John Amos Comenius and Ukraine (attempt to summarise research and bibliography)

Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of the theme 'John Amos Comenius versus Ukraine' over four centuries, from the era of Bohdan Khmelny-tsky to the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022. In this historical context, the article considers contemporary scholarly discourses directly related to the issue of Comenius' attitude towards the Zaporozhian Cossacks and the Ukrainian reception of the texts and ideas of the great Czech theologian and pedagogue. The second part of the article presents a bibliography of key items that are essential for researchers, divided into five sections: 1) primary sources, 2) secondary sources, 3) Comenius’ works in Ukrainian, 4) monographs by Ukraini-an authors about Comenius, 5) studies on selected topics by Ukrainian authors.