Scandinavistics by the Prominent Russian Historian Professor Vozgrin

Indeed, the author focused on the evolution of Danish historiography which developed under the influence of the aspect of ethnic identity of the Danes. V. E. Vozgrin stated that historical science partly contributed to the ethnic identity of the Danes. He highlighted common features in the ideology of intellectuals who were divided by centuries. First of all, he named “feelings for the homeland, that is devotion to the motherland”. The author noted that gradually, when Denmark turned into a small state, the position of historians changed to national-patriotic. In his opinion, with the spread of positivism and then modernism in the late 19^th century, the situation began to change in Danish historiography. The discipline was enriched by the history of material culture. Assessing rich historical experience of Denmark, V. E. Vozgrin described it “a small country with a great history” Ibid. P. 705..

In the introduction to the monograph, V. E. Vozgrin expresses gratitude: firstly, to his wife, the researcher Viena-Tuuli Vasara “for her tireless patience and help in writing this book, starting from helping to deliver literature from foreign libraries and finishing with her care during a serious illness that befell the author in the midst of writing his manuscript”; then -- to his sons Valentin and Cyril -- for their “love and patience which allowed him to go on working on the book not paying attention to the illness”. After that he thanks professor Bent Jensen of the University of South Denmark, who had reviewed part of the text long before work on it was finished. Finally, he acknowledges his colleagues in the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of the Institute of History of St. Petersburg State University. They “deserve a warm gratitude”. V. E. Vozgrin wrote: “Thanks to their care I, being bedridden, could work on the manuscript without anxiety concerning my lecture courses at the university. They read them substituting me with no regard for their personal time” Ibid. P. 13..

Indeed, after a severe and prolonged illness Valerii Evgenyevich passed away in January 2020. He left behind a rich creative heritage. His works were published not only in Russia, but also in all Scandinavian countries, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Spain and Estonia. Until the last days of his life V. E. Vozgrin continued to research problems of the cultural, economic, political history of the Scandinavian countries; the military and political history of Russia. He is the author of 220 scholarly papers, including more than a dozen monographs and textbooks. The research base established by professor Vozgrin for studying the history of Scandinavian countries has laid a solid foundation for his students and for further development of the scientific school to whose formation V. Vozgrin made a considerable contribution.

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15. Shaskol'skii I. P The Struggle of Russia Against the Crusader Aggression on the Shores of the Baltic 12^th and 13^th century. Leningrad, Nauka Publ., 1978, 245 p. (In Russian)

16. Shaskol'skii I. P Russia's Struggle Against Swedish Expansion in Karelia. Late 13^th to Early 14^th centuries. Petrozavodsk, Karelia Publ., 1987, 146 p. (In Russian)

17. Shaskol'skii I. P Swedish Intervention in Karelia in the Early 17^th century. Petrozavodsk, Gos. Izdatelstvo Ka- relo-Fin. SSR, 1950, 168 p. (In Russian)

18. Vozgrin V. E., Arzamasceva E. Problems of European Integration in the Modern and Contemporary History of Relations Between Russia and the Nordic Countries (view of historians). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2015, iss. 2, pp. 189-192. (In Russian)

19. Vozgrin V. E., Baryshnikov V. N. At the Origins of Modern Russian “Nordicism”: Professor A. S. Kahn and the History of the Nordic Countries. Klio, 2015, no. 10 (106), pp. 227-231. (In Russian)

20. Vozgrin V. E. The Baltic World -- Society, National Cultures and Trade from the Viking Era to the European Union (Book Review: Michael North. Geschichte der Ostsee: Handel und Kulturen. Mьnchen: Verlag C. H. Beck, 2011. 448 S.). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2014, iss. 1, pp. 191-193. (In Russian)

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22. Vozgrin V E. The Affairs and Lifetime of Peter's Vice-Chancellor P P Shafirov. Trudy kafedry istorii Novogo i noveishego vremeni, 2015, no. 14, pp. 223-229. (In Russian)

23. Vozgrin V E. Documents of the Danish State Archives on the History of Russia. Sovetskie arhivy, 1973, no. 5, pp. 102-103. (In Russian)

24. Vozgrin V E. Year 1725. “The Rocky Years of Russia”: Documentary Chronicle. St. Petersburg, Lik Publ., 2007, 264 p. (In Russian)

25. Vozgrin V E. Greenland and Greenlanders. Moscow, Mysl' Publ., 1984, 157 p. (In Russian)

26. Vozgrin V E. Greenland Normans. Voprosy istorii, 1989, no. 2, 186 p. (In Russian)

27. Vozgrin V E. Hans Bagher. Reforms of Peter the Great. Research review. Voprosy istorii, 1981, no. 3, pp. 157159. (In Russian)

