Methodological transformation of Soviet archaeology: Kyiv archaeologist vision

The topic discussed in this article is theoretical and methodological transformation of Soviet archaeology and the manifestation of this process in the Soviet Ukraine. There was a targeted science institution created in Kyiv the task of which was not only to implement ideas put forth by scientists from Moscow and Leningrad into the research process but also to create its own vision of Soviet archaeology. It is also worth noting that until 1934 Kyiv was not the capital of Soviet Ukraine. Vast majority of works created by Ukrainian Soviet scientists between the two World Wars never got published. However, they were presented at countrywide summits. In addition, documented evidence affirms that Ukrainian Soviet archaeologists were in close contact with representatives of other science centers, including not only domestic but also foreign ones. As of today some of such evidence is stored in archives of Scientific archive Institute of archaeology NAS of Ukraine and we are continuing the search for sources that would prove the existence of theoretical and methodological discussions in the network of Kyiv's archaeologists.