Boris Uspenskij

Juri Lotmani ja Boriss Uspenski intellektuaalne koostöö on üks 20. sajandi teise poole humanitaarteaduste huvitavamaid ja olulisemaid episoode. Esmapilgul ei ühendanud neid palju, nad kuulusid eri põlvkondadesse, neil oli erinev väljaõpe, nende maailmavaates oli suuri erinevusi ja nad elasid eri linnades. Kummati sündis juba esimesest kohtumisest 1963. aasta sügisel lähedane sõprus ja tihe koostöö. Kokku ilmus Lotmanilt ja Uspenskilt kahasse neliteist publikatsiooni, millest siinses valikus ilmub eestindatuna üheksa olulisimat. Põhiliselt tegelevad artiklid vene kultuuri semiootilise uurimise ja mõtestamisega, kuid ühtlasi pakutakse välja üldise kultuurisemiootika alused.

Featuring a number of pioneering essays by the internationally known Russian cultural historians Boris Uspenskij and Victor Zhivov, this collection includes a number of essays appearing in English for the first time. Focusing on several of the most interesting and problematic aspects of Russia’s cultural development, these essays examine the survival and the reconceptualization of the past in later cultural systems and some of the key transformations of Russian cultural consciousness. The essays in this collection contain some important examples of Russian cultural semiotics and remain indispensable contributions to the history of Russian civilization.

Featuring a number of pioneering essays by the internationally known Russian cultural historians Boris Uspenskij and Victor Zhivov, this collection includes a number of essays appearing in English for the first time. Focusing on several of the most interesting and problematic aspects of Russia’s cultural development, these essays examine the survival and the reconceptualisation of the past in later cultural systems and some of the key transformations of Russian cultural consciousness. The essays in this collection contain some important examples of Russian cultural semiotics and remain indispensable contributions to the history of Russian civilization.