Boris Sawinkow w egodokumentach rosyjskiej emigrantki Zinaidy Gippius
Boris Savinkov in the ego-documents of Russian emigrée Zinaida Gippius

Summary/Abstract: In this article, an attempt was made to reconstruct the biography and achievements ofthe Russian revolutionary Boris Savinkov (1879–1925) based on a contextual analysis of his diaries.The study focuses on the ego-documents of Russian diarist Zinaida Gippius (1869–1945), one ofthe most fascinating poets and writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The aim of the ar-ticle was to analyze Savinkov’s portrayal in Gippius’ Petersburg Diaries which document Russia’sturbulent history in the early 20th century and give an account of political, cultural, and social eventsin Russia and during the poet’s life in exile. The present analysis was undertaken on the assumptionthat ego-documents are a useful resource for filling gaps in historical records, expanding our knowledge of the causes and circumstances of historical events, and discovering new facts in historicalresearch.

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