V.M. Bekhterev on the First World War and its impact on personality and society
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2024-6-37-54
Abstract
Based on the works written in 1914–1916 by the world-famous scientist V.M. Bekhterev, the article discusses the fundamental problems of the theory and methodology of history, including a multifactorial approach to the analysis of the causes of the First World War, the role of the personalities of the warring powers’ monarchs in history, historical forecasting and the possible terms of the future peace deal. The purpose of the article is to show the contribution of academician V.M. Bekhterev to the solution of the wartime problems. The aim of the paper is to introduce V.M. Bekhterev’s publications into scientific circulation. The novelty lies in the fact that for the first time V.M. Bekhterev’s publications are introduced into scientific circulation as a historical and historiographical source on the history of the First World War. Special attention is paid to the methodology of V.M. Bekhterev, to his integrated approach to the analysis of events, which combines the methods of natural, humanitarian and social sciences. The article demonstrates the continuity of V.M. Bekhterev’s ideas in P.A. Sorokin’s integral methodology. The author comes to the conclusion that academician V.M. Bekhterev laid the theoretical foundations of the doctrine of war, and those foundations do not lose their significance today.
Keywords
World War I,
Russia,
Germany,
Austria-Hungary,
Wilhelm II,
mobilization of academic science,
V.M. Bekhterev,
journalism,
historical source,
historiographical source,
methodology of history,
M.M. Kovalevsky,
multifactorial approach to history,
P.A. Sorokin,
theory of war,
integral methodology
About the Author
V. V. Vasilenko
North Caucasian Federal University; North Caucasian Federal University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Viktoria V. Vasilenko, Dr. of Sci. (History), associate professor
1, Pushkin St., Stavropol, 355017
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Vasilenko V.V. V.M. Bekhterev on the First World War and its impact on personality and society. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2024;(6):37-54. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2024-6-37-54
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