«Too much ideological bitterness has been added to this issue»: V. N. Andreev’s correspondence with M. Finley

The documents of M. Finley in the library Cambridge University and personal fund V. N. Andreev manuscript department Russian National Library Saint Petersburg contain letters from two historians. correspondence shows that Soviet scientist was not only a situational Finlean, but also quite consciously followed principles Finley’s work with sources. Acquaintance works him significantly influenced Andreev: he became follower an English scientist, working outside framework scientific schools existed scholarship. Correspondence high degree inclusion current agenda world science about Antiquity late 1950s – first half 1960s, however, closeness community, lack full-fledged international communication did contribute to perception Andreev’s ideas by Western scientists. For Finley, apparently just one his many followers scattered around world. contact allow this position be changed. very fact matters methodology listened advice «bourgeois» testified historiography since could no longer perceived as single stream; historical narrative thaw era ceases unified.