Severo-vostočnyj frontir Rusi: otraženije těorii granicy v amerikanskoj medijevistike XX v.

VYSLOUŽILOVÁ, Dagmar. Severo-vostočnyj frontir Rusi: otraženije těorii granicy v amerikanskoj medijevistike XX v. (The North-east Frontier of Russia: Reflections of the Frontier Thesis in Foreign Medieval Studies of the 20th century). Vestnik Udmurtskogo universitěta. Serija istorija i filologija. 2024, vol. 34, No 3, p. 642-650. ISSN 2413-2454. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.35634/2412-9534-2024-34-3-642-650.

Basic information

• Original name: Severo-vostočnyj frontir Rusi: otraženije těorii granicy v amerikanskoj medijevistike XX v.
• Name (in English): The North-east Frontier of Russia: Reflections of the Frontier Thesis in Foreign Medieval Studies of the 20th century
• Authors: VYSLOUŽILOVÁ, Dagmar (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Vestnik Udmurtskogo universitěta. Serija istorija i filologija, 2024, 2413-2454.

Other information

• Original language: Russian
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 60101 History
• Country of publisher: Russian Federation
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.35634/2412-9534-2024-34-3-642-650
• Keywords in English: frontier thesis ; F. J. Turner ; frontiers ; frontiers of Russia ; Middle Ages ; Novgorod the Great
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Ob universal'nosti těorii granicy, kotoraja byla vydvinuta v kačestve ob'jasněnija processa sozdanija iskonno amerikanskogo mentalitěta, načal vpervye dumat' sam jeje sozdatěl' F. Dž. Těrněr v načale ChCh v. Něsmotrja na jego mnogočislennye prizyvy ispol'zovat' tězis o podvižnych granicach v kontěkstach drugich stran, těorija granicy dolgoje vremja ostavalas' čisto amerikanskim fenomenom. V ramkach dannoj stat'i my by chotěli izučit', kakim obrazom razvivalos' v amerikanskoj medijevistike ChCh v. predloženije Těrněra primenit' jego metodiku po otno-šeniju k istorii Rossii, t. k. imenno eta strana, po mněniju učenogo, javljalas' samoj perspektivnoj dlja kompa-rativnogo analiza. Otraženije těorii granicy rassmatrivajetsja na primere severo-vostočnogo frontira na rus-skom severe, kotoryj, po mněniju istorikov, javljaetsja samym drevnim i iskonnym russkim frontirom. Ischodja iz četyrech osnovnych čert frontira (geografičeskogo raspoloženija, chronologičeskich ramok, osnovnych funkcij i svjazej s opredělennymi gosudarstvami), chotim vyjasnit', kakim obrazom na protjaženii ChCh v. traktovalos' ponja-tije severo-vostočnyj frontir v naučnych trudach amerikanskich istorikov. V sootvetstvii so stratěgijami, is-pol'zujemymi istorikami pri issledovanii severo-vostočnogo frontira, vvodim v ramkach dannoj stat'i osnov-nuju klassifikaciju podchodov k voprosu russkich sredněvekovych frontirov

Abstract (in English)

The universality of the frontier thesis, intended to explain the emergence of a primordial American mentality, was first asserted by its creator F.J. Turner in the early 20th century. Despite his numerous appeals for using the frontier thesis in the context of different countries, this theory has long been a purely American phenomenon. This article examines how twentieth-century American medievalists fulfilled Turner's proposal to apply his methodology to the history of Russia. The reflection of the frontier thesis is shown in the example of the northeastern frontier in the Russian north, which is supposed to be the oldest Russian frontier. We will see how American historians interpreted the concept of the northeastern frontier in the twentieth century based on the four main features of the frontier (geographical location, chronological framework, main functions, and relations with particular states). We also present the primary classification of approaches to the question of the Russian medieval frontier, following the strategies used by researchers in the case of the north-eastern frontier

Links

• MUNI/A/1536/2023, interní kód MU: Name: Kde stojí historiografie v 21. století? II.

Investor: Masaryk University, Where does historiography stand in the 21st century? II.