? ???????????? ??????? ?????, ?????????? ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?? ????????? ?????, ??????????? ???????? ???? ??????? ???????? ??????????? ? ????????, ????? ? ????????? ?????? ? XVI–XVIII ?????. ??????? ??????????? ??????????? ????????????????? ?????? ???????? ??????????? ???????????? ? ?????????? ???????????? ???????????? ? ?????? ? ???????????????, ???????????? ? ????????????????? ????? ??????, ?? ???? ? ???????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????? ? ????????? ???????? ? ?????, ? ????? ?? ???????????????? ????????. ????? ?????????? – ???????, ?????????? ? ????????. ??????? ???????????? ??????????? ?????? ? ???????? ????? ?? ?????????? ?????. This volume is dedicated to the analysis of catechetical works among Western, Southern and Eastern Slavs in the 16th–18th centuries. Studying original and translated catechism texts from a linguistic, historical and cultural perspective the authors retrace the significance of these texts for the development of standard Slavic languages, the cultural transfer, and enlightenment.

???????? ??????? – ????????? ?????????? ????????? ? ??????????? ??????????? ? ?????-?????????????? ???????????? ??. ?. ?????? (????????), ????? ? ???????? 20 ???? ? ????? 100 ?????????? ? ????????????? ??????? ????????. Swetlana Mengel is full professor of Slavic philology and linguistics at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (Germany). She is the author and editor of 20 books and of more than 100 scientific articles published in class A journals and in encyclopedias.