28. Vozgrin V E. Sture Chronicle (Exserpt). Trudy kafedry istorii Novogo i noveishego vremeni, 2009, no. 3, pp. 274-303. (In Russian)

29. Vozgrin V. E. Historiographical Drama -- Danish Historians Before and After the National Catastrophe of 1864. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2009, no. 10, pp. 236-251. (In Russian)

30. Vozgrin V E. The History of the Baltics: The Latest Assessments. Trudy kafedry istorii Novogo i noveishego vremeni, 2018, no. 18 (2), pp. 286-301. (In Russian)

31. Vozgrin V E. History of the Swedish and Danish Colonial Empires: A Textbook. St. Petersburg, St. Peterburg University Press, 2011, 262 p. (In Russian)

32. Vozgrin V E. Disappeared Islands (Scandinavian West Indies). Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2012, no. 13, pp. 81-109. (In Russian)

33. Vozgrin V E. Book About the Aland Islands. Istoriia SSSR, 1973, no. 1, pp. 200-201. (In Russian)

34. Vozgrin V E. Knood Rasmussen and Hans Bagger -- Danish Historians of Russia. Trudy kafedry istorii Novogo i noveishego vremeni, 2016, no. 16 (2), pp. 205-219. (In Russian)

35. Vozgrin V E., Kuznetsova Y. I., Baryshnikov V N., Adamova N. E., Borisenko V N. Russian Observations of European Experience in Agricultural Development in 1840s (Based on the Printed Output of the Imperial Agricultural Societies of Russia). Bylyegody. 2016, no. 40 (2), pp. 412-419. (In Russian) Vozgrin V. E. Chroniclers and Historians of Denmark: The Evolution of National Historiography from the Middle Ages to the Present. St. Petersburg, Kriga Publ., 2019, 816 p. (In Russian)

36. Vozgrin V E. Models of Danish Colonial Policy: Similarities and Differences. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2010, no. 4, pp. 53-60. (In Russian)

37. Vozgrin V. E. Marine Magazines N. A. Senyavin and F. M. Apraxin as a Source on the History of the Northern War. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2008, no. 9, pp. 206-215. (In Russian)

38. Vozgrin V E. New Normanism Dress. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2019, no. 21 (1), pp. 225232. (In Russian)

39. Vozgrin V. E. Norden i Russisk Historie. Oslo, Gyldendal Akademik Publ., 1991, 324 p.

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41. Vozgrin V. E., Petrova A. A., Ushakov V. A. Dreams About the Black Sea. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University.

42. History, 2018, vol. 63, iss. 4, pp. 1317-1328. (In Russian)

43. Vozgrin V. E., Plenkov O. Y. A. D. Menshikov -- a Brave Pioneer of Russian Corruption of the New Age. Klio, 2016, no. 6 (114). P. 170-175. (In Russian)

44. Vozgrin V. E. Why did the Commonwealth not Become a (Great) Baltic Power? Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2016, no. 17 (1), pp. 61-81. (In Russian)

45. Vozgrin V E. The Problem of Genocide in The Russian and Scandinavian Historiography of the Northern War. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2005, no. 6, pp. 214-230. (In Russian)

46. Vozgrin V E. Russia and European Countries During the Northern War (history of diplomatic relations in 1697-1710). Leningrad, Nauka Publ., 1986, 296 p. (In Russian)

47. Vozgrin V E. The Northern War in “Peter's Stories” by F. I. Soimonov. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2004, no. 5, pp. 211-230. (In Russian)

48. Vozgrin V E. Scandinavianism: The First Attempt at the Integration of European Peoples. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2015, no. 3, pp. 54-64. (In Russian)

49. Vozgrin V E. Modern Danish Historiography of the Cold War. Trudy kafedry Novogo i noveishego vremeni, 2016, no. 16 (1), pp. 299-308. (In Russian)

50. Vozgrin V E. Medieval litterati and illitterati in Scandinavian and Other Cultures. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2018, no. 19 (1), pp. 196-215. (In Russian)

51. Vozgrin V E., Terjukov A. I. Once Again About the Tasks of Ivangorod. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2019, vol. 64, iss. 1, pp. 311-322. (In Russian)

52. Vozgrin V E. Rev op.: Tilman Plath. Zwischen Schonung und Menschenjagden. Die Arbeitseinsatzpolitik in den Baltischen Generalbezirken des Reichskommissariars Ostland 1941-1944. Essen: Klartext Verlag, 2012. 502 S. Trudy kafedry istorii Novogo i noveishego vremeni, 2013, no. 11, pp. 225-230.

53. Vozgrin V E. The Sunset of the Danish Colonial Empire. Sankt-Peterburg i strany Severnoi Evropy, 2018, no. 19 (1), pp. 72-82. (In Russian)

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