POST-SOVIET AND NEW SIMULACRA IN UKRAINIAN MUSICAL CULTURE AND MUSICOLOGY

Abstract

The main goal of the article is to define simulacra as one of the threats to the development of modern national Ukrainian culture and art. National art is not only a treasury of the best created by the people, not only the best form of preserving historical memory, but also a mechanism for regulating the national community. Compared with other European countries that have a long history of statehood and support their cultural and art traditions, Ukraine has existed for too long in various occupation regimes. Therefore, the current situation in the world – a very complex one, indicated by the trends of globalism – has various negative effects on the development of art and humanities in our young country. It is very important to understand this process: what is a “functional artifact” and what is a simulacrum that impedes the harmonious development of art and its positive impact on the formation of national values and worldview. Therefore, the article considers the very concept of "simulacrum" in its various philosophical, sociological and cultural meanings. The definition of Jean Baudrillard was chosen as the central definition of simulacrum, and the definitions of modern Ukrainian and Polish politicians and cultural scientists are also taken into account.