A Mediator in Cultural Transfer (On the Example of the Collection from the Circle of Dimitry of Rostov; The Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Tomsk State University Research Library)

The article is devoted to the issue of the personality of a mediator in cultural transfer. The situation of “Ukrainization” of the Russian Orthodox Church is used as an example of cultural transfer. A manuscript collection of the 18th century that belonged to one of the representatives of the West Russian clergy, Andrey Bodakovsky, is under study. The collection is now stored in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department of the Tomsk State University Research Library (ORKP NB TGU). The source does not allow to reconstruct the cultural transfer and its results, but it makes it possible to draw some conclusions about the identity of one of its participants. The collection has already been subjected to research, some results have been published: a full paleographic description was introduced into scientific discourse, the composition of the collection was considered as a whole, the main works rewritten in the collection were identified, the biography of the owner was reconstructed if possible, his affiliation to the circle of Dimitry of Rostov was proved. The main methods of the research were a paleographic method and a set of bibliographic methods. A complete article-by-article list was made, each article was identified, publications or handwritten texts that could serve as a basis for compiling the text of the collection were identified if possible. Biographical information about the authors of the texts was collected; their affiliation to one or another cultural and religious community was established. The circle of reading and interests of the owner was revealed, and, if possible, his personal characteristics were described on the basis of the analysis of the composition of the collection. It was established that the collection contains the works of Jesuits not included in their traditional circle of reading, as well as polemical texts of Russian authors, including in Latin, and Bodakovsky's own poetic texts. Bodakovsky identifies himself primarily as a person of Russian Orthodox culture. In general, the owner's circle of reading is characterized by a combination of works of Russian and European authors. As a result of the analysis of the texts of the collection, it was possible to reconstruct certain features of the owner's personality as a mediator in the cultural transfer. Bilingualism, functioning as an interpreter, acquaintance with European and Russian culture are among them.

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