Komleva Evgeniya V.,
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
“Rightness of Soul, Purity of Heart Have More Value and Dignity than All the Wealth and Treasures of the World”. – Book Review: Boyko V.P., Esipova V.A., Sitnikova E.V. Iz Naslediya Sibirskogo Chinovnika A.M. Gorokhova: Zapiski “Zalog, ili Nravstvennoe Zerkalo” [From the Heritage of the Siberian Official A.M. Gorokhov: notes “Pledge or Moral Mirror”]. Tomsk: Izd-vo Tomsk. gos. archit.-stroit. un-ta, 2019. 172 p. + 36 p. fig.
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2020-2-19
A review of the notes by a Siberian official of the end of the 18th – first third of the 19th century, Alexander Mikhailovich Gorokhov, published by Tomsk historians in 2019, is presented. The “Pledge or Moral mirror” created by him reflects the culture and worldview of an educated Russian who was in the public service. In particular, the author’s broad outlook is indicated by abundant citations of contemporary poetry, the Bible and hagiographic literature, references to the opinions of journalists, Western European authors, ancient Greek and Roman philosophers and political figures. Among the topics covered in the source are Orthodox faith, attitude to official duties, friendship, family, the place of women in the family and society, education. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers, accompanied by an introductory part with information about the author of the notes, their brief analysis, scientific commentary and rich illustrative material.
Publishing: 29/04/2020
How to cite: Komleva E.V. “Rightness of Soul, Purity of Heart Have More Value and Dignity than All the Wealth and Treasures of the World”. – Book Review: Boyko V.P., Esipova V.A., Sitnikova E.V. Iz Naslediya Sibirskogo Chinovnika A.M. Gorokhova: Zapiski “Zalog, ili Nravstvennoe Zerkalo” [From the Heritage of the Siberian Official A.M. Gorokhov: notes “Pledge or Moral Mirror”]. Tomsk: Izd-vo Tomsk. gos. archit.-stroit. un-ta, 2019. 172 p. + 36 p. fig. // Historical Courier, 2020, No. 2 (10), pp. 232–241. [Available online:] http://istkurier.ru/data/2020/ISTKURIER-2020-2-19.pdf
Links: Issue 2 2020
Keywords: Siberia; pre-reformation period; officials; ego-texts; Alexander M. Gorokhov; worldview; publication of memoir-epistolary heritage