LTApžvalginiame straipsnyje aptariama Gardino, kaip sudėtinio bendros LDK kultūrinės tradicijos sando, specifika, analizuojamas jame vykęs švietėjiškos sąmonės formavimosi procesas, įtakojęs ne tik kultūrinę, bet ir politinę bei ekonominę sferas XVIII a. antroje pusėje. Susitelkus ties 15 metų (1765–1780) trukusiu laikotarpiu, akcentuojamos aktyvaus reformatoriaus, Gardino seniūno, LDK rūmų iždininko Antano Tyzenhauzo įtakos, iškeltų problemų traktuotė pildoma įvairiais socialinio konteksto pjūviais, reflektuojama kaip daugialypis ir daugiareikšmis interpretuotinas tekstas, skirtingai suvoktas lietuvių, baltarusių, lenkų moksliniuose tyrimuose. Iškeliami mažai žinomi vardai, analitinei minčiai įdomios prasmės, jų sąsajos, idėjų kitėjimas, plėtojamos ankstesnių analizių potekstėse likusios užuominos, jas projektuojant į tolimesnio tyrimo paradigmas.
ENThe article deals with the specific features of Grodno as one of the most important cultural, political and economical centres of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 7th-8th decades of the 18th century. Emphasizing the activities of the crown treasurer of the GDL Antoni Tyzenhauz, the research is being grounded by the variuos cross-cuttings of the social context and reflected as a multidimensional and ambiguous artefact differently presented and interpreted by Lithuanian, Byelorussian and Polish scholars. The analysis refers to the contemplation of attitudes and world view which were stipulated by the Enlightenment program tending to reform economy, policy, education, and society's upbringing. Glancing over the periodicals, public speeches and written notifications, which were published in Grodno printing-house in the 7th-8th decades of the 18th century, gives us a reason to point out that respect for nation's history, traditional values, moral rules were urgent problems. Confessional dogmatics, various religious beliefs became not so important as the overall devotion, listening to the voice of conscience in accordance with ethical principles. In the Age of Enlightenment it was accepted that citizenship and patriotism could be formed only in moral society. This conception was also generated in Grodno – it obtained various transformations that reflected many cultural elements of the GDL, ideological paradigms, and the testimonies of the public thought of the time.