“German Parties” in the Russian Science of the 19th Century

Abstract

The article is the devoted to the issue of German and Russian groups opposition that arose in various scientific institutions and associations in Russia in the 19th century, such as Russian Geographical Society, Russian Archeological Society, Imperial Public Library and others. The author examines the influence of those groups on the development of certain scientific lines of research, which demonstrated itself in the choice of the scientific language, scientific priorities and strategies, also very often – in the choice of scientific methodology, and finally – in the formation of scientific schools. All this confirms the ideas of the Slavophils and N.Ya. Danilevsky formulated in the 19th century regarding the influence on science of national consciousness and specific worldviews of the scientists.