Компроміс заради можливості: Іван Крипʼякевич і перша радянська окупація Галичини (1939–1941)

The article examines the activities of the Ukrainian historian Ivan Krypiakevych during the first Soviet occupation of Galicia in 1939–1941. The focus is on the public role of the scholar. The Ukrainianization of science and education in Lviv, starting in September 1939, was subordinated to the goals of Sovietization. The process included repressions against a part of the intelligentsia and, at the same time, opened up new opportunities for those who were able to find a compromise. Under these conditions, Krypiakevych not only survived but also tried to promote the development of Ukrainian historical scholarship, heading the Department of Ukrainian History at the State University and the Lviv Department of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. The article analyzes the mechanisms by which the authorities influenced intellectuals, using them to legitimize the new Soviet reality. The article also presents the circumstances under which the historian, unlike many of his colleagues, not only escaped repression but also achieved significant career success, which was impossible during the time when Lviv was part of the Second Polish Republic. This can be explained by his prudent approach to the new government, including the absence of direct confrontation and willingness to cooperate within the limits of what was permitted. It is summarized that Krypiakevych’s activities in September 1939 – June 1941 were dictated not just by a survival strategy, but by a conscious choice in favor of developing Lviv as a center of Ukrainian scholarship in the new conditions and realizing personal goals. Cooperation with the authorities opened up opportunities for an academic career, but required certain concessions, including active participation in public life, which served as an important tool for legitimizing the new regime. In turn, the administration used the authority of figures such as Krypiakevych to create the illusion of support among the intelligentsia and the people. The article fills a certain gap in the study of Ivan Krypiakevych’s activities as a scholar and public figure. The study and coverage of the public activity of the scientific intelligentsia during this period allows us to better understand the mechanisms of mutual influence and relations between the scholar and the government, as well as to trace the development of strategies for survival in the new political environment.