“Znanie Dlya Vsekh” (1915) as a Source on the History of the Russian Empire Science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article is a source-based issues analysis of the monthly journal "Znanie dlya vsekh", published in St. Petersburg in 1915.The study purpose is to analyze the Russian science history and assess the information potential of the journal under study as a historical source.The materials of the editions of "Znanie dlya vsekh" are not limited by either time or geographical limits.Here we find a variety of scientific pursuits, both modern and rooted in antiquity.This study attempts to classify all the richness of the materials presented and form an overall picture of the development of science in Russia.Russian painting history The journal provides information not only about the scientific activities and technical specific scientists discoveries in the period under study, but also describes the economic, cultural and religious life of the Russian population in its dynamics, historical and military events on Russian soil, the role rulers, the cultural specifics of other states and the peculiarities of Russian life in them, the history of the development of world painting and the formation of art galleries, etc. "Znanie dlya vsekh" is important not only as a historical source, but also as an educational and pedagogical publication combining the natural science, humanities and technical fields of knowledge.The article analyzes twelve issues of the journal for 1915, which allowed to determine the main directions of educational activity and self-education of the Russian Empire in the late XIX -early XX centuries.The topics of the issues themselves made it possible to trace which scientific directions, scientists and inventions were popular and had recognized importance in the global scientific space.
Source: Bylye Gody
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402490752