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DEFENDERS OF THE FATHERLAND
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The Frontline Life of the South Ural Infantry Regiments during the Winter Operational Lull of the Russian-Japanese War (October 1904 – January 1905)
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Original article
Kairat K. Shurbaev
Orenburg State Pedagogical University
19 Sovetskaya st., Orenburg, 460014, Russia
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Abstract. The article deals with the front life of the South Ural infantry regiments of the 61st Infantry Division in the winter lull of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. The article analyses a wide range of aspects of life and service of the units: from accommodation to winter quarters to preparation for a possible offensive. Particularly noted are engineering work on fortifying the frontiers, combat training of troops with analysis of Japanese tactics and development of countermeasures; strengthening of reconnaissance and guard duty; everyday life and holidays at the front; the acute problem of foraging and supply. Despite the difficulties during the lull, the corps and regimental commanders were able to effectively use the operational pause at the front to maintain and strengthen the combat effectiveness of the entrusted units.
Keywords: Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, lower ranks, infantry regiment, everyday life, front life.
DOI: 10.18413/2312-3044-2025-12-2-101-115
EDN: QLJLML
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“The Rear of the Fronts Did a Truly Titanic Job... “: Biographies of Generals and Officers of the Rear Administration of the Voronezh Front during the Preparation and Conduct of the Battle of Kursk. Part 1.
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Denis O. Timiryaev
National Research University Higher School of Economics
21/4, building 3 Staraya Basmannaya st., Moscow, 105066, Russia
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Abstract. The study of the life path and activities of the Great Patriotic War participants remains an extremely important area of research. Unfortunately, the names of the generals and officers of the quartermaster service who organized reliable rear support for the combat activities of the fronts in the most important operations of the Great Patriotic War are known to a narrow circle of specialists, but little known to the general public. The article examines the main milestones in the military service of rear generals and officers of the Voronezh Front during the preparation and conduct of the Battle of Kursk. The first part of the article contains information about the biographies of Vladimir N. Vlasov, Chief of Rear Services of the Voronezh Front, Vasily V. Vasiliev, Chief of Staff of the Rear Administration of the Voronezh Front, Konstantin I. Izotov and Nikolay A. Zhuk, heads of two departments of the Rear Administration Headquarters. The article also outlines the evolution of the status of quartermaster service officers in Russian armed forces in the first half of the 20th century.
Keywords: The Great Patriotic War, Battle of Kursk, Voronezh Front, Vlasov V.V., Vasiliev V.V., Izotov K.I., Zhuk N.A., rear of the armed forces, quartermaster service, front rear administration, biographies.
DOI: 10.18413/2312-3044-2025-12-2-116-132
EDN: SJEMYI
КАРЬЕРЫ И СУДЬБЫ
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Facts from Prince S.I. Shakhovskoy’s Biography in the Book by Simon Azaryin about the New Miracles of St. Sergius of Radonezh
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Denis A. Lyapin
Bunin Yelets State University
28 Kommunarov st., Yelets, 399770, Russia
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Stanislav A. Volkov
Bunin Yelets State University
28 Kommunarov st., Yelets, 399770, Russia
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Abstract. The article is devoted to the analysis of three pieces in the book by Simon Azaryin about the new miracles of St. Sergius of Radonezh, where the outstanding writer, poet, theologian of the first half of the 17th century S.I. Shakhovskoy is mentioned. Simon Azaryin, a writer and collector of books, a friend of S.I. Shakhovskoy, was a cellarer of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Three episodes from his book reveal the details of the last years of Prince S.I. Shakhovskoy’s life: a dangerous voyage on the White Sea in 1646, a fire in the princely estate on September 25, 1653, his connection with the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, and friendly relations with Simon Azaryin. One of the stories allows us to clarify the time of S.I. Shakhovskoy's return from his last Siberian exile.
Keywords: S.I. Shakhovskoy, Simon Azaryin, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Russian literature, Sergius of Radonezh.
DOI: 10.18413/2312-3044-2025-12-2-146-155
EDN: ZCZIWG
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Vladimir G. Korolenko's Life and Work
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Gleb A. Chernov
Penza State University
40 Krasnaya st., Penza, 440026, Russia
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Abstract. The article is focused on studying the representation of the development of Russian justice from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries through the journalism and ego-texts by V.G. Korolenko, an outstanding writer, publicist and human rights activist. Apart from participating in a number of high-profile trials, the writer considered it his duty to attract public attention to domestic justice, subjecting it to critical analysis.
Keywords: V. G. Korolenko, jury trial, judicial reform of 1864, military justice, Multan case, Beilis case.
DOI: 10.18413/2312-3044-2025-12-2-146-155
EDN: ZCZIWG
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
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The Children’s Crusade of 1212 as an Attempt to Hasten the Coming of a New Age: Elements of Eschatological Mythmaking
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T. Rocchi
Independent researcher
Toronto, Canada
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Abstract. This article is the second one in a proposed series of papers about common elements of eschatological mythmaking in the Children’s Crusade of 1212 and the populist “Going to the People” in 1874. It examines the main contours of the narrative of the Children’s Crusade, especially elements of its eschatological mythmaking. The method of comparative analysis is used in the study. The author compares the Children’s Crusade with other people’s crusades of the poor and marginalized elements, as well as with eschatological and church revivalist movements in medieval Europe. The canonical narrative of the Children’s Crusade is a classic example of eschatological historical mythmaking. The main components of the narrative include an emphasis on the high idealism, moral purity of the participants, and their devotion to the cause. The narrative usually ends with the sufferings, martyrdom, disillusionment of the participants in their ideals, and the loss of their children’s innocence. The children crusaders are sometimes portrayed as new Holy Innocents of Bethlehem. However, chroniclers often emphasized that the children were victims of a mass delusion and diabolical temptations. Consequently, their tragic fate was logical and even deserved because they had followed a delusion. Nevertheless, the Children’s Crusade of 1212 was an eschatological attempt to hasten the second coming of Christ and the establishment of a new age through the liberation of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. The history of this crusade is tightly linked with the history of all crusades and mass eschatological movements in medieval Europe.
Keywords: Children’s Crusade of 1212; crusades; people’s crusades; medieval popular eschatological movements; apostolic poverty movements; church revival movements; historical mythmaking.
DOI: 10.18413/2312-3044-2025-12-2-156-185
EDN: NYOXTY
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Ego Sources of Participants in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878: Classification and Study Features
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Dmitrij V. Korshikov
Belgorod State National Research University
85 Pobedy st., Belgorod 308015, Russia
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Abstract. Ego sources have two layers of features: firstly, their species specificity, and secondly, the specificity connected with the historical epoch in which they were created and with the nature of the events recorded. The article identifies the features of ego sources created by participants and contemporaries of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. The author suggests ways of solving research problems during the analysis of these ego sources.
Keywords: source studies, ego sources, Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, classification.
DOI: 10.18413/2312-3044-2025-12-2-186-198
EDN: JUDMRO
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