THE NATIONAL REVIVAL OF THE SOUTH SLAVIAN NATIONS IN THE WORKS OF P.A. KULAKOVSKY
This article is dedicated to the Slavic scholar of the late 19th - early 20th centuries P.A. Kulakovsky, as well as his research in the history and literature of the Serbian and Croatian peoples in the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries. In his writings, the scientist touched upon important aspects that were associated with national revival in these countries. Despite the fact that Kulakovsky considered this problem from the standpoint of Pan-Slavism, his works for Slavic studies became unique. They provide a detailed picture of how the national revival took place in Serbia and Croatia during this period of time. The attitude of the scientist to the concepts of justifying the need to create a common Slavic language or to accept as such for the Slavs one of the languages that already existed at that time is analyzed.