A. V. Mishulin and forming of the Moscow research and education centre for ancient history in 1930–40

  • Sergey G. Karpyuk Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32a Leninsky Avenue, Moscow 119334, Russia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2520-6338-2021-2-85-90

Abstract

The article is devoted to the activities of A. V. Mishulin as a science and education organiser. His activities lead to very fast development of research studies and education of the ancient history in Moscow in 1930–40s. A. V. Mishulin was a true representative of communist-scientific bureacracy. The author uses documents from Moscow archives to analyse Mishulin’s role in development of the Soviet historical science.

Author Biography

Sergey G. Karpyuk, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32a Leninsky Avenue, Moscow 119334, Russia

doctor of science (history); leading researcher at the Center of Ancient History, Department of Comparative Studies of Ancient Civilisations

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Published
2021-05-03
Keywords: A. V. Mishulin, archival documents, ancient history, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow in 1930–40s
Supporting Agencies The article was written with supported of the Russian Science Foundation within the framework on the project No. 18-18-00367 «Universal history in the system of Soviet science, culture and education, 1917–1947».
How to Cite
Karpyuk S. G. A. V. Mishulin and forming of the Moscow research and education centre for ancient history in 1930–40 // Journal of the Belarusian State University. History. 2021. 2. PP. 85-90.
Issue
No 2 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. History
Section
Historiography

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