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Romanova, E. A.
The funeral of Nicholas I according to the commemorative edition of 1856, in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social-History and Culture, 2025. Vol. 8(2). P. 15–32.

Ekaterina Alekseevna Romanova, head of department of bibliography and scientific information of the M. Gorky Scientific Library, Saint Petersburg State University (199034, Russia, Saint Peterburg, Universitetskaya nab., 7/9)

e.a.romanova@spbu.ru

Language: Russian

The article is devoted to the study of the funeral of Emperor Nicholas I through the prism of the commemorative edition of 1856 «Description of the funeral of the blessed memory of Emperor Nicholas I, with the addition of a historical sketch of the burials of the tsars and emperors of the All-Russian and some other European sovereigns». At the beginning of the article, a brief description of the funeral ceremonial of Russian emperors and the tradition of publishing funeral ceremonial albums is given, as well as a detailed description of this publication from the collection of the Gorky Scientific Library of St. Petersburg State University. The work examines the details of the funeral procession captured in this album, as well as the specific features of the funeral of Emperor Nicholas I, reflecting not only the mourning atmosphere, but also the cultural, historical and political contexts of the era.

Keywords: Nicholas I, russian history, funeral rituals, funeral ceremonies, rare books, book collection, the M. Gorky Scientific Library, commemorative edition

URL: http://proslogion.ru/82-romanova

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-82-15-32

Petrov R. S.
Georg von Ehingen: the way of chivalry in the evidence of the Age, in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture, 2025. Vol. 8(2). P. 7–14.

Ruslan Sergeevich Petrov, second-year Master’s student, St. Petersburg State University (199034, Russia, St. Petersburg, Mendeleevskaya liniya, 5).

st085169@student.spbu.ru

Language: Russian

The article presents an analysis of the autobiographical text by the Swabian knight Georg von Ehingen (1428–1508), «The Knightly Travels», treating it as a significant ego-document of the 15th century. The text is examined as a case study of the adaptation of personal experience to the cultural templates of knightly autobiography, which include standards of self-presentation, social norms, and narrative conventions. The study aims to reconstruct the concepts of honour, religious devotion, courtly service, and the pursuit of glory. Through an analysis of the key stages of the author’s life path, the article investigates how the autobiography integrates personal experience into the broader cultural context. The focus is on the reconstruction of the key elements of the knightly ethos via an analysis of the author’s rhetorical strategies: the combination of demonstrative valour and emphasised modesty; the scenes of instruction from his father in the ancestral castle of Kilberg, symbolising the transmission of family values; and the descriptions of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land, service on Rhodes, and participation in military campaigns on the Iberian Peninsula as a means of strengthening religious and social identity. The text allows us to trace how personal memory is integrated into collective expectations and genre stereotypes, demonstrating not only the stability but also the adaptability of knightly values, their capacity for transformation against the backdrop of the crises of the late Middle Ages. Thus, «The Knightly Travels» emerges as an important source for studying the transformation of knightly selfawareness, courtly culture, and social practices in the 15th century

Keywords: Georg von Ehingen, lower nobility, Holy Roman Empire, autobiography, honor, pilgrimage, court culture, chivalry, ego-documents

URL: http://proslogion.ru/

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-82-7-14

Prokopiev, A. Yu.
Introduction

Prokopiev Andrey Yur’evich, doctor of History, professor, Saint-Petersburg State University (199034, Rossiya, Sankt-Peterburg, Universitetskaya nab., 7/9)

а.prokopiev@spbu.ru

Language: Russian

URL: http://proslogion.ru/82-intro

10.24412/2500-0926-2025-82-5-6

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