L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence as a historical source
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2023-4-70-80
Abstract
Aim. To identify the significance of L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence as a source for studying history of Russian historical science and compiling an intellectual biography of the scientist.
Methodology. The analysis of ego-documents represented by L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence was carried out in accordance with the principles of historicism and objectivity. A comprehensive analysis used in the article implies identifying the connection of historical sources with the characteristics of a person as a socio-cultural phenomenon, his system of values, and historical features of thinking.
Results. The important role of L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence for the study of the history of Russian historical science is demonstrated, the features of this type of sources were shown. The systematization of the preserved letters of the scientist was carried out.
Research implications. The unpublished archival materials were introduced into scientific circulation, which can be used in research on the historiography of a number of issues of the 16th–17th centuries, as well as in studying the activities of Zemgor.
About the Author
S. MatveevRussian Federation
Sergey A. Matveev – Postgraduate student, Department of Modern History of Russia
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
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