Month: October 2025

Dmitrieva, M. I.
Overview of the All-Russian Interuniversity Scientific Conference of Students, Postgraduates and Young Scientists «Kurbatov Readings — 2023», in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social Нistory and Сulture, 2023. Vol. 8 (1). P. 160–182.

Marina Igorevna Dmitrieva, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Saint Petersburg State University (199034, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Universitetskaya nab., 7/9)

m.dmitrieva@spbu.ru

Language: Russian

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-dmitrieva

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-160-182

Mazhuga, V. I.
M. A. Gukovskij — professor i rukovoditel’ kafedry istorii Srednih vekov (po lichnym vospominanijam) [M. A. Gukovsky — Professor and Head of the Department of the Middle Ages (based on personal memories)], in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2025. Vol. 8(1). P. 147–159.

Vladimir Ivanovich Mazhuga, candidate of sciences (in history), senior research fellow, Saint Petersburg Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences, (Russia, 197110, Petrozavodskaya 7)

vladimirmazhuga@gmail.com

Language: Russian

The article deals with the education of medieval historians at the Department of the History of the Middle Ages under the guidance of Prof. M. A. Gukovsky (1898–1971). The approach of Gukovsky to the study of historical phenomena in the aspect of the history of culture is highlighted, and in this aspect his lecture course is characterized. The autor shows how widely the specialists from other institutions were engaged in the education of medieval students. Attention is drawn to the requirement to rely directly on the original text of the source in seminars and when writing term papers. It is shown how the Department chief tried to provide language training for future academics in history. It is especially noted the prof. Gukovsky’s invention in proposing scientific topics and his stimulation of the work of students who showed research abilities. The connection between Gukovsky’s ideological and pedagogical attitudes and the academic tradition that went back to I. M. Graves is evidenced.

Keywords: Organization of the educational process, historical and cultural approach, philological training, academic culture, Graves’ school

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-mazhuga

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-147-159

Vostrikov, A. V.
Istorik P. B. Shaskol’skij v zarubezhnyh komandirovkah: 1907 1912. [Historian P. B. Shaskolsky on scientific trips abroad: 1907–1912. (Letters to P. I. Lyublinsky)], in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2025. Vol. 8 (1). P. 104–146.

Alexey V. Vostrikov, Senior Curator of the Bestuzhev Courses Library Department, M. Gorky Scientific Library, St. Petersburg State University (Universitetskaya Emb., 7–9, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia)

bestuzhevka@gmail.com

Language: Russian

The publication presents letters by the graduate of the St. Petersburg University, historian P. B. Shaskolsky, written in the period from 1907 to 1912 from abroad, where he was on scientific missions, preparing his master’s dissertation. The letters are addressed to Shaskolsky’s fellow student, assistant professor of the Faculty of Law P. I. Lyublinsky, and contain stories about studies in various archives and libraries in Paris, Rome, Naples, Venice and other cities of Europe, about events in his personal life (marriage and the birth of his son), as well as discussions about events in Russia and student unrest at the St. Petersburg University. The presented materials have not previously attracted attention.

Keywords: P. B. Shaskolsky, P. I. Lyublinsky, M. Grevs, N. V. Bryullova Shaskolskaia, St. Petersburg University, scientific trip, master’s thesis

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-vostrikov2

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-104-146

Mitrofanov, A. Yu.
Avary Feofilakta Simokkaty v svete sovremennogo vizantino vedeniya [Avars of Theophylact Simocatta in the light of modern Byzantine studies], in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2025. Vol. 8 (1). P. 65–103.

Andrey Yuryevich Mitrofanov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor at the St. Petersburg Theological Academy of the Russian Orthodox Church (St. Petersburg, 17 Obvodny Canal Embankment), full member of the T. V. Barsov Society for the Study of Church Law (Barsov Society)

non-recuso-laborem@yandex.ru

Language: Russian

Mitrofanov’s article examines the problem of Avar ethnogenesis in the context of the work of the Byzantine historian Theophylact Simocatta, secretary of Emperor Heraclius (610–641) and modern historiography. Mitrofanov develops and deepens the provisions expressed in previous publications. The author draws on the research of the linguist E. Khelimsky, the Byzantinists Paul Speck, Claudia Ludwig, James Howard-Johnston, Walter Kagey, the Iranian scholar Parvaneh Pourshariati, and the Turkologist Peter Golden. Mitrofanov’s conclusion is that the alleged Tungusic-Manchu origin of the Avar aristocracy contributed to the preservation and spread of the Old Slavic language and Balkan Latin in his possessions.

