Gelian Mikhailovich Prokhorov ( March 20, 1936 , Leningrad - September 1, 2017 ) - Soviet and Russian literary scholar and philologist , an expert in Old Russian and Byzantine literature. Also known as a writer theologian. Doctor of Philology, Professor, St. Petersburg State University , Chief Researcher at the Institute of Russian Literature ( IRLI ). Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation , Honored Worker of Science . The author of many works.
Gelian Mikhailovich Prokhorov | |||
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Date of Birth | March 20, 1936 | ||
Place of Birth | Leningrad , USSR | ||
Date of death | September 1, 2017 (81 year) | ||
A country | USSR , Russia | ||
Scientific field | Old Russian literature | ||
Place of work | IRLI RAS , SPbSU , RCHGA , SPbPDA | ||
Alma mater | LSU ( 1965 ) | ||
Academic degree | |||
Known as | writer | ||
Awards and prizes |
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Biography
After school, he entered the airfield building faculty of the AF Mozhaisky Air Force Engineering Academy , from where he joined the army [1] .
He graduated from the Faculty of History of Leningrad State University with honors (1965) in the Department of Middle Ages history as a Byzantinist; studied with G. L. Kurbatov . In 1968 he graduated from the postgraduate program at the Institute of Russian Literature and Art and in the same year he defended his thesis “The Tale of Mitya-Mikhail and its Literary Environment” and was hired there as a senior scientific and technical officer. In 1977 he defended his doctoral thesis "Monuments of the literature of the Byzantine-Russian public movement of the epoch of the Kulikovo battle." Since 1992 - Chief Researcher of the Department of Old Russian Literature, IRLI. He combined his work with a professorship in the universities of St. Petersburg - at the Institute of History, St. Petersburg State University, the RCHGA , and the PDA . Member of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society .
G. M. Prokhorov named professors L. N. Gumilev and academician D. S. Likhachev as their main teachers [1] . He told me that thanks to Gumilev, “he found the cause of his life and gained the Orthodox faith” [1] . In his favorite time, the scientist called the 14th century , in his words, the “golden age of spirituality”: “This is Andrei Rublev and Dmitry Prilutsky , and Sergius of Radonezh , and Kirill Belozersky . All is the pinnacle of holiness ” [1] .
Research interests: Old Russian literature and bookishness, Slavic translations from Greek, history of Russian culture, hesychasm . Author of more than 300 scientific papers.
Catherine's daughter died in an archaeological expedition; daughter Christina (born 1972) - icon painter [2] , son Leo (born 1996) - entrepreneur.
He died on September 1, 2017 in the intensive care unit of the Pokrovsk hospital. Before his death, the priest communed him with the Holy Mysteries of Christ [3] .
Bibliography
- Tale of Mitya. Russia and Byzantium in the era of the Battle of Kulikovo. L., 1978.
- Monuments of translated and Russian literature of the XIV-XV centuries. L., 1987.
- St. Stephen of Perm. SPb., 1995.
- John Kantakuzin . Conversation with the papal legate. Dialogue with the Jew and other writings. SPb., 1997.
- Russia and Byzantium in the era of the Battle of Kulikovo. Tale of Mitya / G.M. Prokhorov. - SPb. : Aletheia, 2000. - 480 p. - (Byzantine library. Research). - 1 200 copies - ISBN 5-89329-244-8 .
- Russia and Byzantium in the era of the Battle of Kulikovo. Articles / G.M. Prokhorov. - SPb. : Aletheia, 2000. - 288 p. - (Byzantine library. Research). - 1 200 copies - ISBN 5-89329-245-6 .
- Dionysius the Areopagite . Writings Maxim the Confessor . Interpretations. SPb., 2002.
- Elder layman Feodor Sokolov. SPb., 2002.
- “Encyclopedia of the Russian hegumen of the XIV-XV centuries. No. XII. " SPb., 2003.
- "So the righteous will shine ..." Byzantine literature of the XIV century. in ancient Russia. SPb., 2009.
- “Once there is no people, but now the people of God ...” Ancient Russia as a historical and cultural phenomenon. SPb., 2010.
- Old Russian chronicle: A look into the unique / G. M. Prokhorov; Institute of Russian Civilization. - SPb. : Publishing House of Oleg Abyshko, 2014. - 416 p. - (The study of Russian civilization). - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-4261-0065-7 .
- Member of collective works:
- Monuments of Literature of Ancient Russia (Moscow, 1978—1994)
- Encyclopedia "Words about Igor's regiment". T. 1-5 (SPb., 1995)
- Library of Literature of Ancient Russia in 20 tons. T. 1—12 (St. Petersburg, 1997—2003, the edition continues)
- Responsible editor and contributor to the publication: “Rev. Kirill, Ferapont and Martinian Belozerskie” (St. Petersburg, 1994).
- Dictionary of scribes and bookishness of Ancient Russia : [in 4th edition] / Ros. Acad. Sciences , Institute of Rus. lit. (Pushkin House) ; rep. ed. D. S. Likhachev [et al.]. - L.: Science , 1987–2017.
- Issue 2: The second half of the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, part 1: A – K / ed. D. M. Bulanin , G. M. Prokhorov. - 1988. - 516 s. - Bibliogr. additional to st .: with. 511-512.
- Issue 2: The second half of the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, part 2: L — I / ed. D. M. Bulanin, G. M. Prokhorov. - 1989. - 528 p. - Bibliogr. additional to art. (Issue 2, Part 1-2): p. 519-522. - Decree. names .: with. 526-528.
Awards
- State Prize of the Russian Federation (as part of a collective, for 1993) - for the series “Monuments of Literature of Ancient Russia” [4]
- Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2008) [5]
- Award named after S. F. Oldenburg of the Government of St. Petersburg (2017) - for a significant contribution to the study of ancient Russian literature [6]
Links
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Gelian PROKHOROV: TO HIDE THE ORTHODOX CULTURE OF ANTI-NATIONAL - Foma Orthodox Magazine
- ↑ The Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr at the Academy of Arts
- ↑ Academy Professor Gelian Mikhailovich Prokhorov completed his earthly journey | St. Petersburg Theological Academy
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 07.12.1993 No. 2120 . kremlin.ru. The appeal date is September 16, 2017.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 03.07.2008 No. 1040 . kremlin.ru. The appeal date is September 16, 2017.
- ↑ In Smolny awarded prizes for outstanding scientific results in the field of science and technology . gov.spb.ru. The appeal date is September 16, 2017.
Links
- The page on the website of the IRLI RAS
- The page on the website of the Institute of History of St. Petersburg State University
- Prokhorov, Gelian Mikhailovich // Bogoslov.ru
- prot. V. Vasilik In memory of Gelian Mikhailovich Prokhorov
- Lubomudrov A.M. Mig and eternity