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Lithuania of the 11th-14th centuries in the works of Russian historians of the 1850-1870s
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Abstract The article analyses the works on the history
of medieval Lithuania (11th - 14th centuries)
by I. D. Belyaev, K. N. Bestuzhev-Ryumin,
N. I. Kostomarov and M. O. Koyalovitch. It focuses
on Russian scholars’ perception of
Lithuania in 1850-870.
Employing the comparative historical
method and co... view more
The article analyses the works on the history
of medieval Lithuania (11th - 14th centuries)
by I. D. Belyaev, K. N. Bestuzhev-Ryumin,
N. I. Kostomarov and M. O. Koyalovitch. It focuses
on Russian scholars’ perception of
Lithuania in 1850-870.
Employing the comparative historical
method and content analysis, the authors identify
the key characteristics underlying the perception
of Lithuania in research discourse in the 1850s-1870s. Particular attention is paid to an analysis of preconceptions that affected the
presentation of Lithuania’s past by Russian historians who studied it in the context of history of western Russia rather than as an independent
subject. Special attention is paid to the process of formation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Lithuanian State of the 14th century is perceived as "ours" in the historiography of the second half of the 19th century. The
main thesis of Russian scholars - in line with their Slavophil positions - is that Russian culture is more developed than Lithuanian and more perspective for the Balts than the Polish one.... view less
Keywords
Lithuania; Russia; historiography; middle ages; regional history; historian
Classification
General History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 108-115
Journal
Baltic Region (2012) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2012-1-13
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works