Domanovska M. Byzantine Studies at Kharkiv University from the Mid-Nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century

For the first time in Ukrainian historiography, this dissertation offers a systematic study of the emergence and development of Byzantine studies as a discipline and part of the curriculum at Kharkiv University (mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century). Author creates a periodization and explores the political and socio-cultural conditions for the development of Byzantine studies at the University. The dissertation defines the circle of Kharkiv scholars engaged in Byzantine studies and analyzes their work and its significance in the context of the general development of academic scholarship in this period and the condition of Byzantinology in particular. The role and place of Byzantine subjects in the general courses for the students of history and law is characterized, and the special courses in Byzantine studies taught at the University are described. Author analyzes the papers on Byzantine studies presented at the 12th Archeological Congress in Kharkiv and the scholarly activities and communications of the Kharkiv University faculty engaged in Byzantine studies. The question of the existence of a Byzantinological school at Kharkiv University is also considered.