Body biography

Letters of I. Sreznevsky after the beautiful article by G. Kochubinsky “O. Bodyansky in his diary ”, placed in the December book of the“ Historical Herald ”for the city of XXX, we will have to say a little about this diary, since his collection has survived its insignificant part, but we have letters to him of different scientists and other famous persons whose names are far from invalid in Russian literature.

Leaving the right to talk in more detail about Bodyansky’s diary until the next article and give extracts from his memorable books, especially notes made during traveling abroad, we will turn to the subject of this article, it is to correspondence 0. We put here completely letters Ishmail Ivanovich Sreznevsky mainly because, as we know, to compile the biography and the publication The correspondence of I.

Sreznevsky is already bearing the son of the deceased V. May these letters serve the material for the biography of both scientists, who have so much enriching the Slavic paleography so much by their famous studies. In the next article, we will place the most interesting correspondence of 0. Bodyansky with the trustee of Moscow. The interest of the article should undoubtedly increase by the fact that we have preserved the rough leave of the letters of Bodyansky himself.

Particular attention is deserved by letters in the printing case in the readings of the composition of Fletcher, for which O. Bodyansky was, as you know, transferred to Kazan University. Nizhny Novgorod, G. Sreznevsky to Bodyansky, venerable Osip Maksimovich! I was waiting for letters from you, expected and finally decided to write at least a few lines myself. Since we broke up with you, that was with me: - I stayed in Vilna for almost a week, getting closer there with Morcinovsky, Oder and someone else with anyone.

Has the trustee Grobert gave me recommendations on then? Behind Vilnius, white Rus' immediately begins, and my notebook began to be filled with various trifles about it. It happened to me to write a few songs, and in Minsk I took out songs to 50 at once and then on the road to Bobruisk even to an important one, however, is not enough. The reprimand, except for something, is the same everywhere.

Behind Bobruisk begin to greatly and little Russians, although both of them are equally called by the crests. From Chernigov, I turned right to Kyiv and stayed here for six days. On the road he caught a cold and had to take a breath. I accidentally met with Nadezhdin; Poor, he lay sick with the rector. I also immediately at my brother at the headquarters, but, thinking that my mother was waiting for me in Kharkov and could worry about me, I decided to forget about the illness for a while, wrapped myself in and went.

By September 21, I was in Kharkov. Then a wonderful news spread about me: I was killed somewhere in the Carpathian mountains and therefore many did not want to believe that I had returned. Not killed, however, by moving through Western Rus' decently shot, I had to lament and lay for three weeks, and then for reading. I have few more than 40 listeners. I read the 1st course of an encyclopedic introduction in the study of the Slavs, and the 2nd history and literature of the Western Slavic adverbs of the southern industry, separating one hour to read the samples of these adverbs: only 6 hours.

Little, but no longer. Students, as they say, are already burdened. I have a lot of assumptions, but there is too little time and courage for their performance. I can only say a few about one thing, because it is accepted unanimously with us with all: this is the publishing of a time -based publication dedicated to Slavic subjects. The name and plan remain the way I informed you on the road: Slavic review: 1 notes; 2 extracts; 3 mixture.

Books will go out indefinitely. If you start something like that, then this is fine: we cannot interfere with each other. If it would be a matter of mutual assistance, then even better: appoint what you want from me, and I will ask you that I would like to have your hand. I look forward to, meanwhile, from you neophytus, with him a letter, and in a letter, by the way, and notifications that you sent money to Fedor.

If you have not been sent yet, then I have to ask him an apology and delay. Do not know what about the rush? I am killed by obscurity about him. I would write to St. Petersburg, but I'm afraid: he has a sister there, can somehow reach her and alarm. The Avda at Kharkov Imam decrease Tilko on Naski Vilna Rosvoyvati Yak. It’s not a dougha for a long time to take a drama in the New Kvetkin Theater: “Shirdra love”, she is not so good for good; So Grati is zero again, that is not the actors, but the Pan themselves, if Grati and the Kvetka itself.

