Ukrainian emigration to Canada at the end of the Xixth and beginning of the XXth century: historiosophy aspect

Abstract

The article presents the results of the historical and philosophical researches of Ukrainian emigration to Western Canada. The character and features of the first emigration flows from Ukraine to Canada at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the conditions for the formation of the Ukrainian diaspora and its functions were analyzed. The Diaspora is seen as a way of being rootedness of an immigrant on a new cultural and historical basis. Significant contribution of Ukrainians to the socio-economic and cultural development of Canada was mentioned. The scientific novelty of the presented research is that the problem of emigration is considered in context of the author's concept of being rootedness of man, and also we have identified the general features of foreign Ukrainianness as a special socio-cultural phenomenon and determined the ontological status of each of the five waves of Ukrainian emigration.