Ukrainian Literary Radical Intellectuals in Religious Life of Galicia and Bukovina (late XIX – early XX Centuries)

Abstract

The article is analyzes the impact of the Ukrainian literary by radical intelligentsia and their focus on the religious life of Galicia and Bukovina in the late XIX - early XX century. Ukrainian writers definite region tried to develop its own church and religious position, which had a significant impact on society. Ukrainian writers were in the area of ​​influence of two Christian denominations in Galicia - Greek Catholic, and Bukovina - Orthodox. Proponents radical Franko ideas were first (in 1899 moved to the populists) S.Danylovych, M.Pavlyk, V.Stefanyk, Ya.Vesolovskyy, T.Halip, N.Kobrynska, M.Lahodynskyy, A.Chaykovskyy, K.Malytska, K.Trylovskyy and others. The main object of their interests were religion and practice of Galician and Bukovina clergy at the turn of the XIX - XX centuries. In practice it turned out in their public speeches and publications. The spread of radical writers in Ukrainian society, popular in Europe marxist, socialist and atheist ideas that denied the church, on the one hand contributed to strengthening pluralism in public life, and the other side has made significant dissonance in the socio-religious relations.

Keywords: Galicia, Bukovina, writers, religion, clergy