ABSTRACT
L. L. (Ludwik Lejzer) Zamenhof’s (1859–1917) ambition extended beyond the mere creation of an international language. He wanted to reform all socio-ethnic relations so that:
without uprooting a man from his homeland, from his language and from his confession, [Esperanto] would let him overcome all the contradictions of his national-religious background, thus allowing him to communicate with all people of all languages and religions on the neutral basis of common humanity, according to the principle of reciprocity (Zamenhof 2006: 139).
