From Classical to Byzantine Archaeology: Russia in the Last Decades of the 19<sup>th</sup> Century
Journal: Славистика
Year: 2025

In Russia, in the 18 th and the first half of the 19 th century, classical archeology was the predominant area of historical and archaeological science.It developed mainly in St. Petersburg: at the Academy of Sciences and at the Hermitage, at the University and other institutions.In the first quarter of the 19 th century, scholarly societies and archaeological museums were also established in southern Russia -in Odessa and Kerch.The heyday of Byzantine Studies in St. Petersburg comprises the las