VASILY FEDOROVICH ANTONOV. TO THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH

Abstract

Vasily Fedorovich Antonov (1919-2014) - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, well-known expert on the history of the narodnik movement. He taught at Moscow Regional Pedagogical Institute (now Moscow Region State University - MOPI/MGOU), the article is focused mainly on it, and at a number of other universities (Peoples' Friendship University - RUDN). The article gives a brief overview of the publications of the author, devoted mainly to the most prominent representatives, theorists and publicists of the narodnik movement: A. I. Herzen, P. N. Lavrov, N. D. Chernyshevsky, N. Ah. Dobrolyubov, G. Lopatin. One of the plot lines of the article is the characteristic of the graduate students, whose supervisor was V. Antonov when he was a professor of MOPI named by N.K. Krupskaya. His name is associated with the creation of two scientific schools on the history of the narodnik movement (RUDN) and the study of national historical and methodological thought, especially school textbooks (MGOU). The anniversary article gives a general idea of pedagogical and scientific activity of the scientist. It is primarily addressed to teachers and students of MGOU - of the educational institution where V. Antonov worked for most part of his life.