THE POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL COMPONENT OF THE SERMONS OF ANTHONY RADIVILOVSKY

Considering politico-philosophical subjects, the preacher uses the categories belonging to the political world of the Commonwealth, applying to them the specifics of the modern Cossack-Majesty's political system. Before this synthesis is added the image of the Moscow royal power, serving the author in a kind of Orthodox ruler. However, presenting his loyalty to the king, Antony Radivilovsky does not analyse the peculiarities of the political existence of the Moscow court and his subjects, and this symbol can hardly be called an example for imitation. The pseudospectral peculiarity is typical of Ukrainian Baroque ecclesiastics, who showed external affection for imperial power and from time to time represented its diplomatic interests, but did not seek the introduction of Russian order in their own territory and defended the separateness of the Kyiv Metropolis.