D. P. Svyatopolk-Mirsky on Slavs
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31168/2073-5731.2024.1-2.17Keywords:
D. P. Svyatopolk-Mirsky, Russian studies, Slavic question, history of Russian literature, Ukrainian studies, Belarusian studies, West Slavic peoples, South Slavs, Westernism, “all-Soviet culture”, SlavophilismAbstract
The article highlights the place of the Slavs in the work of D. P. Svyatopolk-Mirsky, first a Eurasianist and then a Marxist. The key role of Russian studies in his Slavic studies is noted. It is argued that the vast majority of Svyatopolk-Mirsky’s thoughts and assessments regarding the history of Russian literature have not yet been fully studied. Significant results on Ukrainian studies were presented in his articles of the 1920s and in an article in the Encyclopedia Britannica; Svyatopolk-Mirsky was one of the first to highlight the problems of Belarusian studies there. His legacy as a (geo)political thinker and researcher of culture and literature of other Slavic peoples, though unevenly represented throughout his body of work, is considered and evaluated: for example, a lot has been written by Svyatopolk-Mirsky about the Poles, and almost nothing about the southern Slavs, but still, when considering them, one can find not only accurate observations and assessments, but also original ideas.
Received: 13.05.2023.
Revised: 30.08.2023.
Accepted: 12.03.2024.
Citation
Zadorozhnyuk E. G. D. P. Svyatopolk-Mirsky on Slavs // Slavic Almanac. 2024. No 1–2. P. 313–333 (in Russian). DOI: 10.31168/2073- 5731.2024.1-2.17
