TY - JOUR N2 - An activist of two big traditions. Skaryna and Ukraine Scholarly research of Francysk Skaryna legacy has been initiated by J.V. Bacmejster in 1776 and V.S. Sopikow in 1813. Further research conducted in the XX century by Alexander Bilecki, Pavel Popov, Yaroslav Isayevich, U. Anichenko and contemporary studies of Halyna Kovalchuk, Alexandr Nauvov, Mariola Walczak-Mikolajczak and others demonstrate how important were Skaryna’s activities on the border of two big traditions. In this context it’s worth to focus on a topic “Skaryna and Ukraine” in all its depth: biographical, publishing, polygraphic, academic, bibliographical. Ukrainian episode in Skaryna’s life and his birth town of Polotsk is related to the cult of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk who established the fi rst female monastery and is considered a patron of female monasticism of Rus. Polygraphic context of Skaryna’s activities is tied to Western Europe. Upon the receipt of a doctorate in medicine at the University of Padua he visited Venice – one of the most prominent centers of printing and publishing including Slavic, Greek and Hebrew texts where he also mastered modern printing techniques. In Prague Skaryna used two color printing technique to publish The Song of Songs and print the title page of Biblia Ruska. In Vilnius two color printing technique has been applied to print fi ve chapters of the Bible and just one title page of Psalter. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109285/PDF/Slavia%20Orient%203-18%205Sobol.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109285 PY - 2018 IS - No 3 EP - 401 KW - Skaryna KW - Ukraine KW - borderland KW - history of printing KW - Venice KW - Skaryna’s publications A1 - Sobol, Walentyna PB - Komitet Słowianoznawstwa PAN VL - vol. LXVII DA - 2018.10.25 T1 - = An Activist of Two Big Traditions. Skaryna and Ukraine SP - 395 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109285 T2 - Slavia Orientalis ER -