Karatkevich, I. I. A. A. SHAKHMATOV, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE VITEBSK ACADEMIC ARCHIVAL COMMISSION (a study of the Belarusian historical and ethnographic tradition). Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2024;46(7):102–109. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2024.1100


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A. A. SHAKHMATOV, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE VITEBSK ACADEMIC ARCHIVAL COMMISSION (a study of the Belarusian historical and ethnographic tradition)

Karatkevich
I. I. 		Belarusian State University
Keywords:
A. A. Shakhmatov
Vitebsk Academic Archival Commission
ethnography and history of Belarus
continuity of the historical and cultural tradition of Belarus		 Summary: The article examines the activities of the Vitebsk Academic Archival Commission, of which Academician A. A. Shakhmatov was an honorary member. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the interest of A. A. Shakhmatov and other scientists and public figures in the ethnographic aspects of the Commission’s work, since the collection and publication of materials related to Russian archival science, archeography, source studies, museology and historical bibliography played an important role in the formation of archival affairs during that period of the state’s history and allowed to preserve rare historical documents and documents which used to be considered irrelevant. The materials for the study comprised historical and ethnographic works published by the Commission, which provided the scientific community with important information of regional and Slavic significance. The main research methods included historicism and the involvement of the historical and cultural context, which allowed to present the scholarly interests of A. A. Shakhmatov in the Slavic studies domain. The novelty of the study of the Commission’s work lies in revealing its role in archiving and describing materials on Slavic and Belarusian studies. The publications of the members of the Commission aroused the interest of the public and scholars, including Academician A. A. Shakhmatov. Some materials in the published works of the Commission enable to confirm the continuity of the Belarusian national historical and ethnographic tradition, the duration of the national writing and cultural heritage of the Belarusian lands, we can lead to the conclusion that the study of the Commission’s work is relevant for studying the history of the Belarusian literary language.



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