily life of the Mursky family (1925-1935)

The purpose of the study is to examine the everyday life of the family of Volodymyr Vasylovych Mursky (1888-1935) – a journalist, writer, political and public figure, diplomat, and fighter of the "secret front"; his wife Sofiya Volska-Murska (1894-1946) – a public figure and translator; Sofiya's sister Mariya Pchelinska; and Mykola Zabello (1892-1967) – a public figure, artillery captain, and member of the UNR special services, within the context of the history of the liberation struggle of 1917-1921. The research methodology is based on three methods: the historical analysis method, which allows for the reconstruction of everyday realities; the qualitative analysis method or "understanding approach," which takes into account that the Mursky family oriented their actions based on their own perceptions of the surrounding world, its structure, and the people within it; and the method of linguistic analysis (of intelligence reports), linguistic subrealities, which helps uncover not only informational layers but also customary and mental influences on behavior and actions. The methodology is based on the principles of a specific-historical approach or historicism, objectivity, comprehensiveness, integrity, and systematicity. The scientific novelty is reflected in the portrayal of the life of the head of the "Istanbul Platform," his family members, and colleagues through the prism of "ordinary people" with their positive and negative traits, and their worldview. Conclusions. Since the history of everyday life is interpreted in two dimensions, the Istanbul daily life of the Mursky family is, firstly, the forms of organizing the surrounding family space (sometimes with elements of extraordinariness and extremity), which were shaped by the struggle for Ukraine's independence and the confrontation between the special services of the USSR and the UNR in interwar Turkey. Secondly, it is the creation of behavioral norms corresponding to the time and circumstances. Based on the available documentation, the "technological" component of the Istanbul everyday life of the Mursky family fully fits into the "triad of everyday life" – "food-housing-clothing/footwear." Meanwhile, the "axiological-semantic" component of the Mursky family's daily life largely revolved around informal communication, leisure, and vivid expressions of specific sympathies and antipathies within the confines of isolation, small numbers, and limited mobility.