Hudzenko-Alexsandruk O. Spiritual-Symbolic Aspect of the Kievan Rus Culture: Historical and Philosophical Analysis

Object: the philosophical culture of Kiev Rus in the 10th-early 13th century. Aim: To make a historical and philosophical reconstruction of Kiev Rus thinkers' ideas about spiritual and symbolic fundamentals of existence and to compare them with ukrainian national and common to all mankind views on spiritual values. Methods of research: phenomenological, philosophical hermeneutics, psycho-analysis as philosophical trend. Results: conceptual deepening in comprehending ideas about spirituality at the time of the Kiev Rus, determination of significance and place that the phenomenon of symbolism occupies in their system. Novelty: for the first time the phenomenological method and psycho-analysis were applied to investigation of spiritual and symbolic aspect of philosophical culture of Kiev Rus. Practical use: researches, teaching and educational work.