V.N. Tatischev: The Prototype of the First Russian Historian
Tomsk State University Bulletin. History. 2014. No.1(27)
N.A. Kachin
Historians of various academic schools and research areas frequently ask the same question whether Tatischev was the first professional historian or the last chronicler, hardworking amateur, or maybe even an insidious hoaxer. The article discusses existing in Russian historiography assessments of V.N. Tatischev as 18th-century historian and researcher and author of “History of Russia”.
The project "Man in a Changing World. Identity and Social Adaptation: Past and Present" is funded by the Russian Government 