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Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapolsky

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V.M. Pertsev, V.K. Shcherbakov and others. In the 1940s—1970s, comparatively "safe to touch" parts of his works (ethnographical, archeological, archeographical) were being explored and built upon by V.K. Bandarchyk, M.F. Pilipyenka, I.U. Chakvin, M.M. Ulashchyk, L.V. Alyaksyeyew). Historical part of his work remained visible as scarce references up to the mid-1980s. Attempts at estimating him as a historian were made in monographies of U.M. Mikhnyuk, Z.Yu. Kapyski, V.U. Chapko. In the 1990s, there appeared works researching the generalised scientific position of Dovnar-Zapol'skiy (S.I. Mikhal'chanka), the evolution of historical concept (Dz.U. Karaw, M.F. Shumyeyka).
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His person and works attracted all sorts of polarized opinions. Up to the 1930s, he was regarded generally positively by M.K. Lyubavskiy, V.I. Picheto, F.F. Turuk, D.I. Dovgyallo and others. Beginning in the 1930s, he fell under stigmatizing critique and denunciation as a scientist by S.Ya. Vol'fson,
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At the request of the BPR's authorities, he prepared the notable informational "Memorandum" ("Foundations of statehood of Belarus"), published in Grodno and Vilna in 1919 in Belarusian, Russian, Polish, German and French languages; also translated to English by P. Clark. This Memorandum contained the
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together with Dovgyallo in 1925. After the forced move to Moscow in the fall of 1926, he frequently had to seek occupation outside the field of science. He was professor at Timiryazev Academy in the 1930s. In the 1920s and 1930s, he occupied several management positions in the system of management of
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From 1930 to 1934, he was heavily criticised for the alleged "Neo-Narodnichestvo", attributed the authorship of the ideological basis of "National Democratism", equated to the "agents of fascism" by acad. V.K. Shcherbakov, politically denounced together with his scientific school by his former pupil
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His printed but unpublished book "History of Belarus" caused uprage among the Belarusian political authorities (beg. 1926), was denounced as a "Cathechism of Belarusian National Democratism", and was subsequently banned; the manuscript was confiscated. Consequently, Dovnar-Zapol'skiy was forced to
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He denounced the view of Belarusians as being devoid of nationality, and was a decided promoter and supporter of Belarusian national revival in the beginning of the 20th century. Dovnar-Zapol'skiy greeted the emergence of the "strictly objective and scientific" trend in Belarusian historical and
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After a conflict with students of Kyiv Commercial Institute (1917) and the "Case of Stashevskiy" (1917), Dovnar-Zapol'skiy resigned from almost all professorial work. He then became professor at the Kharkiv Institute of People's Economy in December 1919 and at
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state and therefore evolving differently. Dovnar-Zapol'skiy also postulated the absence of ethnographical unity in Ancient Rus' state, with external political and military affairs being the only binding factors in it.
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in 1920, remaining there until 1921. He was also pro-rector of Azerbaijan University and professor of the Baku Polytechnical Institute from 1922 to 1925. Following that he was professor of Belarusian history at the
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to have been negative factors in Belarusian history, claiming they promote religious intolerance. He also disapproved of the incorporation of Belarusian land into Russia after the
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Pupil of professors Golubovskiy, Ikonnikov, and especially V.B. Antonovich, he sought to emulate the combination of scientific and educational activities, as manifested by
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By the resolution of the special closed meeting of the Bureau of the Central Committee of Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Belarus (28 January 1926). Karaw 1994, pp.14–15.
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History of Belarus, preliminary completion in 1919, expanded and printed in 1925, banned, re-published from incomplete manuscript in 1994 and 2005.
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He participated in then-illegal movements of the 1880s and was temporary banned to settle in Kyiv. Later, he sympathised with left movements.
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing Belarusian Knowledge (XXG) article at ]; see its history for attribution.
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peacefully created and mutually beneficial union between the princes of weakened Rus' and militant Lithuanian princes.
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Dovnar-Zapol'skiy promoted the concept of primacy of the history of people over the history of states and considered
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Belarusian Polesie. Collection of ethnographical materials by M.V.Dovnar-Zapol'skiy. Songs of Pinchuki, Kyiv, 1895.
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Later in the 1920s, the historian further emphasised the economical factor in history and the significance of
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of Belarus. Author of writings on ethnography (since 1883), head of extensive ethnographical expedition in
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Collection of materials on the history of people of Volyn voidvodship in 17–18-cent., 1914 (unpublished).
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historical ground for the necessity of creation of independent Belarusian state and was presented at the
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Sketches on organisation of West Russian peasantry in 16th century. Doctor dissertation, Kyiv, 1906.
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It's believed that it was this former pupil memorandum that provoked the fatal stenocardia attack.
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USSR by region. Western region (Belarusian SSR and Western part of RSFSR), Moscow—Leningrad, 1928.
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Sketch of history of lands of Krivichi and Dregovichi up to the end of 12th century, Kyiv, 1891.
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and economics to be highly important, if not chief factors, in studying the history of society.
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State economy of Great Duchy of Lithuania under Jagellons. Magister dissertation, Kyiv, 1901.
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move to Moscow, effectively exiled (Fall 1926), and never after returned to Belarus.
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refer to both Dovnar-Zapol'ski and Picheta as "moderate (Belarusian) nationalists."
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origin. He hailed from the family of land-less smaller nobility and was the son of
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Sketch on social-economical structure of Belarus in XVI—XVIII cent., Myensk, 1925.
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Stashevskiy was his pupil and was involved in stealing of archive documents.
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from October 1925 to Fall 1926, creating the Archeographical Commission of
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Acts of Lithuanian-Russian State. Issue 1, 1390–1529, Moscow, 1898.
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West Russian rural commune in 16th century, Saint-Petersburg, 1897.
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Documents of Moscow archive of Ministry of Justice, Moscow, 1897.
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From history of social movements in Russia. Articles, Kyiv, 1905.
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Belarusian marriage in cultural-religious survivals, Kyiv, 1893.
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the economy in Soviet Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Russia.
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etc. Many of his works remain unpublished. He was awarded the
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Lithuanian Memorabilia to Tartar Hordes, Simferopol', 1898.
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He was the author of more than 150 works on the history of
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Here Pinchuki is the Belarusian for Pinsk region dwellers.
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by the BPR's delegation, albeit without positive outcome.
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ethnographical research. He showed general sympathy with
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Research and articles. Collection in 2 vol., Kyiv, 1909.
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People's economy of Belarus in 1861–1914, Myensk, 1926.
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a machine-translated version of the Belarusian article.
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oligarchy". He disapproved of both, as these excluded
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An alumnus of the historical-philological faculty of
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His father occupied the position of section head in
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Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni
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Political ideals of M. M. Speranskiy, Moscow, 1906.
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Belarusian marriage and marriage songs, Kyiv, 1888.
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