The article deals with the newspaper "Novoe Vremya" in the first years of its existence (1868-1871), when its editor-publisher Adam Honory Kirkor (1819-1886) set the tone. The subject of this article is the reputation of "Novoe Vremya" as an organ representing Polish interests in Russia. Discourse analysis method was used in the research. The basis of the source material are the yearbooks of the newspaper, additionally the Polish press was used. The conclusions of the study demonstrate a strong identification of "Novoe Vremya" with Polishness, perceived by the tsarist and the Russian public opinion as a cultural force preventing an effective unification of the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Russian Empire. At the same time, the relatively low readership and recognition of the newspaper in Polish circles are shown. This research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation. The grant No. 19-18-00073 "National Identity in the Imperial Politics of Memory: History of The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian State in Historiography and Social Thought of the 19th-20th Centuries".
The article is devoted to the subject of the 1150th anniversary of the Russian Statehood celebrated in September 2012. It was the liberal political commentary writings accompanying the original model of the jubilee celebrated in 1862 that was used as the point of reference of the rhetoric of the celebrations' initiator, the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. This made the president of Russia refer very often to the "Epoch of the Great Reforms" (the 1860s, and 1870s). The article describes the course of the jubilee celebrations with accompanying information campaign in the public mass media, as well as a failed legislative action to make the symbolic anniversary of the origins of the Russian Statehood a National Day. In the conclusions, the author distances himself from the absolutisation of political causes (customary in the Polish writing blaming of the low political culture of the power elite) of the jubilee's failure. In the author's opinion, the main reason for the fiasco of the analysed enterprise lies in the difficulties to create a coherent historical narration which would combine various political traditions and their fundamental values.The research, making the fundamentals of the text, subscribes to the interdisciplinary studies – flourishing in Poland these days – of collective memory and identity. The research perspective chosen by the author makes it possible to enrich the traditionally understood political history and history of ideas with the most recent achievements of historical anthropology. The purpose of this is to present not only a cultural context of the symbolic dimension of ars regendi (with the problem of legitimization of power at the lead), but also to discover the sources for the durability of symbols as invisible bonds tying the political community. Статья посвящена празднованию 1150-летия российской государственности, которое проходило в Новгороде в сентябре 2012 г. За точку отсчета для риторики инициатора торжества, Президента Российской Федерации Д. Медведева, была избрана либеральная публицистика, сопровождавшая первообраз юбилея в 1862 г. Этот прием был продиктован фактом частого обращения тогдашнего главы России к «эпохе великих реформ» (60-е и 70-е гг. XIX в.). В тексте обсуждается ход юбилея и, посвященное ему, медийное освещение в средствах массовой информации. Была также представлена неудачная законодательная инициатива, предусматривающая признание символической годовщины начала Руси государственным праздником. Заключения текста отмежеваются от абсолютизирования политических причин (традиционное в польской публицистике сваливание вину на низкий уровень политической культуры элиты власти) неудачи юбилея. По мнению автора, главная причина провала, обсуждаемого мероприятия, заключается в трудностях создания связного исторического повествования, контаминирующего разнообразные политические традиции и лежащие у их основ ценности.Исследования, являющиеся методологическим фундаментом текста, вписываются в междисциплинарное изучение памяти и коллективной идентичности, переживающее расцвет в Польше. Принятый исследовательский ракурс позволяет обогатить традиционно понимаемую проблемную политическую историю и историю идей свежайшими достижениями исторической антропологии. Целью такого действия является не только показать культурный контекст символического измерения ars regendi (во главе с проблемой легитимизации власти), но и выявление источников устойчивости символов, как незримых уз, скрепляющих политическое сообщество.
