Ivanchenko, M. R. ESTABLISHING THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE DIARIES OF SAILORS OF THE 2ND PACIFIC SQUADRON. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2021;43(2):20–27. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2021.580


Historiography, source studies, methods of historical research

ESTABLISHING THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE DIARIES OF SAILORS OF THE 2ND PACIFIC SQUADRON

Ivanchenko
M. R. 		Sant Petersburg State University
Keywords:
Diaries
Russo-Japanese war
2nd Pacific squadron
Battle of Tsushima
Attribution
V. P. Zefirov
P. I. Lashin
Vs. L. Modzalevsky
I. A. Tarutin		 Summary: Russian sailors wrote several diaries during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. Some of which, for various reasons, they did not keep the names of their authors. To partially solve this actual problem, the article examines the diaries of “unidentified persons” who served in the 2nd Pacific squadron under the command of Vice Admiral Z. P. Rozhestvensky, in order to restore their names. Based on the diary notes, in which the authors revealed the facts of their biography, conclusions were made about the hypothetical authorship of the diaries. Attention was also drawn to the names of seamen mentioned in the diaries in the third person, because, excluding them, it was possible to narrow the range of possible authors. 5 diaries were studied, and 4 names were called, who possibly could be authors of the manuscripts. The information obtained about the authors of these sources added to the knowledge about these diaries and about the events of this war in General. Thanks to attribution, it became possible to use diaries in the study of biographies of Russian Navy sailors. The results of the research can be used by historians, employees of archives and libraries, compilers of reference books and guidebooks, which also makes the scientific novelty of the research.



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