(The Apostolic Mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Context of the Word Phenomenon Development in Ukrainian Culture)

Abstract: In their contribution, the authors examine the issue of the origin of Slavonic literature, the Old Slavonic language, connected with the important activity of the great Slavic missionaries, Sts. Cyril and Methodius. The formation of the first state of East Slavs coincides with the adoption of Christianity and the confirmation of the word as the divine Logos. In Christian interpretation, the word gains an ontological status of God›s wisdom. The authors examine the development of the word (in terms of the language) by analysing the activities of St. Cyril as the founder of the Kiev letters. Their attention is focused on the analysis of the work of Gregory Skovoroda, Taras Hryhorovich Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka and others. Works of these writers show that the word has an archetypal character in Ukrainian culture and its symbolic structure penetrates all stages of its development. The word takes the form of an «apostolic mission», reveals and exposes the soul of the Ukrainian nation. It has Christian origin, and its cultural and historical manifestations strengthen national identity and the nation state.

Authors: Kovalchuk, Natalia – Jakubovská, Viera

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2018.11.2.87-97

Publication order reference: Prof. Natalia Dmitrievna Kovalchuk , PhD.; Kiev University named after Boris Grinchenko, Historical and Philosophical University, Department of Philosophy, 04212 Kiev, Ukraine; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Doc. Mgr. Viera Jakubovská, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Arts, Department of Phiposophy, Hodžova 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2018, vol.: 11, issue: 2, pages: 87-97 (PDF file)

Keywords: SLAVONIC WRITING, OLD SLAVONIC LANGUAGE, SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS, CYRILLO-METHODIAN MISSION, PRAYER, UKRAINIAN LITERATURE

Language: RUSSIAN