Rusʼ (Ruthenus) ako nositeľ tradície byzantsko-slovanského obradu v stredovekom Uhorsku
Rus´ (Ruthenus) as the bearer of the Byzantine-Slavic rite in the Kingdom of Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The paper’s focus will be an examination of the various manifestations, by which the culture of the Cyrillo-Methodian heritage manifested itself in the territory of Rurikid (Kievan) Rus´. The key moment was the transfer, acceptance, and subsequent adoption of the Slavic liturgy, along with Slavic literature. Today it is almost certain that the East Slavic environment absorbed the cultural legacy of the Cyrillo-Methodian mission, probably from the environment of the first Bulgarian Empire. These cultural manifestations in language, religiosity, and literature could settle down only after the adoption of Christianity. However, it is not clear exactly when or how this could happened. The adoption of Christianity fundamentally transformed the East Slavic area. Gradual Slavization of the elites with the adoption of Christianity and the liturgical language was established within the Rurikid dynasty. Therefore, it remains questionable how long the legacy of the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition travelled before it reached the Carpathian Basin with various cultural expressions during the time of the first Hungarian kings.

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