Studying of P.N. Tkachevs revolutionary theory in domestic historiography of 1980s - early 1990s.

In the article estimations of socio-political views of P.N. Tkachev in the domestichistorical science of 1980 - early 1990s are considered. The given period is important in studying the creative heritage of P.N. Tkachev.On the one hand, in works of some authors Tkachev traditionally appears as an insignificant figure of the Russian Revolutionary Movement,an eclectic who used to repeat other people's ideas, who did not bring anything new in the development of revolutionary ideologyand harmed the emancipating struggle. Such opinion had been firm since 1930s. On the other hand, in 1980s there were researches(B.M. Shakhmatov and R.N. Blum) where Tkachev appears as a thoughtful and talented thinker who excelled many colleagues in thetheoretical views on Narodnichestvo (the Populist Movement). Such reassessment of Tkachev's place and role of in the history of theRussian Revolutionary Movement was promoted by conditions of democratisation of the Soviet society, mitigation of censorial restrictions. Conclusions became more courageous. Some authors designated the problem of direct influence of Tkachev's socio-political doctrineon the genesis of Bolshevism. E.L. Rudnitskaya's monograph is indicative in this respect. The character of reflections of E.L. Rudnitskaya,her examples constantly push the reader towards the general idea of her work - a close interrelation of Tkachevism and Bolshevism.As a result the conclusion is made that 1980s are an original transitive stage in studying the revolutionary theory of Tkachev inthe domestic historical science. The first half of 1980s witnessed the influence of estimations of the earlier decades. P.N. Tkachev wastraditionally regarded as an insignificant character in a cohort of ideologists of Narodnichestvo. Only in few works the idea of importanceand relevancy of Tkachev's socio-political views, their originality and insight was expressed. Changes began in the middle of1980s. It is necessary to note E.L. Rudnitskaya's book in this key. As a matter of fact, the ideas shown by E.L. Rudnitskaya about thegenetic relationship of Tkachevism and Bolshevism are recurrence of conclusions of some historians of 1920s. Thus, estimations ofTkachevism, having made a turn for some decades, returned to the original sources. E.L. Rudnitskaya's work designated a circle of problemsTkachev's revolutionary theory was considered within in the following decade. The sharpest among them is the problem ofTkachev's influence on the course of the Russian Revolutionary Movement in whole and on establishment of the Bolshevism conceptsof socialist transformations, in particular.

Keywords

Authors

References