
ACADEMIC JOURNAL
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ISSN 2542-1077 (Print) ISSN 1994-5973 (Online) |
World history |
| Zotov S. A. | Arza- mas Branch of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod |
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Keywords: Vestnik Evropy Great Britain second half of the 1860s Russian English studies M. M. Stasyulevich A. N. Pypin |
Summary: The article examines Britain-themed publications featured in the early issues of a famous Russian liberal
journal Vestnik Evropy and assesses their significance for the development of English studies in Russia during the
second half of the 1860s. This period of the journal’s formation coincided with the emergence of scholarly research on
the history and culture of Great Britain in Russia. The magazine’s contributors introduced readers to various aspects of
British life, published articles about its political and social development, and reflected the progress of historical science
and political thought across the British Isles. Many of the authors responsible for these contributions remain unknown
to us. The key role in shaping the focus of Vestnik Evropy and its writing team was played by its founder and editor-in-
chief, Mikhail Matveyevich Stasyulevich, as well as by Alexander Nikolaevich Pypin, a member of the editorial board
and a literary critic. Both are recognized by modern scholars as among the first Russian specialists professionally
engaged in English studies. Despite including critical assessments of certain aspects of British life (particularly, the Irish question), Vestnik Evropy generally portrayed Great Britain, a leading Western European country, in a positive
light to Russian readers. |
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