Izvestiya of Saratov University.
Philology. Journalism
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)

Chronicle

S.L. Frank at Saratov State University

The article reflects the scholarly activities of Professor S.L. Frank (1917 – 1921), who held the office of the dean of Saratov State University Historical-Philological Department in 1917/18. The article focuses chiefly on such aspects as: the organization of teaching process, lectures and seminars, relationships with students and colleagues, the scholarly work in Saratov. Special attention is paid to the publications from Bakhmeteff Archive (USA): «The program lecture course on the history of ancient philosophy by Prof. S.L.

Life and Philological Legacy of Alexandr Pavlovich Skaftymov

V.V. Prozorov draws the portrait of the outstanding Russian scholar Alexandr Skaftymov, offers some reflections on Skaftymov’s original approach to the phenomenon of fiction, and characterizes the basic principles of Saratov philological school, founded by Skaftymov in the middle of the twentieth century.

History of Romanic and Germanic Philology at Saratov State University: the 30th Anniversary

The article gives an insight into the history of the Roman, German and English Philology Departments. The authors of the article, the heads of the departments, focus their attention on the scholarly and pedagogical activities from the foundation of the departments to the present day.

Homer, Shakespeare et al.: World Literature and Classics at Saratov State University

The article covers the main periods in the history of Department founded by Professor V.M. Zhirmunsky in 1917 to the present day, the changes in curriculum and teaching methods in both disciplines taught by the Chair – Foreign Literatures and Classics.

Department of Literary Studies and Journalism: the Present Day

The article considers the main results and perspectives of work of the Department of Literary Studies and Journalism, founded in 1984. The academic interests of the faculty of the Department include communicative strategies in literature and journalism; history of literary criticism and media criticism; problems and history of Russian art, film and theatre; history of censorship in Russia from the 19th century to the present; the relationship between mass media and power in the broadest sense, and other topics.

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