摘要：У статті вперше у вітчизняній історіографії подано аналіз україн-ських реалій і перспектив крізь призму висновків відомих американськихнауковців
其他摘要：To define the paths of Ukraine’s further progress, it looks reasonable to accountthe conclusions of American scholars on the general tendencies in the developmentof the world and its specific parts. For the first time in Ukrainian historiography,Ukrainian reality and prospects are analyzed through the prizm ofconclusions by renowned American scholars, namely: R.Collins’s concept of thecollapse of the USSR; Zb. Brzhezinski’s view on the role of independent Ukraineat the European continent and its meaning to the imperial intentions of Russia;S.Huntigton’s theory of the «clash of civilizations”; A.Toffler’s thoughts on the GreatWaves and the future shock; the characteristics of the post-industrial society byD.Bell and other analysts. The humanity entering the era of post-industrialism isthe second crucial and unique chance in the newest history for Ukraine, after itsindependence, to succeed in building the national economy and of its entire societyin consistence with modern demands
关键词：цивілізація; Великі хвилі; футуршок; постіндустріальне;суспільство; модернізація
其他关键词：civilization; Great Waves; future shock; post-industrial society; modernization.
