Between Slavia Latina and Slavia Orthodoxa. The Discussion of Ihor Skochylyas with the Concept by Riccardo Picchio

Abstract

Both scholars are no longer alive. Riccardo Picchio (1923–2011) and Ihor Skochylyas (1967–2020) did not know each other and they were almost two generations apart. Riccardo Picchio, Italian Slavist, created the concepts of Slavia Orthodoxa and Slavia Romana (Latina), which aroused discussion in the scientific world but also gave rise to considerable doubts. Anyway, he himself believed that conceptual schemas could not be of absolute value. Over the years of his work, Ihor Skochylyas argued with these concepts, believing that in fact we are dealing with the picture of the Slavic world consisting of three realms: Slavia Latina, Slavia Orthodoxa and Slavia Unita. He presented this approach in many publications, including his last work entitled “The latest discoveries of the Lviv historians in research on the Synod of Zamość” published in the conference materials “The legacy of the Synod of Zamość 1720–2020. Challenges and Prospects”, Kraków 2021.