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The monographic study examines the understanding of Ukraine's place in the world and its mission in the history of Ukrainian social and philosophical thought, from ancient times to the end of the twentieth century. In particular, attention is drawn to the views of Hilarion of Kyiv, Nestor the Chronicler, eulogists of the Ostroh princes, Cossack chroniclers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Cyril and Methodius, Vyacheslav Lypynsky, Arsen Rychynsky, Mykola Khvylovy, ideologists of Ukrainian nationalism, the Sixties, etc. The last chapter, which deals with the times of Ukraine's independence, examines the interpretation of Ukraine's mission by its presidents.

The work is intended for scholars studying the history of Ukrainian social and philosophical thought, students, as well as a wide range of readers.