Reflections on the book by A. V. Gordon on the historians of the «Iron Age»

 
PIIS013038640007607-5-1
DOI10.31857/S013038640007607-5
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Affiliation: Bryansk State Academician I.G. Petrovski University
Address: Russian Federation, Bryansk
Journal nameNovaia i noveishaia istoriia
EditionIssue 6
Pages19-31
Abstract

In 2018, a new book by A. V. Gordon was published. It is a series of creative portraits of the Soviet historians. This vivid and interesting book written on the basis of various sources provokes thoughts on the significance of the scholarly literature of the Soviet period, on the role and input of particular authors, on specific difficulties which they had to face, on their connection with “the old school of thought”, on the contemporary knowledge of the French Revolution. To his credit, A.V. Gordon displayed not only the dramatic conditions of research work of the Soviet historians, but also their often their tragic life. Despite this they managed to make a significant contribution to the world historiography of the French Revolution. This primarily entails the studies by A. V. Ado, V. M. Dalin, A. Z. Manfred, Ye. V. Tarle, Y. M. Zacher. At the same time, the author of the article enters into a polemic with A.V. Gordon when the latter, out of sympathy for his heroes, exaggerates their creative potential, overlooks their mistakes, faults and misjudgments, which originated with their commitment to vulgar Marxism. The author reflects on the situation in the Russian historiography of the post-Soviet period. He emphasizes that with the defeat of the Marxist-Leninist canon, which mainly linked the progress in history with revolutions, the interest in the latter has decreased. But in the 21st century the corporation of historians specializing in the French Revolution has been reinforced by a new generation of researchers. The opportunities to go on international academic trips have improved considerably. So has the access to the necessary archives. That is why we can be optimistic about the future of the research of the French Revolution in our country.

Keywordssoviet historiography, French revolution, soviet ideology, A. V. Gordon, A. V. Ado, V. M. Dalin, A. Z. Manfred, Ye. V. Tarle, Y. M. Zacher
Received22.11.2019
Publication date05.12.2019
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