Статтю присвячено проблемі ідейного впливу П. Куліша на львівських семінаристів у 1861?1867 рр. Розглянуто тогочасні особисті контакти письменника з галичанами.
The article is devoted to the problem of P. Kulish"s ideological influence on the seminarians of Lviv in 1861?1867. The author dwells on the personal contacts of the writer with the Galicians at that time, considering that P. Kulish"s authority was based on the fact that he positioned himself as asuccessor of Shevchenko (O. Fedoruk) and on his participation in the Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood (E. Nakhlik). However, no less important, in her opinion, there were two writer"s texts: "Opening word to the hromada" and "What is the cost of Shevchenko as a folk poet", which helped the Galicians to determine their own Ukrainian identity.
