Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


Хроника

The culture of the Trans-Volga rear in 1914–1917 in the contemporary edition experience of the City of Samara

The review is devoted to the first large-scale publication of sources on the culture of the Samara province during the First World War. The book was prepared by the staff of the Samara Regional Universal Scientific Library, among whom experienced historians which included experienced historians and was assisted by specialists from other cultural institutions. It meets modern criteria for the selection and publication of documentary materials. A contribution has been made to the study of the cultural life in a difficult era.

About Cyril without Methodius: A new study dedicated to the saint and the fate of his relics

The review is dedicated to the monograph by P. Ivanič, which tells about the life of Constantine the Philosopher and also tells the story of his remains. The author of the book managed to tell about the life of the saint and the controversial moments of his biography. The reviewer noted the controversial moments of the saint’s life, which the author of the book did not pay attention to, and made some conclusions about the place of this monograph in the voluminous Cyril and Methodius bibliography.

The third University History Faculty of the country

The editorial board of the journal in this article refers to an important event in the history of Saratov University – the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Faculty of History, which became the third Faculty of History in the RSFSR. The circumstances of the establishment of the faculty, the beginning and main stages of its activity are considered. The contribution to the training of specialists with higher historical education, the most important scientific achievements and the role of leading scientists are shown. 

The Saratov University During the First World War (1914– 1917)

In the article the life of the Saratov University during the First World War (before 1917) is examined. The changes in the activity of professorial and students’ corporations connected with the war’s tasks are analyzed. The special emphasis is made on indices of growth and development of this higher school.

Building of the University...

The article eximines the basic stages of evolution of the SSU. The main attention focused at the two sides of this process: the buildings construction and perfection of educational process. The author discribes how the university became one of the largest educational centers with more then 30 thousands students and post-graduates and more then a dozen Departments and Institutes now, from the small educational institution located in a single building with just 92 students.

Study of German History in the Middle Age in the Saratov University

The author of this article study a teaching of middle ages history in the Saratov University. This article consider a merit of saratov's historians in the investigation of German history in the middle age. The author use in his work a publish material and his personal remembrances, because he was in contact with everybody of historians-germanists in Saratov University.

Window to the workshop of the Medieval historian (To the 110th Anniversary of the birth of S. M. Stam)

The article examines the features of the creative method of the prominent Russian and Soviet historian-medievalist, Honored Professor of Saratov State University S. M. Stam(1913–2010). The most important source is the memoirs of the scientist, in which great attention is paid to the issues of scientific search. The author shows that the main secret of the high quality of S. M. Stam’s scientific heritage consists in a combination of bold methodological searches and a carefully verified and repeatedly rethought analysis of sources.

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