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The article analyzes in detail the versions of the arrest (under the guise of evacuation) and mysterious death of Petro Franko who was the youngest son of Ivan and Olha Franko, at the time – a prominent cultural and public – political figure, people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the USSR and the first director of the Ivan Franko's Museum in Lviv. The purpose of the study is to reveal on the basis of all available sources: documental, press, memoirs, etc. the circumstances of the forced deportation of Petro Franko from Lviv with the beginning of the German-Soviet phase of World War II, the possible time and place of his violent death as a result of criminal repressive policy of totalitarian system of USSR towards Ukrainian cultural figures and leaders of public opinion of Galicia. The research methodology is based primarily on archival and source research, using biographical, political and cultural-historical approaches, analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive methods. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the scientific substantiation of the documented facts of the arrest and death of Petro Franko on the basis of archival sources, as well as in the first introduction into scientific circulation a number of previously unknown documents (in particular from the archives of Soviet Secret Service). Based on a detailed systematic analysis and critical verification of all available sources, it was concluded that on June 28, 1941, exactly on the day of his birth, Petro Franko was arrested on the pretext of «evacuation» by employees of state security bodies of the USSR (namely by NKVD troops) and taken out of Lviv. in the eastern direction, together with Acad. Kyrylo Studynskyi. They were taken to Kyiv and subsequently detained in places of detention (prison or remand). In early July of the same year, P. Franko was sentenced to the «HP» («Highest punishment») and «shot for nationalist activities». This happened no sooner than July 6, 1941; more likely, July 9 or 10, 1941. Thus, Petro Franko became a victim ...

The article considers the fate of Franko's children – Andriy, Taras, Petro and Anna, who belonged to the generation of «Young Ukraine». The study of their biographies focuses on their creative abilities and the conditions of their formation as individuals against the background of that time: education in the bosom of nature, sports, selection of the right life-affirmation lecture, and liberalism in communication with each other and with parents. Children grew up in an atmosphere of democracy and respect for creativity, they were never punished physically. All of Franko's family were very fond of travel and leisure in nature. Active lifestyle later grew into great sympathy for the sport. As a result, the sons of Ivan Franko – Petro and Taras – became the founders of the Ukrainian sports and scout movement (along with Ivan Bobersky, Stepan Haiducko, Olexander Tysovsky, Ivan Chmola, etc.). In 1911, on the initiative of Petro Franko, the organization «Plast» was formed. Both Taras and Petro Franko were not only members of the sports societies «Sokil-Father», «Sich», «Ukraine», but also left numerous scientific works about the upbringing of the body in the field of the theory and history of sport. From a young age, Ivan Franko brought up his children with a carefully selected and thoughtful lecture, such that should develop the mind, form the nobility of the spirit, depicting life truthfully, without decoration. According to the writer, the best example of such a book for small children is fairy tales about animals. Not only had his children grown up on Franko's works. On them a whole generation was brought up. Generations of future sportsmen, Plastuns, Legions of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, which were fighters for the freedom of Ukraine.The fate of Franko's descendants is a symbolic projection of the ways of the Ukrainian intellectuals in the 20th century. They represent difficult models of life scenarios for Ukrainians in the difficult historical cataclysms: the physical extermination by the Soviet system (the fate of the son Petro Franko), residence in the occupied Ukraine (the path of Taras Franko) and emigration (the way of the daughter Anna Franko-Klucko).Key words: creative abilities, Franko's children, generation of «Young Ukraine». ; У статті йдеться про долі Франкових дітей – Андрія, Тараса, Петра і Анни, що своїми життєтворчими історіями репрезентують покоління «Молодої України». У розгляді їхніх біографій акцентується на їх творчих здібностях та умовах формування їх як особистостей на тлі тогочасної доби: виховання на лоні природи, заняття спортом, підбір правильної життєствердної лектури, лібералізм у спілкуванні між собою та з батьками.Ключові слова: творча династія, Франки, генерація «Молодої України».

The interpersonal and creative relationships between Ivan Franko and My-khailo Lozynskyi are considered on the basis of the periodicals of that time, epistolary and memoir sources. Their multifaceted cooperation (translation, jour-nalistic, scientific, educational, and others.) reflects in the magazine "Literary Scien-tific Herald" and in the Ukrainian-Ruthenian Publishing Association. Mykhailo Lo-zynskyi output as frankoexpert is also provided. Key words: correspondence, publicism, social democracy, biographical sketches, state formation, the national issue. ; На основі тогочасної періодики, епістолярних і мемуарних джерел роз-глянуто міжособистісні та творчі взаємини Івана Франка та Михайла Ло-зинського. Висвітлено їхню багатогранну співпрацю (перекладацьку, публі-цистичну, науково-просвітницьку та ін.) у журналі «Літературно-науковий вісник» та в Українсько-руській видавничій спілці. Проаналізовано також до-робок Михайла Лозинського як франкознавця. Ключові слова: листування, публіцистика, соціальна демократія, біо-графічні нариси, державотворення, національне питання.