Historical destinies of the Belarusian people in the works of M.O. Koyalovich

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the views of M. O. Koyalovich on the problem of the historical fate and future of the Belarusian people. Interrelation between the worldview of M. O. Koyalovich and the ideas of Slavophiles has been explicated. Historical and philosophical reconstruction of the process of forming by M. O. Koyalovich of the concept of the development of Belarusian lands in the 19th century was carried out. Main provisions of his program for the national revival of Belarusians are revealed: creation, with the help of the Great Russia, of national aristocracy, artisan­commercial and industrial stratum, public education was created, Belarusian identity in conditions of inter­civilizational conflicts was preserved. It is shown that one of the main ideas in the work of M. O. Koyalovich, which has retained its importance in the modern era, was his thought about the unique ability of the Belarusian mentality to combine in its picture of the world the spiritual diversity of world cultures.