Croatian lands in the first half of XIX century in the road notes and letters of Russian academicians Cover Image

Хорватские земли в первой половине XIX в. в путевых заметках и письмах русских ученых
Croatian lands in the first half of XIX century in the road notes and letters of Russian academicians

Author(s): Michail Vaščenko
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Illyrian movement; Croato-Russian relations; Slavic studies; road notes

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the description of Croatian lands in the road notes and letters of Russian academicians, specialists in Slavic studies in the first half of XIX century. Such Russian academicians as Osip Bodyansky, Fyodor Chizhov, Izmail Sreznevsky, Petr Preis and Viktor Grigorovich during the visits to Croatia tried to find the material connected with Croatian language, culture and history. They also had a communication with activists of Illyrian movement which began to spread among the Croatians at that period. Their notes also contain the description of the different sides of the life of common Croatian people. The notes and letters of Russian academicians are very interesting and important source of the history of Russian Slavic studies, Croato-Russian relations and the history of Croatia of the first half of XIX century.

  • Issue Year: 50/2015
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 35-40
  • Page Count: 6