Vasiliy Osipovich Klyuchevskiy

A representative historian of the Russian Empire during the Imperial period. Born into a clergyman's family in a rural area of ​​Penza Province, he graduated from Moscow University (1865). In 1882, he obtained his doctorate for "The Boyarskaya Duma of Old Russia" and became a professor of Russian history at Moscow University. His lectures, coupled with his eloquence and wit, captivated many students and were published as "Lectures on Russian History" in four volumes (1904-11). This work, which covers Russian history from ancient times to the 19th century, has been translated into several foreign languages, including Japanese. His view of history differed from that of his contemporaries, who emphasized the role of the state in history, and placed importance on socio-economic factors, particularly emphasizing the significance of "colonization" in Russian history.

[Tsuguo Tonokawa]

"Lectures on Russian History, translated by Takanori Yaegashi, 5 volumes (1979-83, Kobunsha)"

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帝政時代のロシアの代表的歴史家。ペンザ県の農村の聖職者の家に生まれ、モスクワ大学を卒業（1865）。1882年『古ロシアのボヤールスカヤ・ドゥーマ』で博士号を取得するとともに、モスクワ大学のロシア史の教授に就任。その講義は彼の雄弁や機知と相まって多くの学生を魅了し、『ロシア史講義』4巻（1904～11）として出版された。古代から19世紀までのロシア史を扱ったこの著作は、日本語を含めいくつかの外国語にも訳された。彼の歴史観は、歴史における国家の役割を重視する同時代のそれとは異なり、社会経済的要素を重くみるもので、とくにロシア史における「拓殖」の意義を強調するものであった。

［外川継男］

『八重樫喬任訳『ロシア史講話』全5巻（1979～83・恒文社）』

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