Keywords: Theophylact Simokatta, Heraclius, Mauricius, Paul Speck, False Theodosius, Bayan, Avar khaganate, Avars, First Turkic khaganate, ancient Turks, shamans

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-mitrofanov

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-65-103

Kokareva, S. V. Pohishhenie palladiuma. Znakovyj sjuzhet v gliptike ital’janskogo Vozrozhdenija i ego reminiscencii v reznyh kamnjah jepohi Neoklassicizma [Palla dium theft. An iconic subject in the glyptics of the Italian Renaissance and its remi niscence in engraved gems of the Neoclassical era], in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2025. Vol. 8 (1). P. 43–64.

Svetlana Viktorovna Kokareva is the curator of Western European and Russian glyptics, deputy head of the department of Western European applied art. State Hermitage Museum (19181, Russia, St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya embankment, 34)

kokareva@hermitage.ru

Language: Russian

The article examines the phenomenon of one of the most popular subjects in the history of postclassical glyptics — «Diomedes (option: Diomedes and Odysseus) stealing palladium». During the Renaissance, gem engravers sought to approach classical ideals, and in their work, they copied or interpreted the works of carvers of ancient Greece and Rome. The basis for copying were several ancient intaglios with this subject that were in famous collections. Italian artists also perceived gems as the embodiment of the classics, and treated them as sources of artistic forms. In the next heyday of gem engraving, in the 18th century, the motive for the theft of palladium was also widespread. The article is illustrated with examples from the collection of Western European and Russian engraved gems of the Hermitage, which provides an opportunity to analyze various variations of the plot in glyptics during the Renaissance and neoclassicism.

Keywords: glyptics, cameo, intaglio, Renaissance, palladium, Diomedes, Odysseus, neoclassicism

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-kokareva

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-43-64

Kosourova, T. N.
Ital’janskie vyshivki jepohi Vozrozhdenija. Tehniki i istochniki vdohnovenija [Italian renaissance embroidery. Techniques and sources of inspiration], in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2025. Vol. 8 (1). P. 33–42.

Tatiana Nikodimovna Kosourova, head of the sector of decorative and applied art of the Department of Western European Art in the Hermitage (Saint Petersburg, Russia, Dvortsovaya nab. 34, 19181)

kossourova @hermitage.ru

Language: Russian

The most prominent and characteristic of Renaissance Italian embroidery were appliqué and embroidery with gilded threads (patterned sewing and shaded gold). Appliqué was used in both secular and religious embroidery and employed monochrome fabrics that contrasted in color and texture, such as red and yellow velvet and silk. Sources of inspiration included engraved collections of ornaments by G. Vavassori, A. Tagliente, M. Pagano, and others. The technique of patterned sewing and shaded gold was used to depict saints and their backgrounds. Sources of inspiration included architecture and the works of painters such as G. Bellini, Sodoma, and F. Lippi. The Hermitage collection includes altar curtains, tablecloths, and strips for decorating vestments that use these two popular techniques.

Keywords: embroidery, appliqué, shaded gold, silk, velvet, gilded threads

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-kosourova

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-33-42

Vostrikov, A. V.
A. Dobiash-Rozhdestvenskaja na bestuzhevskih kursah [O. A. Dobiash-Rozhdestvenskaya at the Bestuzhev courses], in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2025. Vol. 8 (1). P. 8–32.

Alexey V. Vostrikov,Senior Curator of the Bestuzhev Courses Library Department, M. Gorky Scientific Library, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb., 7–9, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia

bestuzhevka@gmail.com

Language: Russian

The St. Petersburg Higher Women’s (Bestuzhev) Courses played a vital role in O. A. Dobiash-Rozhdestvenskaya’s formation and development as a teacher and scholar. She enrolled in the Courses in 1895 and stood out among her classmates from the very start for her intellect, preparation, and dedication; her hard work made her one of the most active participants in a seminar on the history of the Middle Ages, while her activism and the authority she acquired made her a leader at student meetings. The support of I. M. Grevs proved extremely significant: under his supervision Dobiash took her first steps as a scholar and then continued her studies after graduating from the Courses. It was Grevs who, in 1907, invited her to teach at the Courses and helped her obtain a grant to study in France. After returning to St. Petersburg, Dobiash-Rozhdestvenskaya continued to teach at the Courses, having expanded the scope of her lectures and seminars; after defending her master’s thesis (in 1915), she was promoted to professor. The documents and memoirs on which this article is based allow the author to trace the development and continuity of this outstanding scholar’s professional interests and her stance on social and political issues for more than twenty years.

Keywords: O. A. Dobiash-Rozhdestvenskaya, I. M. Grevs, the Bestuzhev Courses, E. A. Dyakonova, Medieval studies, seminar, student meetings

URL: http://proslogion.ru/81-vostrikov

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-8-32