The Dismissal of Mykhailo Drahomanov from the University of St. Volodymyr: Text, Subtext, Context

Abstract

The article discusses the motives and circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Mykhailo Drahomanov from Kyiv University. There is an emphasis on the interdependence of this episode and the Ems Ukaz, its connection with Drahomanov’s Ukrainophile campaign, his previous plans and intentions regarding an overseas publication. The author provides clarifications and corrections of the commonly held perceptions of the above-mentioned events

Keywords

• ukrainophilia, ems ukaz, south-west department of the russian geographical society, overseas publication, russification, provocations, insinuations