Intellectual Heritage of A. G. Gotalov-Gottlieb: Bibliography, Review, Comments

Scientific and bibliographic representation of the humanitarian scholar A. G. Gotalov-Gottlieb’s intellectual heritage is based on bibliographic sources and archival information. The classification and analysis of the structural composition of the bibliographic materials is carried out. The article considers the main regularities of formation, stages and directions of his scientific research in the context of the development of historical science in the late 19th century – the first half of the 20th century as well as the principles of its bibliographic representation, completeness and accuracy in bibliographic information. The presented bibliography adequately reflects the evolution of various scientific interests of the humanitarian scholar. Nevertheless, it can be supplemented with works from central and peripheral periodical we are unaware of. A brief review of publications on A. G. Gotalov-Gottlieb’s biography and activities is made, dominant priorities of his scientific research are analyzed, the main directions and prospects for studying the scientist’s creative heritage are outlined. Significant expansion and updating of the bibliographic list of works of the humanitarian scholar can be considered as the main result of the work done. It is admitted that the study A. G. Gotalov-Gottlieb’s biography has mostly been completed, while the his oeuvre is still to be explored. It is emphasized that the scholar’s interests were extremely broad including various aspects of Byzantine studies, history of education and pedagogy, historical and philosophical trends in pedagogy, historiography, local history studies, etc. But whatever field of knowledge his research belonged to, it was definitely dominated by historical factor, which confirms the dominating quintessence of a historian in his scientific research.