'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s

In the paper, the most important and resonant episodes of M.N. Pokrovsky’s “rehabilitation” as a researcher were studied. Based on the analysis of various published and unpublished sources, a number of conclusions were drawn. Firstly, the period of late 1950s – 1960s was marked by the rejection of t...

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Main Author: V.S. Gruzdinskaya
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Published: Kazan Federal University 2020-06-01
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description In the paper, the most important and resonant episodes of M.N. Pokrovsky’s “rehabilitation” as a researcher were studied. Based on the analysis of various published and unpublished sources, a number of conclusions were drawn. Firstly, the period of late 1950s – 1960s was marked by the rejection of the previous assessments of M.N. Pokrovsky’s legacy that became popular in the historiography of the Stalin era at the level of party and political discourses, as well as among researchers. Secondly, historians proposed different models for studying M.N. Pokrovsky’s legacy; the ubiquitous feature of all models was the use of archival sources. The “living memory” and personal experience of the academic community served as an integral supplement to the “cold” documentary facts. Thirdly, the active participation of Soviet historians in returning of M.N. Pokrovsky to the historiographic pantheon was of great importance. M.V. Nechkina, E.A. Lutsky, and A.L. Sidorov were among them. Interestingly, they were among the authors of an earlier published two-volume edition against M.N. Pokrovsky. At the same time, the limits of what was “acceptable” or not were still defined by the government authorities. This influenced the presentation of scientific knowledge to the professional community.
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spelling doaj-art-75eaa731370c44518e109bee27f1a05c2025-08-20T02:42:46ZengKazan Federal UniversityУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки2541-77382500-21712020-06-01162322023110.26907/2541-7738.2020.3.220-231'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960sV.S. Gruzdinskaya0Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, 644077 RussiaIn the paper, the most important and resonant episodes of M.N. Pokrovsky’s “rehabilitation” as a researcher were studied. Based on the analysis of various published and unpublished sources, a number of conclusions were drawn. Firstly, the period of late 1950s – 1960s was marked by the rejection of the previous assessments of M.N. Pokrovsky’s legacy that became popular in the historiography of the Stalin era at the level of party and political discourses, as well as among researchers. Secondly, historians proposed different models for studying M.N. Pokrovsky’s legacy; the ubiquitous feature of all models was the use of archival sources. The “living memory” and personal experience of the academic community served as an integral supplement to the “cold” documentary facts. Thirdly, the active participation of Soviet historians in returning of M.N. Pokrovsky to the historiographic pantheon was of great importance. M.V. Nechkina, E.A. Lutsky, and A.L. Sidorov were among them. Interestingly, they were among the authors of an earlier published two-volume edition against M.N. Pokrovsky. At the same time, the limits of what was “acceptable” or not were still defined by the government authorities. This influenced the presentation of scientific knowledge to the professional community.https://kpfu.ru/uz-eng-hum-2020-3-19.htmlsoviet historiographym.n. pokrovskyacademic communitycorporate memoryscience and power
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'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s
Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки
soviet historiography
m.n. pokrovsky
academic community
corporate memory
science and power
title 'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s
title_full 'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s
title_fullStr 'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s
title_full_unstemmed 'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s
title_short 'Rehabilitation' of M.N. Pokrovsky in the community of historians: Late 1950s – 1960s
title_sort rehabilitation of m n pokrovsky in the community of historians late 1950s 1960s
topic soviet historiography
m.n. pokrovsky
academic community
corporate memory
science and power
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