Profesor Ryszard Łużny (1927-1988) - ukrainista
Professor Ryszard Łużny (1927-1998) Ukrainian Studies Specialist

Summary/Abstract: Professor Ryszard Łużny was a specialist in Russian literary history, but he also investigated and popularized Ukrainian literature and ecclesiastical life from the past centuries in the context of Polish-Ukrainian cultural relationship. His scholarly works significantly enriched our knowledge of Ukrainian studies in post-war Poland – in particular the baroque era. This paper describes Professor Łużny’s positive approach to, and active fostering of, Ukrainian studies and setting up Ukrainian departments in Polish universities – Cracow and Lublin in particular. In view of this, the Professor’s letters and his personal dedications to close friends and colleagues are very interesting. It is clear, looking at these, that Professor Łużny was not only a specialist in Russian, but also in Ukrainian studies.

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