Gender Dimensions of «Life Stories» in Ukraine

The article analyzes Ukrainian newspapers and magazines dedicated to life stories, their gender dimensions (authorship, publication heroes, and topics) are determined. Such periodicals include: «Stories from life», «Women’s stories», «Successes and defeats», «Inventory stories», «Incredible life stories», «Family life stories» and others. Observations, analysis and generalizations made it possible to outline the typological features of these periodicals; the content-analysis method is involved in determining the authors or main characters of the publications. It has been found that newspapers up to 28 pages are mostly devoted to life stories; about 12 stories are published in every number, 8 of which are from women and about women, about 4 are signed by men and devoted to their fates. Heart affection and betrayal, friendship and distrust, affinity and estrangement, jealousy and suffering, romance and fatality – the whole palette of human emotional and psychological life is embodied in most life stories. Key words: Ukrainian periodicals, life stories, authorship, hero of publication, topic.