And get literally, for that, the poor at the kushno, having reaped de Yaki Melag. Well, goodbye Joseph Maksimovich. Yes, do not forget to notify me, as you promised when you send money to the Evetsky. You should apologize if the deadline has passed. He, as a kind person, can serve another time. Write how you reached Moscow and that your health. Your Izmail Sreznevsky Kharkov Oct 22.

Yesterday I wrote these lines, and today I received your letter. Thanks with all my heart for him. I am happy about your success and a date with Pogodin. But the Price is terrible. I do not lose hope, I believe that I will see him healthy, but when!Every month, the health of this person is more expensive for me than my year. If I exaggerate his virtues, then by feeling gratitude to him: and now, practicing, I ask myself that Peter Ivanovich would think about it, and become stricter to himself; The memory of him, his sincerity in scientific classes, always updates the strength in me.

I’ll write Fedor and I hope to get a letter from him myself. I do not do anything except university readings. Only in the evenings I rest, reading something with my mother. Can I get and receive a Muscovite, of course, without paying money? Later I will send an article, but now there is neither money nor time. Pass on the attached note to Vadim V. Passek: it seems not difficult to find it.

Bow from me to Alexander Fomich Veltman, Yves. Snegirev, step. Shevyrev, Inozemtsev, Filomafitsky, Shchepkin Shchepkin say that I would like to at least look at the 2nd book of my Ukrainian collection. Do you need to send you something? Krainsky grammar and Little Russia. To my joy, there were several copies of my antiquity. Farewell, be healthy. If only they are healthy, and so on, I hope, everything will be as soon as your Izm may be desired.

Sreznevsky Paul. Kharkov, Dec 27. There is no other reason, except for university Slavic readings: either I have lost the habit of preparing for such readings, or is little ready for them at all, or I myself do not know why, only I drive, I drive, I even become annoying.

Especially difficult to read in which we want to state the characterization of one or another dialect; And we must rush, and you can not burden the listeners, and the work of damn death. I look forward to your publication Slowaujaete Narodopisa, which, of course, will come out with many amendments and additions and, therefore, will facilitate my work. Do you know what else: it would not hurt you to attach a table of common -scale alphabet of Slavic, like the one attached to its clotilla verb or Gerlich to its grammar; The general description is very beneficial for a philologist, but still you need to learn to read books.

However, you know better than me what to do and how to make Shafarik’s book useful for us. I’ll turn right around that we are both the same - the Slavic review. Your thought is excellent, one dream that it can be fulfilled, pleases the heart, all the more pleasing that the possibility of its performance is not a dream at all. One should think about one thing, how best to bring her into business?

Between us, it seems, there can be no misunderstanding; But what will Peter Ivanovich say about all this? I hope for myself to agree with your opinion with his opinion, but Peter Ivanovich himself, as far as I know him and how much his intention I understood, will hardly be the co -storage: his scholarship and love for science will not withstand silence, will give a voice in the magazines, and in two years, if not before, and a separate book, and I am sure, the book from which the experts themselves will learn; But to publish your journal, to be responsible - both the editor and the seller, even if he could be an excellent editor, hardly.

He will rather agree to help us with advice and business, take part in the case of each of us. So, at least it seems to me, I am glad sincerely, if I am mistaken, however, hardly. In any case, you need to ask him, and I entrust it to you as a creator of thought. He wrote to me from Warsaw, promised to write from St. Petersburg and when he writes, I will tell him his assumption, but for now you can write for yourself and for me.

For me, however, there will also be a stop of a different kind: lack of money. I was completely squeezed out and should be silent before the correction of circumstances. I send this letter through Mikhail Petrovich, telling him an article about the Slavs. Look at it if you will not find something for amendment. Yes, get a lot and the proof of the Keep: my own names are especially frightened, and indeed in Latin letters, written words.