Anatolii Trembitskyi: A Scholar, Educator, Teacher, Devotee of the Local History Movement and Regional Studies (On the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of His Birthday)

The study is aimed at systematizing and analyzing the life, scientific and creative heritage of the Podillia historian, local historian, ethnographer, folklorist, biographer and bibliographer, educator and teacher Anatolii Mykhailovych Trembitskyi. Also the scale and diversity of the research areas of the Ukrainian scientist are revealed and an assessment of his greatest works in each of the areas from the point of view of their contribution to the development of regional local history and ethnography is provided. The research methodology is based on the interdisciplinary approaches, includes the principles of historicism, comprehensiveness, systematicity and objectivity. They are implemented through a combination of general scientific, historical and ethnological methods with interdisciplinary methods. The scientific novelty consists in the structured analysis and scientific assessment of the significant creative heritage of the Ukrainian historian, formed by the scholar over a fairly short period of his research activity. The heritage is impressive in the depth of the source base, which contains materials little known to the general public, collected from all possible Ukrainian and foreign archives and museums. Conclusions. The scientific heritage and works of Anatolii Trembitskyi are considered as a significant contribution to the development of ethnoregional studies, local history, and museology of Podillia. His works, devoted to little-known pages of the history of the region, the return from oblivion of the names of cultural and scientific figures of the past, contribute to filling the existing gaps in Ukrainian history and ethnology. The scientist’s pedagogical and educational activities have assisted the development of the local scientific school. The professional skills, as well as the life virtues of the hero of the day, extraordinary diligence and work capacity have determined his well-deserved authority among his fellow professionals. His children (in particular, the authoress of the article), who continue regional ethnographic studies, also owe their achievements in science to A. M. Trembitskyi. Most of the scholar’s works have been highly appreciated by colleagues in Ukraine and abroad, as it is evidenced by a number of positive reviews and historiographical overviews of his research.