Photo documents in the context of current issues in the source studies of Russian abroad of the 20th – early 21st сentury
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2019-4-109-122
Abstract
The article is devoted to photography as a component of the source base for studying the historical and cultural phenomenon of the Russian abroad community. The author characterizes the typological and informational features of the photographic heritage of Russian abroad community, arising from the role that photography played in the process of the social adaptation abroad, everyday life, culture and art of the Russian emigres of the twentieth century. The article traces the impact of the visualization processes of historical consciousness on the process of the spontaneous formation of the body of the electronic archival and modern photographs that reflect the theme of Russian abroad community. The author raises the question of developing methods for identifying and collecting photo documents that can be used to study the issues of the history and present of Russian diasporas in the Near Abroad.
About the Author
G. V. Volkova
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Galina V. Volkova, Cand. of Sci. (History)
bld. 6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125993
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Volkova G.V. Photo documents in the context of current issues in the source studies of Russian abroad of the 20th – early 21st сentury. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2019;(4):109-122. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2019-4-109-122
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