Bezobrazov, Pavel Vladimirovich

Representative of an ancient noble family Bezobrazovyh . Born February 2 ( 14 ), 1859 in St. Petersburg in the family of academician, economist and senator V.P. Bezobrazov and writer E. D. Bezobrazova (nee Maslova). Brother of the philosopher, historiographer, teacher, journalist and public figure M.V. Bezobrazova and chamberlain D.V. Bezobrazov .

He began to study at the Karl May gymnasium (until 1870), then studied at the Tsarskoye Selo gymnasium , which he graduated with a gold medal in 1879 and entered the historical and philological faculty of St. Petersburg University .

In the fall of 1883, a university graduate was sent to Turkey, Greece and Italy by the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society to familiarize themselves with Greek manuscripts stored in libraries and collections in the East, Greece and Italy. I examined the manuscript collections of Constantinople and its environs - the library of the Jerusalem Compound, Sillog (Constantinople Scientific Society), a theological school on the island of Halki , and a commercial school on the same island.

Immediately after returning from the East, Bezobrazov began lecturing on the history of Byzantium. Since January 1888 - Privatdocent of the Department of General History of Moscow University . In 1890, P.V. Bezobrazov was awarded the master's degree in world history for his dissertation “Byzantine writer and statesman Mikhail Psell ”.

After speaking with a public lecture “On a woman in history” in 1895, which provoked a negative reaction from the Minister of Education, Count Delyanov , he was forced to resign. Only in 1905 he was able to return to Moscow University again. Since 1908 - archivist of the State Duma .

He was married to the daughter of the famous historian S. M. Solovyov - Maria Sergeyevna Solovyova .

Author of articles on Byzantine history and Palestinian studies. The first historical articles of P.V. Bezobrazov appeared even in his student years in the publication of "Proceedings of the Student Scientific and Literary Society at the Imperial University of St. Petersburg."

The scientist’s works have been published in various journals, in particular, “ Historical Bulletin ”, “ Byzantine Temporary ”, “ Journal of the Ministry of Public Education ”, “Readings of the General History and Antiquities of Russia”, “Observer”, on Palestinian studies in the publications of the Palestinian Society, as well as in Russian newspapers.

• translation: Zevulf's Journey to the Holy Land (????)
• Boemund of Tarents (1883)
• Greek manuscripts in Macedonia (1887)
• Materials for the history of the Byzantine Empire (1887 and 1889)
• Byzantine king on the Moscow throne. About John the Terrible (1889)
• Byzantine Messalina (1889)
• Traits of Byzantine manners and culture (1889)
• On the relations of Russia with France (1892)
• Historical Articles (1893)
• Trapezunt, its shrines and antiquities (1916)
• Section of Turkey (1917)
• Essays on Byzantine culture (1919) and others.

The author of historical stories and children's stories.

In 1892, in favor of the starving, he published the book “ Historical Tales by P.V. Bezobrazov ” (about historical figures of Emperor Michael and Nikita Pediasim). The author of the historical novel “ The Bridegroom of the Two Brides ” (1894), the collection of short stories “ Byzantine Tales ” (1917), the biographical sketch “ S. M. Soloviev: His Life and Scientific and Literary Activity ” (for the library “ZhZL” by F. Pavlenkov ) and a number of others.

Bezobrazov’s historical novels were published in Russian Thought , World Illustration , Courier, and Vedomosti Vedomosti .

He gave public lectures and published in print a number of journalistic articles and brochures on the women's issue (“On the current situation of women” (1892), “On the appointment of women” (1893), “On the rights of women” (1895), “On the issue of drunkenness” "The fight against alcoholism" and others.).

Translated by P.V. Bezobrazov, “ The History of Byzantium ” by G. Herzberg , “ Byzantine Portraits ” by C. Diel , “ The Flow ” by E. Rod , “ Constantinople: From Byzantium to Istanbul ” by J. Essad , “ Eight Greek Descriptions of Holy Places XIV , XV and XVI centuries "," Proskinitarium in Jerusalem and other holy places ", etc.

• Bezobrazov Pavel // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

• Bezobrazov Pavel Vladimirovich
• Bezobrazov Pavel // Network biographical dictionary of historians of St. Petersburg University of the XVIII — XX centuries.