Open AccessSOURCES OF PERSONAL ORIGIN AS A REFLECTION OF THE ERA: 1789 IN FRANCE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE DIARIES OF G. MORRIS AND A. JUNG)
Author(s) -
Daria Andreevna Romanenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chronos journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2658-7556
DOI - 10.52013/2658-7556-54-4-2
Subject(s) - memoir , event (particle physics) , portrait , subjectivity , perception , politics , history , reflection (computer programming) , psychology , art history , aesthetics , media studies , psychoanalysis , sociology , art , epistemology , law , philosophy , political science , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
A feature of sources of personal origin is subjectivity. Most researchers try to avoid it, so diaries, memoirs and correspondence become secondary sources, only complementing the overall picture. Therefore, the historian often loses the opportunity to see the psychological portrait of the era. The diary conveys the best emotions and the first impression of the event, since the events are recorded by the author immediately after the event or in the near future. Using the example of two diaries by G. Morris and A. Jung, the article considers the results of 1789. Comparing the sources leads to the conclusion that the perception and evaluation of the results are different. This depended on where the news reached the author, what political views were initially held by G. Morris and A. Jung, and what causes of the revolution they considered the main ones.