Educational Aspects of Slavic Charitable Societies Activity

Paper title:	*Educational Aspects of Slavic Charitable Societies Activity in the 19th – Early 20th Centuries (Saints Cyril and Methodius Slavic Charitable Society of Odesa)*
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.4316/CC.2022.01.04
Published in:	Issue 1, (Vol. 28) / 2022
Publishing date:	2022-07-31
Pages:	73-90
Author(s):	Olena Syniavska
Abstract:	The study examines the educational activities of Slavic Charitable Societies, namely Saints Cyril and Methodius Slavic Charitable Society of Odesa, using source analysis and historiographical literature. The society was founded in Odesa in 1870 to assist southern and western Slavs who had become stranded in the southern region due to various circumstances. According to the Statute, the main activity was focused on educational matters. The society opened the Slavic reading room with a library and awarded special scholarships to the Slavs studying at Novorossiysk University in Odesa. A special educational institution for Slavic girls was later created. Educational activities included the establishment of free libraries as well as organising concerts, theatre performances, public readings, and Sunday classes.
Keywords:	Charity, Slavic societies, educational activities, Odesa, Saints Cyril and Methodius Society.

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