I. Malatsai, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/1728-2640.2016.130.3.11


ALEXANDER A. KOTLYAREVSKY AS A SLAVONIC SCHOLAR


The second half of the nineteenth century was the time of accelerated development of the Historical Studies. Right at this period appeared a pleiad of eminent Slavonic scholars. One of them was a famous Slavist, ethnographer, mythologist, folklore specialist and bibliographer – Alexander A. Kotlyarevsky (1837-1881), who had Ukrainian roots. In this paper, we look how were shaped the scholar's views while he was studying at the Moscow State University. We focus on his teaching activities in Moscow, Dorpat, and St. Volodymyr University of Kyiv. As he demonstrated while lecturing on various topics (the Slavonic history, language, folklore) his teaching skills were outstanding, and soon he gained the respect of the academia members. This recognition allowed Alexander Kotlyarevsky to head the Historical Society of Nestor the Chronicler in 1877-1881, which contributed to increasing of the community`s weight among the best Ukrainian intelligentsia of the late Nineteenth century. A separate chapter of Alexander Kotlyarevsky life and public activity was dedicated to his work in the Kyiv Slavonic committee which was set up to support the Slavs in their opposition to the Ottoman rule. Scholar and social life of the researcher is an important source for studying the characteristics of the society of the Nineteenth century as well as his works are very important for studying the history of the Slavic people.

Key words: history, Slavic studies, ancient Slavs, research, science and educational activities, St. Volodymyr University of Kyiv, Historical Society of Nestor Letopistsa.

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