The article is devoted to the subject of the 1150th anniversary of the Russian Statehood celebrated in September 2012. It was the liberal political commentary writings accompanying the original model of the jubilee celebrated in 1862 that was used as the point of reference of the rhetoric of the celebrations' initiator, the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. This made the president of Russia to refer very often to the "epoch of the Great Reforms" (the 1860s, and 1870s). The article describes the course of the jubilee celebrations with accompanying information campaign in the public mass media, as well as a failed legislative action to make the symbolic anniversary of the origins of the Russian Statehood a National Day. In the conclusions, the author distances himself from the absolutisation of political causes (customary in the Polish writing blaming of the low political culture of the power elite) of the jubilee's failure. In the author's opinion, the main reason for the fiasco of the analysed enterprise resides in difficulties to create a coherent historical narration which would combine various political traditions and their fundamental values. ; The research, making the fundamentals of the text, inscribe into the interdisciplinary studies ‒ flourishing in Poland these days ‒ of collective memory and identity. The research perspective chosen by the author makes it possible to enrich traditionally understood political history and history of ideas with the most recent achievements of historical anthropology. The purpose of this is to present not only a cultural context of symbolic dimension of ars regendi (with the problem of legitimization of power at the lead), but also to discover the sources for the durability of symbols as invisible bonds tying the political community. ; p. 167-195 ; Summary in English. ; Text eng. ; The article is devoted to the subject of the 1150th anniversary of the Russian Statehood celebrated in September 2012. It was the liberal political commentary writings accompanying the original model of the jubilee celebrated in 1862 that was used as the point of reference of the rhetoric of the celebrations' initiator, the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. This made the president of Russia to refer very often to the "epoch of the Great Reforms" (the 1860s, and 1870s). The article describes the course of the jubilee celebrations with accompanying information campaign in the public mass media, as well as a failed legislative action to make the symbolic anniversary of the origins of the Russian Statehood a National Day. In the conclusions, the author distances himself from the absolutisation of political causes (customary in the Polish writing blaming of the low political culture of the power elite) of the jubilee's failure. In the author's opinion, the main reason for the fiasco of the analysed enterprise resides in difficulties to create a coherent historical narration which would combine various political traditions and their fundamental values. ; The research, making the fundamentals of the text, inscribe into the interdisciplinary studies ‒ flourishing in Poland these days ‒ of collective memory and identity. The research perspective chosen by the author makes it possible to enrich traditionally understood political history and history of ideas with the most recent achievements of historical anthropology. The purpose of this is to present not only a cultural context of symbolic dimension of ars regendi (with the problem of legitimization of power at the lead), but also to discover the sources for the durability of symbols as invisible bonds tying the political community. ; s. 167-195 ; Tekst ang. ; Streszcz. ang.
The article is devoted to the subject of the 1150th anniversary of the Russian Statehood celebrated in September 2012. It was the liberal political commentary writings accompanying the original model of the jubilee celebrated in 1862 that was used as the point of reference of the rhetoric of the celebrations' initiator, the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. This made the president of Russia refer very often to the "Epoch of the Great Reforms" (the 1860s, and 1870s). The article describes the course of the jubilee celebrations with accompanying information campaign in the public mass media, as well as a failed legislative action to make the symbolic anniversary of the origins of the Russian Statehood a National Day. In the conclusions, the author distances himself from the absolutisation of political causes (customary in the Polish writing blaming of the low political culture of the power elite) of the jubilee's failure. In the author's opinion, the main reason for the fiasco of the analysed enterprise lies in the difficulties to create a coherent historical narration which would combine various political traditions and their fundamental values.The research, making the fundamentals of the text, subscribes to the interdisciplinary studies – flourishing in Poland these days – of collective memory and identity. The research perspective chosen by the author makes it possible to enrich the traditionally understood political history and history of ideas with the most recent achievements of historical anthropology. The purpose of this is to present not only a cultural context of the symbolic dimension of ars regendi (with the problem of legitimization of power at the lead), but also to discover the sources for the durability of symbols as invisible bonds tying the political community. Статья посвящена празднованию 1150-летия российской государственности, которое проходило в Новгороде в сентябре 2012 г. За точку отсчета для риторики инициатора торжества, Президента Российской Федерации Д. Медведева, была избрана либеральная публицистика, сопровождавшая первообраз юбилея в 1862 г. Этот прием был продиктован фактом частого обращения тогдашнего главы России к «эпохе великих реформ» (60-е и 70-е гг. XIX в.). В тексте обсуждается ход юбилея и, посвященное ему, медийное освещение в средствах массовой информации. Была также представлена неудачная законодательная инициатива, предусматривающая признание символической годовщины начала Руси государственным праздником. Заключения текста отмежеваются от абсолютизирования политических причин (традиционное в польской публицистике сваливание вину на низкий уровень политической культуры элиты власти) неудачи юбилея. По мнению автора, главная причина провала, обсуждаемого мероприятия, заключается в трудностях создания связного исторического повествования, контаминирующего разнообразные политические традиции и лежащие у их основ ценности.Исследования, являющиеся методологическим фундаментом текста, вписываются в междисциплинарное изучение памяти и коллективной идентичности, переживающее расцвет в Польше. Принятый исследовательский ракурс позволяет обогатить традиционно понимаемую проблемную политическую историю и историю идей свежайшими достижениями исторической антропологии. Целью такого действия является не только показать культурный контекст символического измерения ars regendi (во главе с проблемой легитимизации власти), но и выявление источников устойчивости символов, как незримых уз, скрепляющих политическое сообщество.
Гран-тур и политическая рефлексия русских элит (середина XIX в.) Настоящая статья посвящена восприятию западной Европы русскими путешественниками в половине XIX в. Впечатления, полученные от Гран‑ тур как правило находили свое отражение в путевых записках или в личной переписке. Изучение этого материала позволяет, с некоторой долью условности, реконструировать политическое сознание элит Российской Империи. В статье внимание уделяется политическим и общественным деятелям эвохи великих реформ, как западникам, так и славянофилам. Источниковую базу исследования составляют воспоминания Дмитрия Алексеевича Милютина и Бориса Николаевича Чичерина, а также письма братьев Ивана и Константина Сергеевичей Аксаковых.
