Hryhorii Skovoroda. Povne zibrannia tvoriv u dvokh tomakh [Hrihorii Skovoroda. Complete works in two volumes] In Slavic Review, No. 33(3), September 1974, pp. 559-560.

In this review of the complete academic collection of works by Hryhorii Skovoroda, published on the 250th anniversary of the thinker's birth, the author refers to the assessments of Ukrainian scholars from the diaspora, in particular Dmytro Chyzhevskyi and Ivan Mirchuk. In their opinion, Skovoroda embodies the archetype of the Ukrainian soul: a sincere introvert who values the spiritual above the intellectual; an aesthete, humanist, and bearer of a deeply religious worldview. These traits, as the reviewer notes, are organically reflected in his works. Thus, implicitly denying the presence of such qualities in Russian cultural code, the author concludes that Skovoroda cannot be considered a representative of Russian tradition. The preface to the publication is also subject to particular criticism — an official Soviet text, which, according to the author, is extremely absurd in its interpretation: Skovoroda allegedly evolved towards materialism and sought liberation from religion and idealism.
Oleksandr Lukovyna