Papazova A. Religious and educational activities of Jesuit Order in the East-Slavic Region in the late 16th century – to the early 17th century.

The functional and the hierarchical structures, the mechanism of penetration and organisation of Jesuit Order’s activities in the East-Slavic Region as well as the staff of the order are examined in the present thesis. The peculiarities of penetration, the influence and the consequences of Jesus Society’s education system in the Region are analysed on the basis of numerous historical data. The methods the Order used in its religious and educational activities as well as the results and the consequences of those activities in the Region with reference to the goal of Jesus Society are also examined. The religious and the educational activities of Jesuit Order were the important element of the historical precesses in the Region, which gave rise to the development of local education, activized the religious, social and political fields. They were also an essential tribute to the interaction between the Western and the Eastern cultures. However it resulted in the restriction of the national cultural traditions and the crisis of civil peace in the Region.