The life path and activity of the Russian-Brazilian teacher and psychologist E.V. Antipova

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the article is to reveal the positive influence of the Russian scientific school represented by E.V. Antipova on the development of psychology and pedagogy, as well as on the organization of psychological services in Brazil. The purpose of the article is to create a complete description of the activities of a prominent psychologist-practitioner and organizer of the psychological service Elena Vladimirovna Antipova. Materials and methods. Relying on the axiological methodological approach and biographical research method, as well as by including in the text of the article a number of scientific, including foreign, sources, little-known facts of the biography of E.V. Antipova are presented, her scientific connections with prominent foreign and Russian scientists are revealed, her contribution to the development of psychological services in Russia and Brazil is shown. The characteristic of the life and activity of E.V. Antipova in Russia is given in direct connection with the socio-political situation in those years in the country. Results. The article gives a detailed description of the main stages of E.V. Antipova's life: childhood in pre-October Russia, school years at the gymnasium of L.S. Tagantseva, study and work in England, France and Switzerland under the guidance of prominent foreign scientists such as E. Klapared. The author reveals the connections of E.V. Antipova with leading Russian psychologists and paedologists G.I. Chelpanov, K.N. Kornilov, P.O. Efrussi, Z.A. Luppova, V.A. Treiter, with whom she communicated and collaborated in Petrograd and Vyatka. The contribution of E.V. Antipova to the development of psychological service in Brazil in 1928- 1974 is shown. During this period, she actually acted as a kind of "goodwill ambassador" from Russia, establishing "a bridge of friendship" between our countries through her selfless work. She left a significant scientific and methodological legacy in five volumes of her writings.