Konysky’s first publication was in the
Chernigovsky Listok in 1858. In
Poltava and
Kyiv he formed Sunday schools and wrote textbooks for them. Konysky was also the author of several church articles in local newspapers and was an active member of the Kyivan
Hromada. As a member of the Kyiv City Council, he worked to introduce the
Ukrainian language into the city's schools. Among his books and textbooks were
Ukrainian writing ( 1862),
Arithmetic, or Reckoning (1863), and
Grammar or first reading for early students ( 1882). Konysky also had links with the Ukrainian activists of
Halychyna, which led to his being accused of being a
Little-Russian propaganda activist. In 1863, he was sent to
Vologda, without receiving a trial. In 1871, his novel ''Don't give gold, don't beat with a hammer
() was confiscated and destroyed by the local police. From 1865 Konysky lived beyond the borders of the Russian Empire and came into closer contact with the Ukrainian activists of Halychyna. In 1872, after being released from police supervision, he returned to Kyiv, where he worked for the Kievskiy Telegraf. Konysky was one of the founders of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv in 1873 and later initiated its transformation into a society without commercial activity''. In 1887, together with
Volodymyr Antonovych, and influenced by the
Brotherhood of Tarasovs as a member of the
Stara Hromada, Konysky led the creation of the
All-Ukrainian Public Organization, a civil-political fellowship with the aim of uniting all circles of nationally conscious
Ukrainians. As the organization's publication source, he founded the publishing firm
Vik, which existed for fifteen years and released over 100 books in
Ukrainian. Konysky died in Kyiv in December 1900. ==References==