Young Scholars Conference “Slavic World: Community and Diversity”. Moscow, 24–25 May 2022. Section “History”

Abstract

On May 24th and 25th, 2022, a regular conference of young scientists dedicated to the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture was held. This time the conference was held in a mixed format: at the Institute of Slavic Studies and on the ZOOM platform. As in previous years, in the history section young scientists from various cities took part: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, and Prague (Czech Republic). The conference discussed a wide range of issues related to the history of Slavic countries and peoples: from the Late Middle Ages and early Modern Times to the beginning of the twenty-first century. The conference participants in their speeches touched upon the problems of imagology, national identity, the national revival of the Slavic peoples, the formation of their political, economic, and ecclesiastical institutions, and the development of national cultures. The variety of topics corresponded to the variety of sources: different authors used medieval literature, diplomatic and archival documents, newspaper articles, and even network media data in their research. The vast majority of reports aroused not only the interest of the listeners, but also a desire to discuss the speeches. The scholars of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, some of whom acted as moderators of individual subsections, also took part in the discussion. Thus, this year, as before, the young scholars’ conference “Slavic world: Community and diversity” was a valuable platform for the exchange of experience and the establishment of closer ties between various scientific institutions. The final results of the conference will be summarised with the publication of a separate collection of abstracts.