Makovei E. Panteleimon Kulish's slavonic views

The thesis is based on the study of sources and scientific heritage of Panteleimon Kulish and studied his views and reflections on various aspects of the history of the Slavic people are studied. Considerable part of the research is devoted to the study of objective and subjective factors that influenced the formation of philosopher’s ideological area. Historian's views on the role of language, history, culture and religion on the formation of the Slavic peoples were analyzed. The study revealed the Kulish’s perception of political nature of the autocratic Russia, his interpretation of certain historical milestones in the development of the Russian people, described the historian’s views on the essence of Ukrainian-Russian inter-ethnic relations, mutual perception of both East nations. Highlighted P. Kulish’s views on the development of the political history of the Polish people, singled out the key features of its political culture and mentality. The thesis states that many of the ideas and thoughts expressed by Kulish about the political culture, the mentality of the Slavic peoples are still relevant and can be used in projections interstate and international relations.