Biography as a Socio-Cultural Dimension of History

Abstract. The author characterises the general features, significance, and advantages of biographical research, as well as the limitations of the biographical genre for the historical cognition. The biographical method is analysed relating to various types of research since it provides a possibility to consider a variety of historical events’ realisation and diverse attitudes towards them. A typology of biographical research is proposed.

Key words: biographical method, biographical genre, historical biography

Ikonnikova Svetlana Nikolaevna,
Doctor in Philosophy, Professor,
Head of the Department for History and Theory of Culture,
St. Petersburg State University for Culture and the Arts (St. Petersburg),
e-mail: ikon.08@inbox.ru

Founder
Likhachev
Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural
Heritage

Publisher
Likhachev
Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural
Heritage

Frequency
4 issues per year

Published
online only

Certificate
of the mass
information media
registration:
Эл. № ФС77-59205,
date: 03.09.2014

институт культурного

и природного наследия

имени Д.С.Лихачёва,

2014-2024.

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