Warsaw periodicals of the Volhynian Gymnasium alumni: Problems, contributors, programmes, ideas

In 1818 the alumni of the Volhynian Gymnasium started publishing a number of periodicals including Ćwiczenia Naukowe. Oddział literatury (Scientific Exercises: Literary Section) and Pamiętnik Naukowy. Oddział literatury (The Scientific Memoir: Literary Section). They had a clear editorial line with a special focus on nationality. Although they were not inspired by Romanticism, they did prepare the ground for it by taking up issues that were close to the Romantics’ hearts, like for example national identity, tradition, folklore, and Ukrainian regionalism.