DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN

Within the subject field of source study of historiography the author studies the question of constructing the national past in the essayistic practice of historiography, which was carried out by Empress Catherine the Great (Notes on Russian History) and the famous Catherine nobleman and mason Ivan...

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Main Author: S. Malovichko
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Published: North-Caucasus Federal University 2021-09-01
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description Within the subject field of source study of historiography the author studies the question of constructing the national past in the essayistic practice of historiography, which was carried out by Empress Catherine the Great (Notes on Russian History) and the famous Catherine nobleman and mason Ivan Elagin (Essay of the narration about Russia). The studyactualizes the problem of classifying historiographical sources of the second half of the 18th century, in particular of their kind as an essay ("ocherk" - in rus., AbriGVUmrilJ" - in germ.). According to the author, his notes should be considered "notes" and "essay" investigative task, the author points to the main features inherent in such forms of historiography as "notes" and "essay" in West European and Russian historiography. The characteristics of "Notes on Russian history" are given, which, according to the author, have specific features of a big national history and educational book on national history, however, the word "notes" present in the self-name and the author's reflection on the purpose of historical writing allow him to be classiied as essays. From nine parts of "Essay of the narration about Russia" in 1803 only the irst part was published. The author got acquainted with other parts in the manuscript which is stored in the Department of manuscripts of National Library of Russia (St. Petersburg). There is basis to consider that I. Elagin used a form of "essay" for test of the original model of the Russian history. Considering a format of the scientiic article, the author analyzed one plot (the Kiev event of 1068) from Catherine the Great and I. Elagin's works (according to the manuscript). For more correct carrying out the analysis the Old Russian chronicles (published in the 18th century) were used and texts of the Russian historians of the 18th century Vasiliy Tatishchev and Mickail Shcherbatov are attracted. As a result of the analysis, features of a socially oriented type of historical writing that differing from scientiic and lines inherent in a historical narration in the form of the essay were revealed.
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spelling doaj-art-b34adb03b69f45e5adebe7a5c7649d692025-08-20T01:56:32ZrusNorth-Caucasus Federal UniversityГуманитарные и юридические исследования2409-10302021-09-0104108116112DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGINS. Malovichko0Moscow Region State Institute of HumanitiesWithin the subject field of source study of historiography the author studies the question of constructing the national past in the essayistic practice of historiography, which was carried out by Empress Catherine the Great (Notes on Russian History) and the famous Catherine nobleman and mason Ivan Elagin (Essay of the narration about Russia). The studyactualizes the problem of classifying historiographical sources of the second half of the 18th century, in particular of their kind as an essay ("ocherk" - in rus., AbriGVUmrilJ" - in germ.). According to the author, his notes should be considered "notes" and "essay" investigative task, the author points to the main features inherent in such forms of historiography as "notes" and "essay" in West European and Russian historiography. The characteristics of "Notes on Russian history" are given, which, according to the author, have specific features of a big national history and educational book on national history, however, the word "notes" present in the self-name and the author's reflection on the purpose of historical writing allow him to be classiied as essays. From nine parts of "Essay of the narration about Russia" in 1803 only the irst part was published. The author got acquainted with other parts in the manuscript which is stored in the Department of manuscripts of National Library of Russia (St. Petersburg). There is basis to consider that I. Elagin used a form of "essay" for test of the original model of the Russian history. Considering a format of the scientiic article, the author analyzed one plot (the Kiev event of 1068) from Catherine the Great and I. Elagin's works (according to the manuscript). For more correct carrying out the analysis the Old Russian chronicles (published in the 18th century) were used and texts of the Russian historians of the 18th century Vasiliy Tatishchev and Mickail Shcherbatov are attracted. As a result of the analysis, features of a socially oriented type of historical writing that differing from scientiic and lines inherent in a historical narration in the form of the essay were revealed.https://humanitieslaw.ncfu.ru/jour/article/view/113source study of historiographynarration in the form of an ocherk/abril (essay)essaynotessocially oriented historical writingcatherine the greati. p. elagin
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DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN
Гуманитарные и юридические исследования
source study of historiography
narration in the form of an ocherk/abril (essay)
essay
notes
socially oriented historical writing
catherine the great
i. p. elagin
title DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN
title_full DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN
title_fullStr DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN
title_full_unstemmed DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN
title_short DESIGNING THE NATIONAL PAST IN THE ESSAYISTIC PRACTICE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF CATHERINE THE GREAT AND I. P. ELAGIN
title_sort designing the national past in the essayistic practice of the history writing of catherine the great and i p elagin
topic source study of historiography
narration in the form of an ocherk/abril (essay)
essay
notes
socially oriented historical writing
catherine the great
i. p. elagin
url https://humanitieslaw.ncfu.ru/jour/article/view/113
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