Увагу зосереджено на зразках мемуарної документалістики, меморіальної критики і літературознавства Українських січових Стрільців, присвячених осмисленню феномену Тараса Шевченка. З"ясовано, що у літературознавстві тема стрілецької шевченкіани нова, на відміну від мистецтвознавства, де широко закроєна. Усі дописи відзначено яскравою меморіальністю. Представлені джерела стрілецької шевченкіани сукупно постають висловом якнайщирішого ставлення січових стрільців до свого духовного батька, провідника і пророка.
Article is focused on examples of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen"s memoir documentary, memorial criticism and literary studies dedicated to Taras Shevchenko"s phenomenon comprehension. It is found out that in the field of literature, the topic of RiflemenShevchenkiana is new, unlike the arts, where it`s widely covered. All posts are marked with vivid memoriality. The imperative of remembering the genius of the nation and emphasizing the importance that Taras Shevchenko had in generational riflemen perception since the first public demonstration of the riflemen generation. In the genesis of the phenomenon stands the tradition of Galician spiritual remembering of T. Shevchenko since the first memorial records in church books. Collectively represented,& the sources of riflemen Shevchenkiana express the broadest attitude of the Sich shooters to their spiritual father, leader, and prophet. Riflemen discourse manifests itself first of all in generational, memorial-documentary and memorialscientific as&pects. Riflemen communication with Taras Shevchenko is embodied in various ways - at the level of type, genus, genre and intertext. Poetry, prose texts, journalism, documentaries, scientific works and memorial posts outline its horizons. Memorialdocu&mentary posts are dedicated to Shevchenko"s holiday chronicle in riflemen spiritual biography and examples of riflemen memorial criticism, and even one-of-akind Shevchenko riflemen study by L. Lutsiv, which denote the horizons of riflemen shevchenkia&na, subordinated to collective generational riflemen principles of Kobzar"s figure perception as a spiritual guide, prophet, generation"s father, whose commandments they"re called to keep. Genetically - keep the tradition of T. Shevchenko"s galician &spiritual remembrance. The figure itself became the ideal of artistic and national-civic attitude and as an educational ideal as well.
