Staff and Activity of the Section of Medieval History at the Institute of History of the Russian Association of Scientific Research Institutes (1921–1929)

This article is devoted to the activities of Section Medieval History which was a structural department Institute at Faculty Social Sciences Moscow State University (1921–1925) and later joined Russian Association Research Institutes (RANION) (1925–1929). Relying on minutes section records reports History, authors demonstrate that staff headed by D. M. Petrushevsky remained faithful high academic standards pre-revolutionary school, formulated in aims tasks reflected research problems, as well level quality publications made. The scholars instructors did not teach classes students but were focused their postgraduate work. There only minor changes composition Section, included seven members five students. At same time, one most productive Institute, actively publishing monographs, translations medieval sources, articles, reviews. topics content publications, papers, discussions show section’s agenda dominated socioeconomic issues early Middle Ages, history city, debatable topical studies. also pay attention papers graduate assigned some had merit subsequently published. discourse fields Section’s historians testify neglect approaches relevant for Soviet Marxism.