List of issues > Series «History». 2024. Vol 47
I. I. Popov's Obituaries as a Source on the History
of the Confrontation Between a Part of Society and the State
of the Second Half of the 19th Century
Author(s)
D. M. Evdokimov
Abstract
This article examines the obituaries on revolutionaries written and published by I. I. Popov
in the 1900s-1930s. Based on the analysis of a wide range of published materials, it was possible to
establish Popov's authorship in 23 obituaries. Despite all the shortcomings inherent in this source, the
obituary contains a lot of valuable information about the life and work of entire generations, about
the problems of society and the state in the past. It is noted that in his obituaries I. I. Popov describes
not only the little-known facts of the biographies of revolutionaries, but also makes broad generalizations revealing the features of the activities of revolutionaries and their relationships. The conclusion
is made about the importance of this type of documents as a source on the history of the populist
movement and political exile of the second half of the 19th century.
About the Authors
Evdokimov Dmitry Maksimovich,
Postgraduate,
Irkutsk State University,
1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003,
Russian Federation,
e-mail: leonardo38.da@yandex.ru
For citation
Evdokimov D.M. I. I. Popov's Obituaries as a Source on the History of the Confrontation Between a Part of Society
and the State of the Second half of the 19th Century. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2024, vol. 47,
pp. 106-115. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2024.47.106 (in Russian)
Keywords
obituary, narodnik movement, propaganda work, political exile, historical source, revolutionary.
UDC
94(470)"1851/1900"(09)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2024.47.106
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