H. E. Francesco Puccio, the Ambassador of Italy in Latvia Professor Gvido Straube, Dean of the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia
University of Latvia in cooperation with Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Science and The branch of the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Science in Saratov
International scientific conference
”Past, Present and Future of the Italian studies
in the Baltic states and Russia:
In honour of Professor Aleksandra Rolova” Riga, November 25-27, 2010
Small Hall of the University of Latvia, Raiņa blv. 19
Ilgvars Misāns (Riga; head of the committee), Nina Devyataikina (Saratov), Valda Kļava (Riga), Andris Šnē (Riga), Pavel Uvarov (Moscow) 25. 11. 2010.
9.00 Opening of the conference Professor Mārcis Auziņš, Rector of the University of Latvia
H.E. Francesco Puccio, the Ambassador of Italy in Latvia
Professor Gvido Straube, Dean of the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia Section I: The Italian studies in the past and present: historiographic sketches
Morning session
9.15–10.30 Chairman: Ojārs Spārītis
Ilgvars Misāns (Riga): Trends and deadlocks in the course of the development of the Italian studies in Latvia within the context of the national historiography Valda Kļava (Riga): The role of the Western European Middle Age and Early Modern Age in the lectures and scientific research of the historians of the Latvia State University 10.30–11.00 Coffee break 11.00–13.00 Chairman: Nina Revyakina
Nina Ivanovna Devyataikina (Saratov): The Italian studies in Russia in the 20th century: methodologies and research issues, achievements and problems in the study of early Humanism of the Renaissance Mark Arkadyevich Yusim(Moscow): Multiculturalism and the Italian studies in Russia Boris Solomonovich Kaganovich (St.-Petersburg): Benedetto Croce and the Italian Studies in Russia
13.00–14.00 Lunch Afternoon session: Chairman: Pavel Uvarov
14.00–15.15
Sergey Pavlovich Karpov (Moscow): The Russian studies in the Italian archives about the history of the northern coasts of the Black Sea Marina Samarina (St.-Petersburg): The historical tradition of the Silver Age about Saint Franciscus of Assisias a forerunner of the Renaissance 15.15 –15.45 Coffee break 15.45 –17.00
Ludmilla Dubyeva (Tartu): The Italian studies of Professor J. F. Shmurlo in his Dorpat period Mikhail Vladimirovich Kovalyov (Saratov): The Italian studies in circle of the Russian exile (J. F. Shmurlo) 26. 11. 2010
Section I: The Italian studies in the past and present: historiographic sketches Pavel Yuryevich Uvarov (Moscow): The studies of the Italian Wars of the 16th century on the basis of materials from the archives of Russia Irina Aleksandrovna Krasnova (Stavropol): The house registers of the Florentine citizens in the historical studies of the second half of the 20th century Jelena Pavlovna Tel’menko(Stavropol): The characteristics of preacher and prophet in the 20th century historical research on Savonarola 11.00–11. 30 Coffee break 11. 30–12. 45
Tatiana Viktorovna Kushch (Yekaterinburg): The formation of studia graecorum in Italy: the contribution of Manuel Chrysoloras Ludmila Borisovna Vol’fcun (St.-Petersburg): The Italian Studies in the Russian State Public Library 12.45-14.00 Lunch Afternoon session: Chairman: Nina Devyataikina
Section II: Renaissance, Humanism and Evangelism
14. 00–16.00 Nina Viktorovna Revyakina (Ivanovo): The views of the Italian humanist Giannozzo Manetti about the human creativity Ojārs Spārītis (Riga): The role of art and music in the Age of Confessionalism in Riga: how to transcript the iconology of the Italian Humanism to the language of the early Protestantism Dainora Počūte(Vilnius): The Italian Evangelism and the beginnings of the Reformation in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 16.00-16.30 Coffee break 16. 30–17.45
Section III: The Social and Spiritual History of the Medieval and Renaissance Italy Nataliya Bronislavovna Sredinskaya (St.-Petersburg): The history of Ferrara through the eyes of history of the Sacrati House (on the basis of cases of the 13th – 14th centuries) Larissa Mikhailovna Lukyanova(Saratov): The ideas of the Renaissance about the works of tutor and scientist (on the basis of tractate “De remediis utriusque fortunae” by Francesco Petrarca) 17. 45 Final conclusions: Nina Devyataikina and Ilgvars Misāns