Letters by L. P. Zhukovskaya as a Valuable Source on the History of Philological Science in the Second Half of the 20th Century

In the personal collection of Lidiya P. Zhukovskaya, famous researcher of old Slavic literature, kept in the Department of Manuscripts of the Russian State Library, among other unpublished materials are her letters to famous scientists of the second half of the 20th century. The article reveals previously unknown facts about the biography of Lidiya P. Zhukovskaya and her family members. Her letters with various correspondents contain valuable information about the fruitful scientific communication between domestic and foreign scientists, about the current problems of studying the textual criticism and language of Slavic written monuments.

1. Zhukovskaya LP (2008) Volokovsky forest on the way from the Varangians to the Greeks. Zapiski Otdela rukopisej. Moscow, vol. 54, pp. 556–561. (In Russ.).

2. Zhukovskaya LP (1957) From the history of the North-Eastern Rus' language in the mid-14th century (Phonetics of the Galician dialect based on the Galician gospel, 1357). Trudy Instituta yazykoznaniya Akademii nauk SSSR. Moscow, vol. 8, pp. 5–106. (In Russ.).

3. Zhukovskaya LP (1959) Novgorod birch bark letters. Moscow: Uchpedgiz. (In Russ.).

4. Zhukovskaya LP (1985) About the editions, the 1800 edition and the dating of the «The Tale of Igor's campaign» copy. «Slovo o polku Igoreve» i ego vremya. Moscow, рр. 68–125. (In Russ.)

5. Zhukovskaya LP (1990) List of works by Doctor of Philological Sciences L. P. Zhukovskaya. Zapiski Otdela rukopisej. Moscow, iss. 49, pp. 253–262. (In Russ.).

6. Malysheva YuN (comp.) (1988) The Sounding word of Ancient Rus. Moscow: Sovetskaya Rossiya. (In Russ.).

7. Ushakov VE (1982) Accentological dictionary of the Old Russian language, 14th century. Moscow: Mosk. ped. in-t. (In Russ.).

8. Zhukovskaya LP (2020) Chronological list of works by L. P. Zhukovskaya for 1951–1993. Zhukovskaya L. P. Razvitie slavyano-­ russkoi paleografii (v dorevolyutsionnoi Rossii i v SSSR) : izbr. raboty. Moscow, pp. 415–437. (In Russ.).