Dolgov V.V.

Historical science of the late 17th — early 18th century about Prince Alexander Nevsky: A.I. Lyzlov and G.F. Miller. Pp. 7–12.

UDC 930:94(47).032

DOI 10.37724/RSU.2024.84.3.001

 

Abstract. The article deals with the historical works that laid the foundation for a new, scientific method of studying Russia’s past. The example of the works of the first Russian historians A. I. Lyzlov and G. F. Miller shows the foundations of the modern “scholarly narrative” related to the life and activities of one of the most important characters of Old Russian literature — Prince Alexander Nevsky — were formed on the basis of the previous historical tradition. Lyzlov and Miller represent the two main socio-cultural types of historians of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Lyzlov was a free intellectual whose fascination with history was a way of self-expression and realization of personal interest. Miller is a professional in the narrow sense of the word, whose pursuits are explicitly conditioned by his official duties as an academic scholar. However, for all the differences in approaches, both researchers employed similar intellectual tools and can equally be considered the authors of the methodological basis for further development of Russian historical science.

 

Keywords: А. I. Lyzlov, G. F. Miller, N. I. Novikov, Alexander Nevsky, historiography, historical science.

 

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