Published: 2018-01-16

Релігійні чинники у процесі формування національної ідентичності населення українсько-польсько-чехословацького пограниччя (1918—1939) (на прикладі українців Східної Галичини та Закарпаття)

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Abstract

The article discusses the educational actions of the Greek Orthodox Church in Eastern Galicia and Transcarpathia. In the interwar period, the religious influence remained one of the key elements of national identity creation of the Ukrainians. In particular, the Greek Orthodox Church played an important role in the preservation of the national and religious identity of the Ukrainian people. The Orthodox clergy — particularly in Eastern Galicia, and to a lesser extent in Transcarpathia — constituted a powerful force in shaping the development of the Ukrainian political life. The Church exerted a significant influence on the development of Ukrainian culture and national heritage, and throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it remained an important factor in the unification and spiritual guidance in the fight for the Ukrainian independence. The Greek Orthodox Church was not only extremely important for the development of the secular system of schooling, but also actively took part in educational, scholarly, cultural and charity efforts. Its main mission was to educate the inhabitant of Transcarpathia and Eastern Galicia in the religious and national spirit.

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Ruda, O. (2018). Релігійні чинники у процесі формування національної ідентичності населення українсько-польсько-чехословацького пограниччя (1918—1939) (на прикладі українців Східної Галичини та Закарпаття). Wieki Stare I Nowe, 12(17), 128–144. Retrieved from https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/WSN/article/view/8129

Vol. 12 No. 17 (2017)
Published: 2018-01-16


ISSN: 1899-1556
eISSN: 2353-9739

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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