Ukrainian Iconography of the Late XX–Early XXI Century: Trends and Leading Schools

The article deals with the development of modern Ukrainian iconography, the formation of the main centers and regional schools, traces artistic and stylistic features and trends. The article analyzes the activities of the Kyiv and Lviv Art Schools in the field of sacred art. The main features of the development of modern iconography are identified, the creativity of leading specialists and iconographers, genres and technological specifics of iconography are studied. The scientific novelty of this research consists in a comprehensive study of modern Ukrainian iconography, taking into account artistic and stylistic, regional, technological, and canonical aspects. Features of formation of art schools and associations of sacred art in Ukraine are traced. The aim of the study is to determine the main trends in the development of modern Ukrainian iconography, to identify the influence of leading schools in the field of sacred art. The methodological basis is a comprehensive approach to the analysis of cultural and artistic phenomena in the chronological and theoretical aspects of the development of modern sacred art in Ukraine

The Ideal of Beauty and Harmony in the European Fine Art

As a higher form of mastering the world following the laws of beauty, the best works of the European art do not just bring in some aesthetic pleasure but also help to understand (and create) the beautiful. In this research, using comparative, typological, descriptive, visual, philosophical, theological, and artistic analysis methods an analysis of the selected pieces, from the ancient times till present was made. It was traced that the ideal of beauty and harmony largely depended on the peculiarities of each historical period. Development of spiritual culture of the European continent nations underwent many stages: from primitive art through the ancient times and till modernism. In each period fixed rules and norms shaped up the ideal of beauty and harmony, which can be understood only through immersing into a certain epoch via analysis and study of a specific piece of art. Scientific novelty of the results obtained lies in the fact that materials about the ideal of beauty and harmony in the aesthetics of the European art are added to art criticism as universal general human values. The ideal of beauty and harmony over the whole historical period, as exemplified by preserved monuments, can be traced in all art forms, in particular, in sacral art

Remote results of hemithyroidectomy and their prognostication in patients with unilateral nodular goiter combined with autoimmune thyroiditis

As a result of the histological examination of the removed thyroid tissue, autoimmune thyroiditis has been diagnosed in 10.4% of patients. During the surgical treatment and while choosing the surgery volume, the pathogenetic mechanisms of the onset and progression of autoimmune processes in the thyroid tissue are not taken into account

Clinical application and results of the electrophysiological laryngeal nerves identification in surgeries in case of goiter

Background. Analysis of the results of clinical application of the developed method of laryngeal nerves electrophysiological identification. Material and methods. Electrophysiological identification of the recurrent and superior laryngeal nerves was performed intraoperatively in 200 patients operated on goiter. A total of 354 studies of laryngeal nerves were conducted to identify them. Among them, there were 45 unilateral researches and 308 bilateral. Results. In the first region, nerves were identified in 327 cases and unidentified – in 27 cases. In the second region, among the tissues of the surgical wound, nerves were identified in 337 studies and unidentified – in 17. Regarding unidentified nerves in 3 patients on both sides, there were two cases of thyroid cancer and one – multinodular recurrent goiter. In the third section among 354 patients, the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve was identified in 329 (92.9 %) and unidentified in 25. Unidentified nerves are those cases where the nerves are not electrophysiologically isolated among the tissues of the surgical wound, but clearly defined their places of passing. There were no intraoperative injuries of the laryngeal nerves. Conclusions. The technology of intraoperative identification of the laryngeal nerves can identify both the recurrent and superior nerves of the larynx, or determine the probable areas of its passage and prevent their injuries during the surgery