Evgeniya Vladislavovna Komleva,
Doctor 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.
D.Ya. Rezun’s Archive at the Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2026-1-4
The article presents an overview of the materials deposited at the Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which a well-known scientist, a specialist in the history and historiography of the Siberian city of the 17th−18th centuries Dmitry Yakovlevich Rezun (1945−2012) collected throughout his scientific career. The archive of D.Ya. Rezun is stored in the Department of History of the Second Half of the 16th − Early 20th Century. It includes notebooks with extracts from books, photocopies of archival documents, card indexes of Siberian studies literature, Siberian service people and settlements. Lastly, it includes documentation of three research departments of the Institute of History, Philology, and Philosophy of the USSR Academy of Sciences from the 1970s and 1980s: the openair historical and architectural museum, the department of Pre-October history, and the general department of Pre-Soviet History. Along with the preserved letters, autographs, memoirs, and personal photographs, which are currently located either in specialized archival collections or in the possession of Dmitry Yakovlevich’s relatives, colleagues, and friends, the materials of the Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences form part of his extensive and diverse legacy. These materials provide insights into his work methods, his broad perspective, and his interests, covering a wide range of topics that fall under the category of “historiographical everyday life”, which is currently being actively studied and developed. Of particular interest are the general notebooks with notes on scientific literature. In addition to quotations, they contain numerous comments by D.Ya. Rezun, which are concise, accurate, and profound, developed directly during his work with the literature and often used in his scientific concepts. This style of work contributed to a deep understanding of what was read, the formation of a wide scientific horizons, the development of original judgments and innovative scientific concepts. Familiarizing oneself with the contents of D.Ya. Rezun’s personal archive is useful for further research on the history of the Siberian city and the development of Siberian urban studies.
Publishing: 28/02/2026
The article has been received by the editor on 11/12/2025
How to cite: Komleva E.V. D.Ya. Rezun’s Archive at the Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences // Historical Courier, 2026, No. 1 (45), pp. 47–60. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2026/ISTKURIER-2026-1-04.pdf]
The article was made on the topic of the state assignment “Siberian Society as a Factor in the Territorial Growth and Unity of Russia (Late 16th − Early 20th Centuries)” (FWZM-2024-0007).
Links: Issue 1 2026
Keywords: History of Siberian Urban Studies; Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; D.Ya. Rezun; personal archive; historiographical everyday life