Open AccessThe founder of the historical science of the Russian language. The 200th anniversary of academician F.I. Buslayev
Author(s) -
Оleg V. Nikitin,
Никитин Олег Викторович
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskoj akademii nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0869-5873
DOI - 10.31857/s0869-5873893285-296
Subject(s) - philology , biography , context (archaeology) , lingua franca , classics , personality , history , literature , sociology , anthropology , art history , art , humanities , psychology , archaeology , psychoanalysis , gender studies , feminism
The article presents an analytical review of the biography and scientific activity of F.I. Buslaev (1818–1897), an outstanding Russian philologist and academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. Special attention is paid to his innovation in his studies of monuments of folk literature, and teaching the history of the Russian language. F.I. Buslaev was one of the originators of modern comparative studies, lingua-cultural analysis, and influenced the development of science during the XX–XXI centuries. This article releases new archive documents revealing F.I. Buslaev’s laboratory of creative thought, and describing his formation as a scientist. Interesting little-known biographical facts are also presented. F.I. Buslaev’s personality is considered in the context of the social and historical events of his time.