The Library of Varlaam Shyshatsky in the Context of a ‘Reading Revolution’ in the Ukrainian Lands (Second Half of the 18th – Early 19th Centuries)

Liudmyla Posokhova, Joanna KOWALIK-BYLICKA
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Varlaam Shyshatsky (1750-1821) was a prominent figure in the Russian Orthodox Church. In this article, the author’s focus is on his personal library – one of the most substantial book collections in Eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th and early 19th centuries, which has never been analyzed before. The article not only analyzes the composition of Varlaam Shyshatsky’s library, but also compares this collection with the personal libraries of other figures belonging to the same social group. The analysis is grounded in the broad context of the history of reading and book culture in Europe. Based on a number of criteria, it is concluded that significant changes in the culture of reading took place in the Ukrainian lands of the Russian Empire in the second half of the 18th century – first and foremost the emergence of ‘extensive’ reading and development of a number of new cultural practices among the ‘enlightened elite’. The composition of the library of Varlaam Shyshatsky also attests to the cultural uniqueness of the region and argues in favor of the thesis about the existence of a ‘Ukrainian Enlightenment’ as a phenomenon with national and regional specifics of its own.
乌克兰土地上的“阅读革命”背景下的瓦拉姆·夏沙斯基图书馆(18世纪下半叶- 19世纪初)
瓦拉姆·夏沙斯基(1750-1821)是俄罗斯东正教会的杰出人物。在这篇文章中,作者的重点是他的个人图书馆——这是18世纪下半叶和19世纪初东欧最丰富的藏书之一,以前从未被分析过。本文不仅分析了瓦拉姆·夏沙斯基图书馆的构成,还将其与属于同一社会群体的其他人物的个人图书馆进行了比较。该分析基于欧洲阅读史和图书文化的大背景。基于一系列标准,本文得出结论,阅读文化在18世纪下半叶俄罗斯帝国的乌克兰土地上发生了重大变化——首先是“广泛”阅读的出现,以及“开明精英”中一些新文化实践的发展。Varlaam Shyshatsky图书馆的构成也证明了该地区的文化独特性,并支持“乌克兰启蒙运动”作为一种具有国家和地区特色的现象存在的论点。
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