Българските ученици на остров Андрос
The Bulgarian Students on the Island of Andros

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to shed some light on one problem of the development of the ideas of the Bulgarian intellectual thought of XIX century that is not well researched. That is the formation and the intellectual evolution of the circle around the group of Bulgarians that studied during the period 1836–1837 on the Greek island of Andros in the school set up by the eminent representative of the Greek Enlightenment Theophilos Kairis. Special attention is paid to the atmosphere in the school where ideas born out of the Enlightenment circulated. An analysis of the philosophical views of the Bulgarian students of Kairis are attached, together with their views on the main problems of the age: the problem about the literary language, about the education, the social and the political problems, the problems of the church and the religion. Based on unutilized so far sources, it is shown to what extend those Bulgarian intellectuals later played central role in the cultural and the political life of the Bulgarian society. It is discussed how they preserved the ideas learnod from their teacher and how and under which influences their thoughts drifted towards ideological system renouncing the concepts of the Enlightenment. The presented data add new tinges to the picture that we have about the complex ideological development of the Bulgarian society during the Revival and at the same time the study helps us to construct a better notion for the spiritual communication between the Balkan nations during this critical era.

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