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Issue 1 (38)

WHAT DID MILLER AND LOMONOSOV ARGUE ABOUT: FIRST STEPS OF THE SCANDINAVIAN CONCEPT OF THE ORIGINS OF THE VARANGIAN RUS
Year	2013	Number	1(38)
Pages	122-130	Type	scientific article
UDC	930(470)”17”	BBK	63.3(2)411-02
Authors	Sokolov Sergey V.	Topic	“VARJAZHSKIY QUESTION”
Summary	The article deals with the three key issues discussed in the course of debate between G. F. Miller and M. V. Lomonosov: the origins of the name Rus; the Scandinavian influence on the Slavs during the pre-state period, and the formation of the Ancient Russian state. The author dwells on the intellectual sources of the opponents’ opinions on these issues and their main arguments. The author comes to the conclusion that Miller and Lomonosov shared many conceptual ideas and practical approaches (the intention to look back to the ancient time in order to trace the history of the nation, show the role and the place of the people in antiquity, the characterization of the form of government) however that fact only heightened their argument on the more fundamental issues.
Keywords	historiography of the 18th century, intellectual history, Varangian issue, G.-F. Miller, M. V. Lomonosov
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