The Mukachevo Basilian hegumen, historian, and writer Anatolii Kralytskyi’s OSBM (1835–1894) activity for popularizing of Mykola Kostomarov’s heritage

The research aim is to investigate knowledge of Mykola Kostomarov’s works by Fr Anatolii Kralytskyi, a historian, ethnographer, journalist, writer, and hegumen at the Mukachevo Basilian monastery in 1869–1894. author analyses Kralytskyi’s learning ideas describes hegumen’s activity popularizing them. Research methodology. article uses methods intellectual history discuss heritage influence on prominent historian journalist Order St. Josaphat Eparchy second part XIX century. Scientific novelty. For first time historiography, Volodymyr Moroz compares Kostomarov Kralytskyi with insights into describe his outstanding historian. defines appreciation work transmit some Conclusions. found that could read learn concerning Ukrainian national question. Firstly, monk published texts periodical literature Galicia already early 1860s, where were simultaneously published. second, 1875, received set books from Mykhailo Drahomanov. arguments had become so attractive he publicly declared was most significant time. ascertains used strengthen arguments. He did while being included transmitting population archaic “Old-Ruthenian” identity new one. At same time, explains, these changes Russophillian stage Zakarpattia.